Verse 1
We raised the flag in '64, black, red, green, orange pride
From Choma to Chipata, from Mansa to Mongu side
Nga muli 72 tribes, kwena tuli bantu bamo — we’re 72 tribes, but we’re one people
So bushe nshi tulefwaya ukusalila pa lunkumbwa? — why do we want to choose based on tribe?
When a job post comes up, kabili ka contract kakaisa pa desk
Why mwana wa nkashi yobe first, while abakwata amano come next? — your sister’s child first, while the qualified ones come next?
Pre-Chorus
We ndande, we mudala — my brother, my elder
Twasambilila kale, lelo tucite bwino — we learned this long ago, today let’s do better
Chorus
One Zambia, One People, efyo KK atwebele — that’s what KK told us
Not one region, one family, kulyamo bonse indalama sha calo — eating all the country’s money
Nga mwalikwata amano, mwilanjipusha — if you’re qualified, don’t be asked your tribe
Bemba, Lozi, Tonga, Ngoni — bonse mwana wa mayo — we’re all children of one mother
Leka "wako ni wako" — stop “your own is your own”
Tulefwaya abasuma ukuteka — we want the best people to lead
From Lusaka House ukufika ku mushi — to the village
Ukulungama e blood yaba national — integrity is the national blood
Verse 2
Tulila ati tabakwete umuti mu cipatala — we cry there’s no medicine in clinics
But mwipwa obe aleendesa motoka ya GRZ — but your nephew is driving a GRZ car
Ama desk mu ma sukulu yavuta, but auntie yobe ewapela tender — desks in schools are scarce, but your auntie gets the tender
Copper ya Solwezi, tourism ya Livingstone, glass ya Kapiri
Zambia onse ewaikula ing’anda iyi — all of Zambia built this house
So bonse tufwile ukwikala pamo — so all of us should sit together
Ukavotela "mwana wanu" che, taukuganiza bantu balechula? — when you vote for “your child”, don’t you think of people suffering?
Bridge
Ng’ombe ya Tonga, Nkalamo ya Bemba, Ngoma ya Lozi, Ifumo ya Ngoni
Twabungana pamo, tukatoba ububi — if we gather together, we’ll defeat evil
Nyanja, Kaonde, Lunda, Luvale — bonse tuli Zambia
Pa flag yesu tapali eastern, western — on our flag there’s no eastern, western
Kuli fye umozi — there’s only unity
Chorus
One Zambia, One People, efyo KK atwebele
Not one region, one family, kulyamo bonse indalama sha calo
Nga mwalikwata amano, mwilanjipusha
Chewa, Lamba, Mambwe, Tumbuka — bonse fwebena Zambia — we’re all Zambians
Leka "wako ni wako"
Tulefwaya abasuma ukuteka
From State House ukufika ku ward
Ukulungama e blood yaba national
Outro
So we ndalama, when you stand pa stage — so you politician
Zambia te farm yobe, but heritage yesu bonse — Zambia isn’t your farm, it’s all our heritage
Pela nabana abaice chance, te homeboy obe fye — give the youth a chance, not just your homeboy
’Cause tribe na tribe tukashalafye no bukaya — ’cause tribe by tribe we’ll remain with poverty
One Zambia... One People... tuleiminina pamo — we stand together
No nepotism, no tribalism — e promised land yesu — that’s our promised land