Ndima 1
Chirimo chapera, tarisa makomo apfeka nguwo itsva,
The dry winter has passed; behold the hills dressed in new robes,
Miti yeMusasa neMunhondo yabuda pfumvudza.
The Musasa and Munhondo trees have burst into spring flush.
Mashizha matsva anopenya semoto pamapazi,
Tender new leaves glow like crimson fire along the boughs,
Mavara etsvuku, ndarama, negirini achipindirana!
Shades of ruby, copper-gold, and emerald dancing together!
Ndima 2
Pfumvudza chiratidzo chetariro uye hupenyu hutsva,
The spring flush is a promise of hope and renewed life,
Inozivisa varimi kuti zhizha remvura raswedera.
Heralding to farmers that the life-giving rains are near.
Nyangwe mushure mekusanaya kwemvura, sango rinomuka,
Even after a parched dry season, the woodland rises anew,
Mwoyo wangu unotumbukawo nerufaro setsvimbo yepfumvudza!
And my heart blossoms with fresh joy like a budding spring bough!
💡 Mashoko Anokosha (Key Vocabulary):
| ChiShona |
How to say it (Pronunciation) |
English Meaning |
| Pfumvudza |
pfoo-MVOO-dzah |
Colorful new spring leaf flush on indigenous trees |
| Musasa |
moo-SAH-sah |
Iconic Zimbabwean savannah woodland tree (Brachystegia spiciformis) |
| Chirimo |
chee-REE-moh |
Warm dry spring season before the rains |
| Zhizha |
ZHEE-zhah |
Main rainy and agricultural growing season |
🌱 Chidzidzo cheHupenyu (Moral / Reflection):
ChiShona: Mushure menguva yakaoma kunouya kutumbuka kutsva; usambofa wakarasa tariro.
English: After every dry season comes a vibrant new spring; never lose hope.