You're my queen, I'll never ever ever,
(Never ever ever let you go down)
Through every kupambana and clever,
(Never fade, shine on, wear your crown.)

So tulinde furaha, the joy in your eyes,
Now ni machozi in the stars,
as the lone heart cries.
Our safari
took turns, paths we never knew,
I got lost in mapenzi, but found my way to you.

You're my queen, I'll never ever ever,
(Never ever ever let you go down,)
In my ndoto, you're gone but never,
(Never lost, stay close, in love we're bound)

Skies over Nairobi, clouds moving swift,
Memories in my mind, still adrift.
Kila hatua, step we take, beats in a rush,
Your absence a hush, in the city's crush.

Picha in my head, vivid as the daybreak,
Promises we made, none I'd ever forsake.
Mtaa to mtaa, from street to street,
Our rhythm was fire, our tempo was heat.

Kazi ya moyo, the heart's own work,
Left me with questions, in the dusk's murk.
Tunapita kwa time, seasons of the soul,
Seeking healing, to once again be whole.

You're my queen, I'll never ever ever,
(Never ever ever let our love drown,)
In every hadithi, our story forever,
(Never forgotten, in fame or in town.)

So what if the choir's echoing?
You're my queen, I'll never ever ever
(Never ever ever let you go down,)
In every hadithi, our story forever,
(Never forgotten, in fame or in town.)

So what if the choir's echoing?
ooohhhhhh oooohhhh aha aha aha, oooooouuu
never let you go downnnnnnnnn