Lyrics
Uliyoyatenda kwangu ni mengi
Shuhuda zako hazielezeki
Umefanya hili, umefanya lile
Umenipa jina, Baba ninakushukuru (Rudia)
Refrain:
Niseme nini? Siwezi kueleza
Baba ninakushukuru
Umefanya mengi, siwezi kueleza
Baba ninakushukuru
Nikulipe nini, kwa yote umetenda?
Baba ninakushukuru
Nikulipe nini, kwa yote umetenda?
Baba ninakushukuru
Baraka zako hazihesabiki
Wema wako hauzoeleki
Umefanya hili, umefanya lile
Umenipa jina, Baba ninakushukuru(Rudia)
(Refrain)
Bali ninakushukuru
Baba ninakushukuru
Umefanya hili, umefanya lile
Umenipa jina, Baba ninakushukuru
Umefanya hili, umefanya lile
Utafanya na lile, Bado ninakuamini(Rudia)
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Meaning & Inspiration
The Swahili question “Niseme nini?”—"what can I say?"—carries the central weight of this song. The lyrics circle around the inadequacy of human words when confronting God's accumulated goodness. God has done this, done that, given a name, and the response is repeated, nearly breathless thanks: Baba ninakushukuru.
The refrain asks what could possibly be offered in return for everything God has done. That question echoes Psalm 116:12, where the psalmist wonders how to repay the Lord. The song's answer is not repayment but gratitude itself. Baraka zako hazihesabiki—blessings beyond counting—and wema wako hauzoeleki—goodness beyond comprehension—frame thankfulness not as a transaction but as the only adequate posture.
The closing line moves from testimony to trust. After listing what God has done, the singer declares utafanya na lile, bado ninakuamini: God will do that as well, and belief continues. Thanksgiving becomes the foundation for ongoing faith, not a conclusion but a stance.