Bagamoyo return my heart to me
Lay it down so I can see
I am free now, I have returned
To the promised land,
To find peace of mind.
My ancestors were robbed
Enslaved in chains
For profit and gain.
Bagamoyo return my heart to me
In the full moon light
I see the sea.
Oceans deep, I pray away the pain.
Of cultures lost
In plantation fields.
Bagamoyo return my heart to me.
We used to dream,
Of trees of green,
It became the place of pain and shame.
Submerged in dungeons,
Deep we weep the tears of the scorned.
Bagamoyo return my heart to me