Msanii Music Group - Bwana Niongoze Lyrics
Lyrics
Here are the lyrics for the song Bwana Uniongoze by Msanii Music Group:
[Intro] Hee yee Hee yee Hee yee Hee yee
[Chorus] Ee Bwana, uniongoze Nifike ng'ambo ya pili (ng'ambo ya pili) Alipo Bibi Arusi Nami niwe mmoja wao
Ee Bwana, uniongoze Nifike ng'ambo ya pili (ng'ambo ya pili) Alipo Bibi Arusi Nami niwe mmoja wao
[Verse 1] Njiani kuna mawimbi Upepo wa majaribu Hatua zinapolegea Macho yakitazama mbali Lakini sauti yako Huniinua rohoni Ukiniambia usiogope Nami nasonga mbele
[Chorus] Ee Bwana, uniongoze Nifike ng'ambo ya pili (ng'ambo ya pili) Alipo Bibi Arusi Nami niwe mmoja wao
Ee Bwana, uniongoze Nifike ng'ambo ya pili (ng'ambo ya pili) Alipo Bibi Arusi Nami niwe mmoja wao
[Verse 2] Safari imenichosha Misalaba imenizidi Kilio cha moyo wangu Na kikufikie Baba Uvumilivu wanijengea kwa neno lako Nisimame imara hadi mwisho wa mbio
[Chorus] Ee Bwana, uniongoze Nifike ng'ambo ya pili (ng'ambo ya pili) Alipo Bibi Arusi Nami niwe mmoja wao
[Verse 3] Na siku ile itakapofika, tarumbeta italia Giza litatoweka, na machozi yote yatafutwa Tutakutana pamoja, familia na marafiki zetu wote tulioachana Furaha ya milele, itakuwa fungu langu
[Chorus] Ee Bwana, uniongoze Nifike ng'ambo ya pili (ng'ambo ya pili) Alipo Bibi Arusi Nami niwe mmoja wao
Ee Bwana, uniongoze Nifike ng'ambo ya pili (ng'ambo ya pili) Alipo Bibi Arusi Nami niwe mmoja wao
Ee Bwana, uniongoze Nifike ng'ambo ya pili (ng'ambo ya pili) Alipo Bibi Arusi Nami niwe mmoja wao
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BWANA NIONGOZE // MSANII MUSIC GROUP
Meaning & Inspiration
My hands have grown stiff from decades of turning pages, and there’s a particular ache in my joints that tells me the weather is changing before the sky even darkens. When I listen to Bwana Uniongoze by Msanii Music Group, I don’t hear the energetic vigor of youth. I hear the quiet, desperate prayer of someone who has finally realized they cannot finish this race on their own legs.
There is a line that struck me tonight, sitting in the stillness of my kitchen: “Safari imenichosha, misalaba imenizidi.” (The journey has exhausted me, the crosses have become too much for me).
There was a time, perhaps thirty years ago, when I would have bristled at that admission. I would have quoted Romans 8:37 and acted as though the weight of a cross was a badge of honor to be carried with a stiff upper lip. But the years have a way of stripping away the performance. When you’ve buried friends and watched your own strength flicker like a dying bulb, admitting you are exhausted isn't a lack of faith; it is the prerequisite for grace. It is exactly what Paul meant when he said he would boast all the more gladly about his weaknesses, so that Christ’s power might rest on him. You cannot lean on a crutch if you refuse to admit your leg is broken.
The song asks to be led to the ng’ambo ya pili—the other side. I find myself thinking about that shore more often these days. It’s no longer an abstract theology; it’s a destination. I look at these younger voices singing about the wedding feast, about the bride, and I wonder if they grasp the gravity of the request. To ask to be led there is to ask to be led through the shedding of everything we cling to here.
“Hatua zinapolegea,” they sing. When the steps falter.
I’ve been there. I’ve been in the dark where the only thing keeping me standing wasn’t my own resolve, but a memory of a voice I heard long ago. It’s a strange thing, isn't it? To be so tired of the climb, yet so hungry for the end of it. The promise that “giza litatoweka” (the darkness will disappear) is a cold comfort when you’re currently huddled in the middle of it. And yet, what else is there?
I don't know if the members of Msanii Music Group have yet felt the specific, bone-deep fatigue that comes with a life fully spent, but they’ve caught the melody of it. They understand that by the end, the prayer isn't for triumph or glory. It’s just a plea for a hand to hold while we cross the water. I’ll keep this one in my hymnal. It’s a good song for when the sun goes down.