WI MWAILU LYRICS BY WILBERFORCE MUSYOKA

Verse 1

Ndeto yiasya ii mwa mwendwa x2

(the word says)

Ngatia asyai makwa nilimanye naku mwendwa x2

(I will leave my parents to be with you)

Ndungia asyai maku muvea x2

( I thank your parents)

Nundu wa ukueya nginya ukeana,

(for taking care of you)

Kikioni kya ngai sisya wimwailu

(you are beautiful before God)

(Makongela undikiia ngutwae mwa x2)

(for trusting me to marry you)

(chorus)

Wimwailu (wimwailu mwa mwendwa)

(you are beautiful my love)

Ningwendete (ningwendete mwa mwendwa)

(I love you )

Wimwailu (wimwailu mwiitu iyia)

(you are beautiful my love)

 Ningwendete , mwendwa

(I love you )

Verse 2

Methoni maku wambonisye muuo na wendo,

(you have shown me peace and love

Neesilasya muthenya wa umunthi,

(have been thinking of this day)

Ngakoma kuithetheana,

(till I slept at day break)

(naendie kiimani ngwone x2)

(I prayed in mountains to see you)

(Katikati wa aka ma kiusumbi x2)

(amongst royal women)

Nina ndeto sya ukutavya mwendwa wakwa,

(I have good words for you)

(chorus)

Verse 3

Uka wose kw’oko kwakwa nakwa ngwate kwaku,

(come hold my hand as I hold yours)

Uka ungwate kw’oko nakwa ngwate kwaku,

(come hold my hand as I hold yours)

(We wi mwailu) (you are beautiful)

Uka unenge mbete yaku ngunenge i yakwa,

(come and give me your ring as I give you mine)

(ningwendete mwendwa)

(I love you)

Uka unenge mawatho maku nakwa ngunenge makwa,

(come we exchange vows)

(ningwendete eh)

 (I love you)

Kwasisya muthenya wa umunthi uu,

(look at this day)

Kwasisya muthenya uu undu ne mwailu,

(look how this day is good)

(Kwasisya utanu wa umunthi uu x2)

(look at todays happiness)

Mwendwa ,lilikana vaasa va twaumie,

(look at this far we have come)

Mwendwa ninaku,

(with you)

(chorus)

Verse  4

Ithiue kenda mwendwa unzisya,

(look at me darling)

Ithiue mwiitu aya mwa nzisye,

(look at me darling)

 (Ngunenge mawatho ma wendo witu x2)

(to give you our love vows)

Kwi mowao mwendwa,

(in sickness)

(ngakwendaa)

(I will love you)

Wi muima mwendwa,

(in health)

(ngakwendaa)

(I will love you)

Mawonzuni maku baby ,

(in your weakness)

(ngakwendaa)(I will love you)

Twikalae vamwe na wendo,

(to live in love)

(ngakwendaa) 

(I will love you)

 Kwi kuseo na kwi kuthuku,

(in goodness and worse times)

(ngakwendaa)

(I will love you)

 Kwi uthwii na kwi ukya,

(in richness and poverty)

(ngakwendaa)

(I will love you)

 Kwi mowau na kwi uima wa mwii,

(in sickness and health)

(ngakwendaa)

(I will love you)

{Ngakwendaa mwendwa , (ngakwendaa) x2}

(I will love you)

Twikalae vamwe na wendo,

(we live with love)

(ngakwendaa)

(I will love you)

 Ngekalanasya naku na wendo,

(I will love you)

(ngakwendaa)

(I will love you)

 Ngekalanasya naku na ndaia,

(I will love you)

(ngakwendaa)

(I will love you)

 Kwi moseo na kwi mothuku,

(in goodness and worse situations)

(ngakwendaa)

(I will love you)

{Ngakwendaa ngakendaa (ngakwendaa) x2}

(I will love you)