Lyrics
[Intro –
From Bo-nenepi we rose,
With the spirit of Maroro in our veins.
Though scattered, we remember.
Our land still calls.
[Verse 1]
Long ago, under Bo-nenepi’s skies,
Lived Maroro, wise and strong,
With Duba, Mago-re, Roviyo,
Poro, Pumani, Mabo-e — they belonged.
But the wind of change it blew,
And carried them far from home.
Though feet walked different paths,
Their hearts never truly roamed.
[Chorus]
We are Kikiba, children of the flame,
Our bloodline speaks the ancient name.
From Meniba’s rivers to Sunana’s rise,
Through Emate skies and Marawa hills,
Domba’s valley, Bareta’s stream,
Bo-nenepi still lives in our dream.
No matter how far we stray,
We’ll return, we’ll reunite one day.
[Verse 2]
They planted roots in foreign ground,
But whispered stories still resound.
Of sacred trees and mountain stone,
Where only Kikiba spirits roam.
This land was passed by hand and soul,
Not paper, title, deed or gold.
From cliff to cove, from stream to plain,
Our birthright flows in every vein.
[Chorus]
We are Kikiba, born of earth and sky,
Bound to Bo-nenepi, we cannot lie.
Meniba sings us in her breeze,
Sunana cradles our memories.
Emate echoes with our name,
Marawa knows from whence we came.
Domba, Bareta hold our clay —
We’ll return, we’ll reunite one day.
[Bridge – Rap Style]
Tell the trees — don’t fall in vain,
Tell the rivers — remember our pain.
Let no stranger claim our shore,
For Kikiba blood runs evermore.
We may be gone, but we are near,
Our song still dances through the air.
Respect the land, protect each tree,
Our spirits guard it silently.
[Final Chorus]
We are Kikiba, ancient and true,
Our land is us, and we are you.
From Meniba’s veins to Bo-nenepi’s heart,
Though apart, we’re never apart.
The time will come, we’ll find the way —
We’ll return, we’ll reunite one day.
[Outro – Gentle Humming/Fading Drums]
(We’ll return... We’ll return... Kikiba lives on...)