Lyrics
Ni gu kena, ni gukena
Na kogooca
Ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matananoga
Ni gukene ni gukena
Na kugooca
Ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matananoga
Tiga niwe tungiri ki ?
Tungiri au
Tungiitanagia nau
Ithe wa maroho maitu
Tiga niwe tungiri ki ?
Tungiri au
Tungiitanagia nau
Ithe wa maroho maitu
Ni gukena ni gukena
Na kugooca
Ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matana noga
Ni gukena, ni gukena
Na kugooca
Ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matana noga
Owe mutuhei muoyo
Muturori o mundu
Ithenya riake
Aka muhe igai riake
Muturori o mundu
Ithenya riake
Aka muhe igai riake
Ni gukena, ni gukena
Na kugooca
Ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matana noga
Ni gukena, ni gukena
Na kugooca
Ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matananoga
Ndiui rucio gugakia atia
No ndinama mwambiriria
Wa wira nyu ndanogagio ni nii
No ndinama mwambiriria
Wa wira nyu ndanogagio ni nii
Ni gukena ni gukena
Na kugooca ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matana noga
Ni gukena ni gukena
Na kugooca
ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matananoga
Nima niekite maneneii manene
Maundu matari monwo
Mwathani munene
Nima niekite maneneii manene
Maundu matari monwo
Mwathani munene
Ni gukena ni gukena
Na kugooca
Ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matana noga
Ni gukena ni gukena
Na kugooca
Ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matana noga
Ni gukena ni gukena
Ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matana noga
Ni gukena ni gukena
Na kugooca
Ihinda riri riamure
Mahindi matana noga
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Meaning & Inspiration
Mahindi Matananoga is shaped as a sustained call to rejoice and praise during a set-apart time. Its recurring lines return to “Ni gukena” and “kugooca,” giving the song a communal pattern of gladness and worship. The lyric also looks to the Father of spirits as the source of life and acknowledges the Lord as great, especially in connection with deeds beyond ordinary human sight. Repetition makes celebration itself the song’s main form of testimony.
Psalm 118:24 offers a fitting connection to the invitation to rejoice in the time God has given. Psalm 150:6 similarly gathers every living creature into praise, which reflects the lyric’s association between life and worship. The declaration that the great Lord has done great things may also be read alongside Psalm 136:4, where God alone does great wonders. Rather than developing a long narrative, the song circles around gratitude, dependence, and joy. Its recurring refrain keeps divine action in view and presents praise as the proper answer to life received and works attributed to the Lord.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 118:24 The psalm calls for rejoicing in the day the Lord has made.
- Psalm 150:6 Every living creature is called to praise the Lord.
- Psalm 136:4 God alone is praised as the one who does great wonders.