Title: "Ndi Khetha Iwe (I Choose You)" A Royal African Love Ballad (Zulu • Venda • Nigerian-inspired Afro Soul) Theme: A prince/king speaking to the woman he loves—a woman considered ordinary by society, but chosen by his heart and by destiny. Inspired by biblical themes such as Ruth and Boaz, Esther, and Song of Solomon. Intro Ohhh... Yeh eh eh... Bathi uyincekukazi... (Because they say you're a servant girl...) Bathi awufanele ukuhlala esihlalweni sami... (They say you don't belong beside my throne...) But they don't know... What Heaven showed me. Verse 1 Ngakubona phakathi kwesixuku Ungafuni ukubonwa muntu Izandla zigcwele umsebenzi Kodwa amehlo akho egcwele ukuthula (I saw you among the crowd, Trying not to be seen, Your hands busy with labor, But your eyes carried peace.) Vhoṱhe vho ni vhona sa muthu zwawe (Everyone saw you as ordinary) Nne nda vhona khosi yo dzumbamaho (But I saw royalty hidden inside you.) Na when everybody look down on you I see favor I see grace I see God hand upon your life Pre-Chorus Like Boaz saw Ruth in the field I saw a queen where others saw dust "Many waters cannot quench love." — Song of Solomon Chorus Ndi khetha iwe... (I choose you...) Ngizokhetha wena njalo (I will choose you every time.) No matter what they say No matter where the road may lead I'd rather lose my crown Than lose your love Ngoba wena... Ungukuthula kwami (You are my peace.) Ungukufudumala kwami (You are my warmth.) Ndi khetha iwe... Forever and a day Verse 2 Bathi ngiyinkosana Kumele ngikhethe owesigodlo (They say I'm a prince, And should choose a woman from a palace.) Kodwa inhliziyo ayilaleli izihlalo zobukhosi (But the heart does not obey thrones.) Na wetin be kingdom If my soul no get peace? Wetin be power If I no fit share am with you? Vha amba nga vhurena hanga (They speak of my kingship) Nne nda amba nga mbilu yanga (I speak of my heart.) Pre-Chorus For the Lord does not see as man sees "Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." — 1 Samuel And when I looked at your heart I found my home Chorus Ndi khetha iwe... Ngizokhetha wena njalo No matter what they say No matter how the seasons change I'd rather lose my title Than lose your hand Ngoba wena... Ungukuthula kwami Ungukufudumala kwami Ndi khetha iwe... Bridge (The King's Declaration) Listen to me, sthandwa sami... I believe you are the reason I was sent to this earth I believe you are the purpose Why God entrusted me with kingship Not for gold Not for power Not for the praises of men But so that I could find you So that when I speak My words may build our future So that when I dream The vision becomes life "Write the vision and make it plain." — Habakkuk And today... I write your name Across my destiny Across my tomorrow Across every season yet to come Emotional Breakdown Uma kungesiwe... (If it is not you...) Angifuni omunye (I want no one else.) Arali na ḽino shango (Kungaba kulo mhlaba...) Kana kha vhutshilo vhu tevhelaho (Or in the life that follows...) Angifuni omunye Na if no be you Make I remain alone Because my heart has already chosen Final Chorus (Big Build) Ndi khetha iwe... Ndi khetha iwe... Ngizokhetha wena Namuhla Kusasa Naphakade (Today, Tomorrow, Forever.) No matter what they say No matter who stands against us I will never leave you I will never forsake you For where you go I will go Where you stay I will stay (Adapted from Ruth's declaration in Book of Ruth) Njalo... Forever... You are my peace You are my warmth You are my answered prayer You are my queen And if it is not you... I choose no one. Outro Bathi uyincekukazi... (They called you a servant girl...) Kodwa mina... Ngikubona njengendlovukazi (But I see you as a queen.) Ndi khetha iwe... In this life... And the next... Forever. ❤️👑🕊️
