[Intro]
[Verse]
O vast Congo, cradle of rivers,
Your soil shines with gold and with light,
Deep forests, wildlife, blooms unending,
Your people strong, a nation rising.
[Chorus]
Rise again, Congo, torch of Africa,
Your voice ascends, noble, magnificent,
United, faithful to our homeland,
We build the future hand in hand.
[Break]
[Verse]
Remember, people, the struggles past,
The proud heroes who set you free,
Their voices echo in our memory,
Guiding our steps to greater glory.
[Chorus]
Rise again, Congo, torch of Africa,
Your voice ascends, noble, magnificent,
United, faithful to our homeland,
We build the future hand in hand.
[Break]
[Chorus]
Rise again, Congo, torch of Africa,
Your voice ascends, noble, magnificent,
United, faithful to our homeland,
We build the future hand in hand.
[Verse]
Let us raise our children in the light,
To build tomorrow with prayer and might,
Science and labor, pillars of the nation,
Forging peace and prosperity.
[Chorus]
Rise again, Congo, torch of Africa,
Your voice ascends, noble, magnificent,
United, faithful to our homeland,
We build the future hand in hand.
[Pre-Chorus]
Congo, Congo… a nation strong,
Congo, Congo… built on values long,
Congo, Congo… land of the brave,
Congo, Congo… resilient, no division’s grave.
[Chorus]
Rise again, Congo, torch of Africa,
Your voice ascends, noble, magnificent,
United, faithful to our homeland,
We build the future hand in hand.
[Break]
[Bridge]
O proud Congo, hope of generations,
Your song enlightens all the nations,
Let every voice proclaim with truth,
The conscience of one united youth.
[Break]