About the Anthem

The Busoga Anthem was composed by Arthur Musulube, a music lecturer at Busoga University, in the 1990s. Inspired by the fact that the Buganda Kingdom had its own anthem, Musulube crafted this song to foster a sense of pride and unity among the Basoga people. He also composed the Busoga University anthem and the Uganda schools' anthem. Today the anthem is sung at cultural events such as the MTN Busoga Masaza Cup and serves as a symbol of identity for all Basoga.

Chorus (sung after each verse)

Tuli bankabi inho, ye nga twesiimye inho,
Olwa inhaife ono Busoga kibbumbba ye yatuwa,
Olw'ekirabo ekyo ekikologho tweyimbenga,
Busoga atebenkerenga, ense n'ense.

1 Verse 1

Abantu mwena mwena mu Busoga, Mwidhe twisanienga,
Tukulemberwe Isebantu, Nga n'omutwe gwaife.
Male tufune omwoyo Omwamufu, Tugonzaganhienga;
Enhina ya Uganda eno Etebenkere.

2 Verse 2

Ensozi ni Kiira, nkani n'emivule n'obukombe bwa Busoga obutaghaagho,
Mwiidhe twekembe, tube oti nseete tulwanisenga endwaire,
Obwavu n'obutamanha.

3 Verse 3

Ye nga twesiimye,
N'inhaife Busoga, N'eitaala lya Uganda,
Era ensulo ya Uganda.
Bwoidha mu Uganda,
N'otatuukaku mu Idhindha,
Enkuni ya Uganda
Oba ogisubiibwa.

Full Anthem

Chorus

Tuli bankabi inho, ye nga twesiimye inho,

Olwa inhaife ono Busoga kibbumbba ye yatuwa,

Olw'ekirabo ekyo ekikologho tweyimbenga,

Busoga atebenkerenga, ense n'ense.

Verse 1

Abantu mwena mwena mu Busoga, Mwidhe twisanienga,

Tukulemberwe Isebantu, Nga n'omutwe gwaife.

Male tufune omwoyo Omwamufu, Tugonzaganhienga;

Enhina ya Uganda eno Etebenkere.

Chorus

Tuli bankabi inho, ye nga twesiimye inho,

Olwa inhaife ono Busoga kibbumbba ye yatuwa,

Olw'ekirabo ekyo ekikologho tweyimbenga,

Busoga atebenkerenga, ense n'ense.

Verse 2

Ensozi ni Kiira, nkani n'emivule n'obukombe bwa Busoga obutaghaagho,

Mwiidhe twekembe, tube oti nseete tulwanisenga endwaire,

Obwavu n'obutamanha.

Chorus

Tuli bankabi inho, ye nga twesiimye inho,

Olwa inhaife ono Busoga kibbumbba ye yatuwa,

Olw'ekirabo ekyo ekikologho tweyimbenga,

Busoga atebenkerenga, ense n'ense.

Verse 3
Ye nga twesiimye,
N'inhaife Busoga, N'eitaala lya Uganda,
Era ensulo ya Uganda.
Bwoidha mu Uganda,
N'otatuukaku mu Idhindha,
Enkuni ya Uganda
Oba ogisubiibwa.

Chorus

Tuli bankabi inho, ye nga twesiimye inho,

Olwa inhaife ono Busoga kibbumbba ye yatuwa,

Olw'ekirabo ekyo ekikologho tweyimbenga,

Busoga atebenkerenga, ense n'ense.

Cultural Significance

Unity

The anthem calls all Basoga people to come together under one identity and purpose.

Pride

Celebrates the natural beauty of Busoga — its hills, the River Nile (Kiira), and the forest resources.

Purpose

Inspires the Basoga to fight poverty and ignorance, and for Uganda to flourish.

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