Lyrics
Verse 1
Hona ngoro yeah yeah (x4)
Vakomana
Hona ngoro yeah yeah
Ngoro yeminana kana tonamata
Ngoro yeminana
Tinoti ngoro yeminana
Kana toimba
Tinoti ngoro yeminana
Paya patinoshaya
Ngoro yeminana
Tinoidana toti
Ngoro yeminana
Mugore reminana
Verse 2
Hona ngoro yeah yeah (x4)
Vakomana
Hona ngoro yeah yeah
Vanababa
Hona ngoro yeah yeah
Vasikana
Hona ngoro yeah yeah
Vana mai
Verse 3
Tinoti ngoro yeminana
Paya patinochema
Ngoro yeminana
Tinoti ngoro yeminana
Paya patinoshaya
Ngoro yeminana
Kana usina mwana
Ngoro yeminana
Younza mbereko
Ngoro yeminana
Tinoidana toti
Ngoro yeminana
Mugore reminana
Ngoro yeminana
Bridge
Usasarire iwe
Usasarire mugore reminana
Usasarire
Panouya makomborero
Mugore reminana
Usasaririre
Famba naJeso
Usasaririre
Mugore reminana
Outro
Ahe
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Ngoro Yeminana" is a Shona-language choir song built around a repeated call, gathering young men, young women, fathers, and mothers together in worship. Its structure moves through short refrains rather than developed verses, using repetition and vocal exclamation to draw every generation named into a shared response.
Later lines shift toward exhortation, urging listeners not to be left behind when blessings arrive and instead to walk with Jesus regardless of present circumstance, including those without children being invited to draw near rather than stay apart. That inclusive address reinforces the song's central concern: that no group within the congregation should be excluded from the gathering or the blessing described.
Performed by a choir in call-and-response style typical of Zimbabwean gospel music, the song functions as a corporate summons rather than personal reflection, relying on repeated phrases to sustain communal energy. Its brevity and directness suit a live worship setting where a leader's call draws a full congregational response across every generation present.
Related Scripture
- Joel 2:28 Describes God's Spirit poured out on sons, daughters, young, and old alike, echoed in the song's call gathering every generation.
- Galatians 6:9 Encourages believers not to grow weary in doing good, reflected in the song's exhortation not to be left behind.