[start] [Intro: Interlocking rumba guitars in 12/8, balafon riff, horns stabs, djembe polyrhythm] [Verse: Male storyteller vocal, speech-like griot phrasing] Today we stand before the crowd Our families singing, voices loud The drums are dancing, joy is near The union of hearts is clear [Chorus: Choir call-and-response, Congolese accent, Swahili phrases] Union of hearts [female choir soaring] (Eh, bwana) [male response, bright harmony] Blessed in the light of the sun Union of hearts (Eh, bwana) Two souls becoming one [Verse: Female lead, warm timbre with chorus backing, horns accent] Your hand in mine, we take the vow No storm can shake this love somehow The songs of home will guide our way Forever from this day [Chorus: Repeat with stronger djembe + balafon interplay] [Bridge: Balafon solo, ululation, horns answering riffs, handclaps driving polyrhythm] [Chorus x2 with choir shouting “Union of hearts!”] [Outro: Repeated call-and-response chant, guitars fade, horns sustain] [end]
