Rwanda, land of the new man
Red earth, green landscapes
A land of beauty
Rwanda, a populous country
Kigali, the power plant

Rwanda, land of passions
Blood-red earth, green life and renewal
Ragged children play and laugh
Rwanda, a wounded country
Kibeho, Our Lady of Flowers

Rwanda, Garden of Eden
Land of all fertilities
Honey and milk flow
Fruit flourishes on the branches
Rwanda, a diverse country
Butare ponders

Rwanda, choirs singing
Land of animals, the savannah
Birds on the backs of hippos
Rwanda, a country of flowers
Akagera winds along the border

Rwanda, life-changing encounters
Churches full and shimmering
Geometry of the tea fields
Rwanda, with fallen kingdoms
Nyanza knows

Rwanda, care and repentance
Set foot in the memorials
Survey the hills
Rwanda repairs
Lake Kivu slumbers

Rwanda, eucalyptus
Meta medicine advancing
African tea, Rwandan coffee
Rwanda, with four thousand hills
The Virunga watches

Rwanda is reaching out
Nourish the continent with your knowledge
The world, with the lessons of your sufferings
Rwanda is reaching out
Kabgayi is praying

Rwanda, reach further out
To man’s heart and his future
Some flowers only grow
Where tears have fallen
Rwanda, Kwibuka.

Annabelle