Welcome

Hail!! Hail!! Hail!!
From afar the battle drums are beaten
The king and his warriors
At the square all gathered
Shouts of praise surrounds him
Like beautiful beads around the waist

Welcome!! The beater said
Visitors from the unknown world
Guardians from the realms above
Keepers of nature and our brothers
Here we jubilate and make merry
Our victory songs we sing to dance
Those gone afar and beyond we remember
To invoke and embrace what they left behind:
Our togetherness
Our freedom
Our prosperity

Hail!! Hail!! Hail!!
Another year of togetherness
Year of freedom
Of prosperity.

Let us drink and dine
Let us drum and dance
Let all say aloud “walk the talk”
Our response “Words well read, said, heard”