(Wah wah yeh wah yeh, wah wah yeh wah)
Black Candle, Light of all the People
Foundation, Root of the Kinara
Our Culture, greatness we'll discover
Through Knowledge, share our truth and power
This Kwanzaa we must join together to decide our fate
With love and honor of ancestors, we will find the way
To prosper rising from the struggle to a brighter day
For us and all the generations
Umoja (Unity) Kujichagulia (Self -Determination)
Ujimaa (Collective Work and Responsibility)
Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics)
Nia (Purpose), Kuumba, Imani (Creativity and Faith)
Nguzo Saba of Kwanzaa (The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa)
This Kwanzaa we must join together to decide our fate
With love and honor of ancestors, we will find the way
To prosper rising from the struggle to a brighter day
For us and all the generations
