Ensi Nkore - Wikipedia

"Ensi Nkore" ("Our Land Ankole") was the official anthem of the Nkore Kingdom. It was sung whenever the Kingdom functions were about to begin. Various Kingdom activists and royalties sung this song before official ceremonies, such as the Nkore Activist Group, which had an established office on Kamukuzi hill, at Mugaba House Mbarara, Uganda.

Lyrics

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The lyrics praise the beauty of the land of Nkore, the hills, valleys and plains as it describes the land as Kaaro Karungi.

Nkore original^[1]
I Twena twananuka ahabw’egyo migisha Nyamuhanga ei y’aturondeire Okutwara ensi yaitu egi Kaaro omumaisho Kandi n’okugyebemberagye Chorus: Ensi Nkore, Ensi Nkore, Ensi Nkore, etushemeza Katweyongyere kweshongora Ensi Nkore. Ensi Nkore, ensi Nkore, etushemeza II Titurikwebwa agomamanzi agakare Agayombekire ensi yaitu Gakagitunguura ekagyenda omumaisho Kandi nabagijwereire eshagama. III Twena twesimire ebirungi bya Kaaro Enshozi, empita; n'emigyera Matungo ebihingwa n'abantu abarungi Kandi na Rubambansi Omugabe

References

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^ Mbararacity, Archive (1 July 2011). "Ankole Kingdom Anthem". Mbarara City. Archived from the original on 6 August 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

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