Nikii kiu ndaigua? nikii ndaigua ií?
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ií ni kingei, kiraria kiriti
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Kiaria kiriti no muthuthano ií
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ií wa mururu, ndamotagia ritwa
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Nikii kiu ndaigua, nikii ndaigua ií
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ií ni muiyuro wa Thagana, akiunga
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Thagana akiunga nyagititika ií
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ií mutebebo, wa nguuo na ing’angi
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Nikii kiu nguigua, nikii ndaigua ií
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ií mukubio wa, njogu kimamira
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Mukukakubio, mutagunyiko ií
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Iíí niguo wariire ciura matina
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Nikii kiu nguigua, baba Kigotho ií
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ií ni ngatia yenda guthamara
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Muthamara ucio, ugatetemeca ií
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ií niguo wauna, thuu maguru
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Wiriithie ugi, wiriithie ugi ií
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ií ndi mwaganu, ndakuna kuguru
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ngukinya meeri, muuru wa Wanjiru
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Na kari guoya, kainukeire nyina
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ngukinya meeri, muuru wa Wanjiru
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Na karī guoya kainukeire nyina
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Interlude
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Nikii kiu ndaigua,
nikii ndaigua íí?
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ií ni kingei,
kiraria kiriti
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Kiaria kiriti no muthuthano ií
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Ií wa mururu, ndamotagia ritwa
Thenga thenga, niciumburane
Joseph Kamaru
Niciumburane (Namba Igiri)
Kikuyu Folk Song
