My tribe has bid me wander,
to seek and find my fate;
A trial to prove me worthy,
in the stars my future waits.
A journey open ended,
without a time or plan;
To find what I did not seek,
and then I could return.
Riddles to confuse me,
to find my trusting heart;
They send me on a journey
to show where I must start.
I will need their wisdom
to inherit in my day;
To learn to lead my people,
to find the perfect way.
Beyond the rivers of Cush I come
Tis Abay, Tis Abay
To the land of King Solomon
Konjo, Konjo,
Tis Abay
Oh Na Axum
Na Hyak Tana
The lover of the Queen of Sheba
Our mighty Queen Makeda
Oh Na Axum
Na Hyak Tana
She bore to him a little son
Who brought us the Ark of the Covenant
Oh Na Axum
Na Hyak Tana
The Ark is kept in a holy place
In the land of Axum we keep it safe
Oh na Axum,
Na Hyak Tana
to seek and find my fate;
A trial to prove me worthy,
in the stars my future waits.
A journey open ended,
without a time or plan;
To find what I did not seek,
and then I could return.
Riddles to confuse me,
to find my trusting heart;
They send me on a journey
to show where I must start.
I will need their wisdom
to inherit in my day;
To learn to lead my people,
to find the perfect way.
Beyond the rivers of Cush I come
Tis Abay, Tis Abay
To the land of King Solomon
Konjo, Konjo,
Tis Abay
Oh Na Axum
Na Hyak Tana
The lover of the Queen of Sheba
Our mighty Queen Makeda
Oh Na Axum
Na Hyak Tana
She bore to him a little son
Who brought us the Ark of the Covenant
Oh Na Axum
Na Hyak Tana
The Ark is kept in a holy place
In the land of Axum we keep it safe
Oh na Axum,
Na Hyak Tana