Chibereko charamba kubereka!
Chokwadi here ndopinda muguva,
Hupenyu mandiri husina kubuda
Amaihwe! Baba vangu imi Shava!
Shungu zvese nemarwadzo epfungwa nenyama
Zvokonzera mabayo mutsinga, ropa kufashaira.
Chiremba ati zvigodo zvechibereko, ndozvandikonesa kubereka
Machembere ati enda kuseri kwechikomo unoona godobori Sekuru Guvhuraguma
Murume aisa shangu mumaoko, tsoka ndokubereka
Ati pamombe dziyaa dzandakabvisa,
Paiva neyaAmai, nedzimwe dzekuti waizove Amai vevangu vana.
Ndiani angaziva marwadzo angu?
Koiye anoti arasikirwa nemwana murufu
Ndine mubvunzo mumwe mukuru
Iwe wako wakabara ukaviga kamwe,
Kowangu?
Wangu anofa pazuva kaviri katatu
Muguva risina tariro kana nendangariro.
Hewuwe…hewuwe…
Hewuwe…
Nyarara moyo wangu
Hehuwe…hehuwe…
Hehuwe…
Nyarara mwanasikana wangu
Ini ndicharamba ndakakumirira
Sekumiririra kwandakaita ihwo humambo hwatakatarisira
Pamwe pakuuya kweiyo nyika itsva,
Maoko angu, iwe achabata.
Asi tisati tasvika, tisati taonana,
Ndicharamba ndichichema
Chibereko charamba kubereka!
(Charamba ahhh!)
Tariro graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from St. Olaf College and currently works as a Quantitative Finance Analyst for a bank. By day, Tariro delves into the world of finance, but by night, she embraces her passion for poetry, crafting verses whenever her manager isn’t watching. She is currently working on her debut poetry book, “Aya Mazwi.” An aspiring spoken word artist, Tariro is also learning to play the mbira to enhance her performances. Outside of poetry, she enjoys coding, listening to audiobooks, playing tennis, and engaging in bible volunteer work.