Soft truth

PART 1: THE UGANDAN TAPESTRY (Regional Voices)

​[Central Uganda - Luganda]

Obulamu butunyumiza mpolampola,

Tewali kwekweka, ba ggwe bwerere.

Ggwe kweeka emirembe mu mutima gwo,

Kubanga ebyalwo, bigenda kuggwa.

​[Western Uganda - Runyankole / Rukiga]

Amagara nigagamba mpora mpora,

Otabura, ba iwe wenka oku mwa bbaire.

Tunga obusingye omu mutima gwawe,

Eby'ensi ebi, nibihwaho.

​[Western Uganda - Runyoro / Rutooro]

Obwomeezi nibugamba mpora,

Otatiina, ba iwe wenka ow'amazima.

Ba n'obusinge omunda y'omutima gwawe,

Buli kintu kyona kikyuka.

​[Eastern Uganda - Lusoga]

Obulamu butwongera emirembe mpolampola,

Tewali kwiruka, ba iwe mweene ow'amazima.

Kuumirira emirembe omu mwoyo gwo,

Buli kintu kijja kutereera.

​[Eastern Uganda - Lumasaba / Lugisu]

Gamanyisa ke kumwoyo kamila mboola mboola,

Ukhawambila ta, ba iwe weene we khuri.

Ba ni kuroera munda mu mwoyo kwwo,

Zikhabi zyosi tsitsakutsuyila.

​[Eastern Uganda - Ateso]

Aijar ejai kokisina mpolampola,

Kukurub, bwo jo cut lo ipesi jo.

Kajaun ailacan kotoma osiau kon,

Ibore kere ijaunos bobo.

​[Northern Uganda - Acholi / Lango]

Kwo bwoyo mwa mwa ki kuc,

Pe iring, bed in ki boti amako kwiri.

Bed ki kuc i iyii,

Pingo jami ducu bikwene.

​[West Nile Uganda - Lugbara]

Azu amve amve eli i,

Mi itita ku, mi nzu mi i'i amve.

O'du i'i amve mi kila nzu ma alea,

Ondu ci dri ba ki le jo.

​PART 2: THE PAN-AFRICAN SYMPHONY (Continental Voices)

​[East Africa - Swahili / Kiswahili]

Ukweli mpole wa maisha unakunong'oneza,

Huna haja ya kukimbia, kuwa wewe tu.

Shikilia amani iliyo ndani ya moyo wako,

Kila kitu kitakuwa sawa.

​[Southern Africa - Zulu / isiZulu]

Iqiniso lempilo elithambile likuhlebela,

Akudingeki ubaleke, yiba nguwe uqobo.

Bamba ukuthula okungaphakathi kuwe,

Konke kuzolunga.

​[Southern Africa - Shona]

Chokwadi chinyoro chehupenyu chiri kukuzevezera,

Haufanire kumhanya, ingova iwe pachako.

Bata rugare ruri mukati mako,

Zvese zvichanaka.

​[West Africa - Yoruba]

Otitọ rọrọ ti igbesi aye ń sọ fun ọ,

Má ṣe sáré, jẹ ara rẹ gangan.

Ní alaafia ninu ọkan rẹ,

Gbogbo rẹ̀ yóò dára.

​[West Africa - Igbo]

Eziokwu dị nwayọọ nke ndụ na-agwa gị,

Agbana ọsọ, buru onwe gị.

Nwee udo n'ime gị,

Ihe niile ga-adị mma.

​[West Africa - Hausa]

Gaskiyar rayuwa mai sauƙi tana gaya muku,

Kada ku gudu, ku kasance kanku kawai.

Kasance da salama a cikin zuciyarka,

Komai zai yi kyau.

​[West Africa - Akan / Twi]

Akwantuo mu nokware bɔkɔɔ bi rekasa kyerɛ wo,

Nnwane, yɛ wo ho pɛpɛɛpɛ.

Kura asomdwoe a ɛwɔ wo mu no mu,

Biribiara bɛyɛ yie.

​[Horn of Africa - Amharic]

የህይወት ገር እውነት በሹክሹክታ ይነግርሃል፥

መሮጥ አያስፈልግህም፣ እራስህን ሁን።

በውስጥህ ያለውን ሰላም አጥብቀህ ያዝ፥

ሁሉም ነገር መልካም ይሆናል።

​[North Africa - Arabic / Sudanese Arabic]

حقيقة الحياة الهادئة تهمس لك،

لا داعي للركض، كن نفسك فقط.

تمسك بالسلام الذي في داخلك،

كل شيء سيكون على ما يرام.

​[Outro - Global Chorus Mix]

​(All voices fade in together, repeating the core message)

Luganda: Mpolampola... emirembe gy'oli. (Slowly... peace is with you)

Swahili: Kuwa na amani... (Have peace...)

Zulu: Thola ukuthula... (Find quietude...