(Mmm, yeah)
Zambia, lelo ni bushiku bobe
Twamutasha, twamutasha sana
Imyaka ya kusefya, imyaka ya bukata
Icalo cesu cawama, caleta icitemwiko
Mu mapili na mu mabanda, tuleimba lyonse
Umubili na umutima, fyonse fyamu Zambia
Twimike amatambala, twimike umucinshi
Lelo twaba pamo, bonse mu kupalana
(Baby, yeah)
Happy birthday, Zambia, calo cawama
One love, one nation, tukwete ubuntungwa
Twikatane, tuleende pamo, muli bonse
Happy birthday, Zambia, ciloto ca kusuma
Twafyalwa muno, twafwila muno
One love, one nation, luse lwa kwa Lesa
Taleni ifyo twaba, abakosa, abashipa
Ubumi bwesu bwakosa, twashintilila pa luse
Mu misumba na mu mishi, tulekula nomba
Imibele isuma, na mano ya pa nsita
Te kuti tuleke, kucita ifisuma
Zambia wesu, walicindama kuli ifwe
(Come here, yeah)
Happy birthday, Zambia, calo cawama
One love, one nation, tukwete ubuntungwa
Twikatane, tuleende pamo, muli bonse
Happy birthday, Zambia, ciloto ca kusuma
Twafyalwa muno, twafwila muno
One love, one nation, luse lwa kwa Lesa
Nelyo kwaisa intambishi, tatulala
Twakwata amaka, twakwata ukucetekela
Zambia, niwe cishinka cesu
(Oh, yeah)
Imfwa isha bafyashi, shatushiya ne cishinka
Ukuti umushili wesu, waba uwa mapalo
Lelo tulesefya, ne nsansa shonse
Icitemwiko catu, tapali icingacilapo
Zambia, uli wa mutengo, uli wakwa Lesa
Happy birthday, Zambia, calo cawama
One love, one nation, tukwete ubuntungwa
Twikatane, tuleende pamo, muli bonse
Happy birthday, Zambia, ciloto ca kusuma
Twafyalwa muno, twafwila muno
One love, one nation, luse lwa kwa Lesa
Happy birthday, Zambia, mmm
One love, one nation, forever
Twamutasha, Zambia
(Yeah, yeah, one love)