Ensi Nkore
Ensi Nkore is the official anthem of the Nkore Kingdom. Translated as "Our Land Nkore", the song is being sung whenever the Kingdom functions are about to begin.
However the Kingdom is not yet officially restored, various Kingdom activists and royalties sing this song before the official ceremonies. Notable among them is the Nkore Activist Group which has an established office on Kamukuzi hill, at Mugaba House Mbarara, Uganda.
Anthem Lyrics
The song lyrics praise the beauty of the land of Nkore, the hills, valleys and plains as it describes the land as Kaaro Karungi.
Lyrics
- Verse I
Twena twananuka ahabw’egyo migisha
Nyamuhanga ei y’oturondeire
Okutwara ensi yaitu egi Kaaro omumaisho
Kandi n’okugyebemberagye
- Chorus
Ensi Nkore, Ensi Nkore,
Ensi Nkore, etushemeza
Katweyongyere kweshongora e Ensi Nkore.
Ensi Nkore, ensi Nkore, etushemeza
- Verse II
Tituri kwebwa ago mamanzi agakare
Agayombekire ensi yaitu
Gakagitunguura ekagyenda omumaisho
Kandi nabagijwereire eshagama.
- Verse III
Tweena twesimire ebirungi bya Kaaro
Enshozi, empita; nemigyera
Matungo bihingwa nabantu abarungi
Kandi na Rubambansi waitu
References
- Mbararacity, Archive (1 July 2011). "Ankole Kingdom Anthem". Mbarara City. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2015.