(Spoken: Nathan Galika, my heart bleeds)
(Soft guitar melody fades in)
Oh Mama Tifwengechi Manda, you are the strength of our home
Fourteen children you brought into this world, you never stood alone
But now the tears are falling, the house feels so cold today
Twelve of us are weeping, mama, since Daddy and my brothers went away
Rest in peace, Daddy Shine Galika, rest in peace kaombo obvious Nyirenda pastor, you were our shining light
Rest in peace, my elder brothers, gone into the quiet night
We carry your memories, deep within our weary souls
God have mercy on us, help us find a way to be whole
Nineteen ninetys, a year of pain that we can never erase
When the people of Langwani attacked, leaving us with empty space
Right after the ordination, our hero was taken from the stand
Headman Kamunda knows the sorrow that has hit this land
Rest in peace, Daddy Shine Galika, you were our shining light
Rest in peace, my elder brothers, gone into the quiet night
We carry your memories, deep within our weary souls
God have mercy on us, help us find a way to be whole
Chasono-sono 2025 obvious Nyirenda pastor walikutileka chifukwa chamalo, in the heart of Zgalunga
We miss your wisdom, we miss your strength, we miss your laughter
Nyirenda Galika, the legacy you left behind is carved in stone
Even in the valley of shadows, you are not alone
For all the battles you fought, for the seeds that you did sow
You’re our heroes forever, everywhere we choose to go
Though the road is lonely now, we hold on to your grace
Until the day we meet again, inside that holy place chikundibinya chomene chiuta wabe nawe!
Rest in peace, daddy, rest in peace, brothers
Ayy, we miss you, yoh
Rest in peace, Amen
(Guitar slowly fades to silence)