WE STILL RISE / TUNAAMKA [Intro – drums, chants, distant choir] Eraldo did it again… Africa… One heart… One drum… One people… Eh-eh… Oh-oh… Tunaamka… We rise again… [Verse 1 – English / Swahili] Morning comes, another fight, Heavy heart, but we stand upright. Bills on the table, dreams in the sky, Even when we fall, we still survive. Maisha magumu, lakini nasimama, Nina maumivu, lakini nina nguvu ndani. Leo ni vita, kesho ni mwanga, Hakuna kurudi nyuma, tunaenda mbele. I carry my family inside my soul, Every little loss made my spirit whole. I’ve been through fire, I’ve been through rain, But I turn every wound into power again. [Pre-Chorus – Lingala / English] Nakokwea te, nakotika te, Even when the whole world says “no way.” Motema makasi, tozali awa, One more day, one more day. [Chorus – catchy, all-language mix] We rise, we rise, we rise again, Tunaamka, tunaamka tena. Tokotelema, tokotelema, Siyavuka, siyavuka. We rise, we rise, we rise again, Agoo, yɛn bɛsɔre bio. Ko si sẹ́yìn, ko si bẹ̀rù, One more day, we make it through. Eh-eh-eh… We still rise. Oh-oh-oh… We still rise. Tunaamka… Tokotelema… Siyavuka… We still rise. [Post-Chorus – crowd chant] Rise! — Tunaamka! Stand! — Tokotelema! Move! — Siyavuka! Fight! — A luta continua! Rise! Rise! Rise! We still rise! [Verse 2 – Yoruba / English / Twi] Mo jí pẹlu ìrora nínú ọkàn, Ṣùgbọ́n mo mọ̀ pé ọjọ́ tuntun ń bọ̀. Mo ti ṣubú, mo ti sunkún, Ṣùgbọ́n mo tún dìde, mo tún ń lọ. I got ten dreams living in my head, Some days green, some days red. Everybody sees the smile on my face, Nobody knows all the battles I face. Me werɛ aho, na me koma da so, Nanso me gyina hɔ, mennyɛ mmerɛw. Obra yɛ ko, na yɛnko da biara, Yɛbɛsɔre bio, yɛrennyae da. [Pre-Chorus – Zulu / English] Angisoze ngiyeke, Ngisho noma ngiwa phansi. Ngiyaphakama, ngiyaqhubeka, The fire still lives inside me. [Chorus] We rise, we rise, we rise again, Tunaamka, tunaamka tena. Tokotelema, tokotelema, Siyavuka, siyavuka. We rise, we rise, we rise again, Agoo, yɛn bɛsɔre bio. Ko si sẹ́yìn, ko si bẹ̀rù, One more day, we make it through. Eh-eh-eh… We still rise. Oh-oh-oh… We still rise. Tunaamka… Tokotelema… Siyavuka… We still rise. [Bridge – emotional, choir building] For every mother carrying pain, For every child walking through the rain. For every father fighting alone, For every soul trying to find a home. Kwa kila moyo uliovunjika, Kwa kila ndoto iliyopotea. Bado tunaishi, bado tunapenda, Bado tunatembea kuelekea mwanga. Mama Africa, yoka mongongo, Bana na yo bazali kolela. Kasi na motema, tokotelema, Tokotonga lobi na maboko na biso. [Call and Response] When I say “Africa,” say “Rise again!” Africa! — Rise again! Africa! — Rise again! Nikisema “tunaamka,” sema “tena!” Tunaamka! — Tena! Tunaamka! — Tena! Sithi “siyavuka,” nithi “sonke!” Siyavuka! — Sonke! Siyavuka! — Sonke! [Dance Break – afro drums, guitars, horns] Eh-ya-ya… Move your feet, feel the ground. Eh-ya-ya… One heartbeat, one sound. Left, right, never stop, Drums get louder, bodies drop. Hands up high, touch the sky, Africa, we multiply. Tunaamka! Tokotelema! Siyavuka! We still rise! [Final Chorus – massive, repetitive] We rise, we rise, we rise again, Tunaamka, tunaamka tena. Tokotelema, tokotelema, Siyavuka, siyavuka. We rise, we rise, we rise again, Agoo, yɛn bɛsɔre bio. Ko si sẹ́yìn, ko si bẹ̀rù, One more day, we make it through. We rise, we rise, we rise again, From the pain, from the rain. We rise, we rise, we rise again, From the dust, from the chains. Eh-eh-eh… We still rise. Oh-oh-oh… We still rise. Tunaamka… Tokotelema… Siyavuka… We still rise. [Final Chant] One people! One heart! One rhythm! One start! Tunaamka! Tokotelema! Siyavuka! We still rise! One more day! One more fight! One more dream! One more light! Africa rise! Africa rise! Africa rise! We still rise! [Outro – soft choir and drums] Even when the night is long… The sun will return. Mama Africa… Tunaamka tena. Eraldo production…
