Wuje imisozi, ibiyaga n'ibirunga
Rwanda, our beautiful and dear country
Ngobyi iduhetse gahorane ishya.
Adorned of hills, lakes and volcanoes
Reka tukurate tukuvuge ibigwi
Motherland, would be always filled of happiness
Wowe utubumbiye hamwe twese
Us all your children: Abanyarwanda
Abanyarwanda uko watubyaye
Let us sing your glare and proclaim your high facts
Berwa, sugira, singizwa iteka.
You, maternal bosom of us all
Horana Imana, murage mwizaIbyo tugukesha ntibishyikirwa;
Would be admired forever, prosperous and cover of praises.
Umuco dusangiye uraturanga
Invaluable heritage, that God protects to you
Ururimi rwacu rukaduhuza
You filled us priceless goods
Ubwenge, umutima,amaboko yacu
Our common culture identifies us
Nibigukungahaze bikwiye
Our single language unifies us
Nuko utere imbere ubutitsa.
That our intelligence, our conscience and our forces
Abakurambere b'intwari
Fill you with varied riches
Bitanze batizigama
For an unceasingly renewed development.
Baraguhanga uvamo ubukombe
Our valorous ancestors
Utsinda ubukoroni na mpatsibihugu
Gave themselves bodies and souls
Byayogoje Afurika yose
As far as making you a big nation
None uraganje mu bwigenge
You overcame the colonial-imperialistic yoke
Tubukomeyeho uko turi twese.
That has devastated Africa entirely
Komeza imihigo Rwanda dukunda
And has your joy of your sovereign independence
Duhagurukiye kukwitangira
Acquired that constantly we will defend.
Ngo amahoro asabe mu bagutuye
Maintain this cape, beloved Rwanda,
Wishyire wizane muri byose
Standing, we commit for you
Urangwe n'ishyaka, utere imbere
So that peace reigns countrywide
Uhamye umubano n'amahanga yose
That you are free of all hindrance
Maze ijabo ryawe riguhe ijambo.
That your determination hires progress