3. Ayie
"Ayie" is a Luo word meaning "I agree." It's a song about trust, devotion, and the willingness to follow someone wherever life may lead. Because love can blind us—and sometimes, from that blindness come the stories we tell for a lifetime.
Original language
Love is like honey
Sweet when tasted but dangerous
Come, tell me a story, come, tell me a story—you'll enjoy it,
Come love, come love—you'll get a taste for it.
Your touch healed the deep wounds of my heart.
Your touch reached my heart without me realizing.
I feel like a child learning to walk,
Like a child learning to speak.
I forgot what it means to be loved, I forgot how to love.
I forgot to love and, with that, forgot what it means to be loved.
CHORUS
Ayie giweche mikona
Ayie gikuonde mitera ahh
Nikujama, jama, my dear
Nikujama, jama, my dear
Ayie giweche mikona
Ayie gikuonde mitera ahh
Nikujama, jama, my dear
Nikujama, jama, my dear
Every love story is just a journey
Every love story is just a story
Maybe yours is long, mine is short—it doesn't matter
At the end, the storyteller must give us the ending.
Ayie giweche mikona
Ayie gikuonde mitera ahh
Nikujama, jama, my dear
Nikujama, jama, my dear
Ayie giweche mikona
Ayie gikuonde mitera ahh
Nikujama, jama, my dear
Nikujama, jama, my dear
Ayie giweche mikona
Ayie gikuonde mitera ahh
Nikujama, jama, my dear
Nikujama, jama, my dear
Kinaki naki naki nakii
Kinaki mama ah
Kinaki naki naki naki ohh
Naki jama jama
Kinaki naki naki ohh naki mamaa
German translation
Love is like honey,
Sweet when tasted but full of dangers.
Come, tell me a story, come, tell me a story—you'll enjoy it.
Come love, come love—you'll get a taste for it.
Your touch healed the deep wounds of my heart.
Your touch reached my heart without me noticing.
I feel like a child learning to walk,
Like a child learning to speak.
I forgot what it means to be loved. I forgot how to love.
I forgot to love and, with that, forgot what it means to be loved.
CHORUS
Ayie giweche mikona
Ayie gikuonde mitera ahh
Nikujama, jama, my beloved
Nikujama, jama, my beloved
Ayie giweche mikona
Ayie gikuonde mitera ahh
Nikujama, jama, my beloved
Nikujama, jama, my beloved
Every love story is a journey.
Every love story is simply a story.
Maybe yours is long and mine is short—but that doesn't matter.
In the end, the storyteller must tell us how the story ends.
CHORUS
Ayie giweche mikona
Ayie gikuonde mitera ahh
Nikujama, jama, my beloved
Nikujama, jama, my beloved
Ayie giweche mikona
Ayie gikuonde mitera ahh
Nikujama, jama, my beloved
Nikujama, jama, my beloved
CHORUS
Ayie giweche mikona
Ayie gikuonde mitera ahh
Nikujama, jama, my beloved
Nikujama, jama, my beloved
OUTRO
Kinaki naki naki nakii
Kinaki mama ah
Kinaki naki naki naki ohh
Naki jama jama
Kinaki naki naki ohh naki mamaa