Gira Agahenge - Mwalimu LAKHPIN

Dore uyu munsi mfashe agahenge

Ngo nze mbabwire ukuri kuganje

Giti mu jisho amenye icyo agomba

Maze gutunga bibemo ituze

5. Na bo abo bari batarwe ineza.

Nk’abanyarwanda tunarukunda

Tuzira umwanda tuzira umwandu

Kuki tutaba aba badasumbwa

Mu kuba indatwa mu muco wacu

10. Na rwo urukundo rukaba urwacu?

Hari nk’abantu bagera ibyara

Maze agakobwa iyo bakabonye

Umugabo akanga urubuto yeze

Na ho gucanirwa by’umubyeyi

15. Bakabimwima akaba igicibwa.

Bakamuhana bakamuheza

Ngo ntiyabyaye uwo gabo ashaka

Agahozwa inkeke ubwo akanahondwa

Ntanakosherezwe iyo mpetso

20. Ngo ishyano nk’iryo ntibariheka.

Na ho uwo mwana we si umuntu ?

Akwiye kwitwa rwanda ah’ejo

Akitabwaho mu butoya

Akagira ituze ndetse n’itoto

25. Maze agatura adategwa iminsi.

Ejo hazaza akaba umuzaza

Umwe w’ingenzi muhorakeye

Ufite iterambere nk’intego

Umenya agaciro ka muntu

30. Nta vangura iryo ari ryo ryose.

Buri mubyeyi nabe maso

Amenye agaciro k’umuco wacu

Kamwe katica ikiremwa muntu

Ntikayagaze uburere bwacyo

35. Kurera neza bikaba intego.

Hariho benshi babyitwaza

Ngo kera kose mu muco wacu

Uwabaga yicaye mu gicumbi

Akaba umutware w’urugo atwara

40. Akagira ijambo iyo mu muryango.

Ni we wagengaga iby’umutungo

Kuko yatangaga n’ubutunzi

Akaraga abana be uko abishaka

Ngo n’ubu rero ni ko bigomba

45. Nyamara amazi si yayandi.

Yitwe kobwa cyangwa hungu

Kuzungura biramureba

Na bwo ubutunzi babumukwere

Agire ijambo no ku munani

50. Koko bareshye imbere ya byose.

Afate ijambo mu rugo iwabo

N’ingori wenda azigire nyinshi

Nta butwari ari kwangizwa

Kuko guhohoterwa gutya kandi

55. Biri mu byica urubozo muntu.

Iyo dutera imbere mu bwenge

Si buno twiga aho mu mashuri

Mu muco wacu harimo kwiyubaha
Na ko no kubaha bigatozwa

60. Na ho uwatunze atunza abandi.

Ndabaza impamvu y’iyi mpinga

Mbona uburura buri kugwira

Kumva umuntu mukuru asenya

Ajya mu bana na ko izo mpinja

65. Afata ku ngufu boshye umwuga?

Nk’ubu rwose tuzageza hehe ?

Ndabaza iherezo ry’uyu mugezi

Utemba usanga ibibaya byombi

Umutegarugori ushuka umwana

70. Agafata ku ngufu bidakwiye.

Ibaze kumva umugore mwiza

Nyiramahoro rugori rweze

Ugira imbyaro ebyiri mu mwaka

Na ho umutware akaba mu mazi

75. Inkoni nk’iyo tuyicirire?

Hoya ibi njyewe sinabikunda

Nsabye umutuzo mu ngo zose

Nsabye agahenge k’abo bana

Nta mubyeyi uhatirwa ibyara

80. Kuko ibi byose ni kinyamaswa.

Nshaka abana bagane ishuri

Bamenye ubwenge n’ubushishozi

Na bwo ababyeyi babibatoje

Kuko guhohoterwa biri kwinshi

85. Kurerwa nabi ni kimwe mu ibyo.

Mureke nigayire n’abandi

Babona abantu bamwe nk’inkumbi

Bakabavangura mu bandi

Bamwe bashingiye ku turere

90. Na yo amadini n’uruhu rwabo.

Bagira ikindi bita amoko

Bakakibanza imbere mu byabo

Uwo badahuje ubwo akabihorwa

Bakamutoteza bigatinda

95. Ubuzima hafi yo kubutwara.

Nk’icyo cyago cyo kiva hehe ?

Ko iyo ukibanye kikurya ureba

Maze igihombo kikaba icyawe

Ibaze nawe ejo ukaba ufunzwe

100. Ibyo bizatuma ukira kandi?

Ibyo bitekerezo bipfuye

Biratujyana mu manga

Yo kurusenya urwatubyaye

No kudutera ipfunwe mu bandi

105. Maze imahanga tutagikunzwe.

Biza gahoro gahoro cyane

Bamwe babyita ibiganiro

Nyamara kandi ni igisasu

Bari guseseka mu musingi

110. W”ubumwe bwacu kikabusenya.

Ntabuze ubwebge ngo ntuke umuntu

Nkamuhonga umutima mwiza

Uza ansanga simuheze

No kumukunda simbitangwe

115. Nkamenya yuko uwo ari nkanjye.

Dore murebe urugero nk’urwo

Ni rwo rukwiye twe abanyarwanda

Tukanacengera umuco wacu

Duca amacakubiri tuyanga

120. Ngo ducurure indoro isukuye.

Si ubusembwa kuba uri mwiza
Ukuri kwiza nikugusange

Utajya ubangama na gatoya

Kuko guhohotera muntu

125. Ni icyaha rumarabantu.

Wowe wumva inama ziriho none

Iyo dushaka ingana mu bantu

Ntibikurundira ubwo bubasha

Ngo uce ku munyu umufasha wawe

130. Jya umenya ubwenge ukore ushishoje.

Hirwa weho uhamijwe ihirwe

Uhore uhuje amahoro ahinda

Ngo aho uruhayi rw’agahurumbe

Rutaguhundagaza iheru

135. Jya uhora uhetse igihugu utuye.

Ingeri insumbije kubasanga

Ngo nze nsemure ibi bidasanzwe

Nsize nyisonzeye ngo idusure

Maze iby’ibyasha bibure ibyuka

140. Dukora, iterambere rirambe.

Ni umusare usasiye isura

Usanzwe usiga isura ikeye

Ngo abasenda babure icyanzu

Kuko icyo cyasha gifite ishozi

145. Ntutugishaka ko kidutura.

   © Mwalimu LAKHPIN

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How To Learn English Through Music

It is known or believed that music can be an effective tool of learning English (and/or other subjects) or any other foreign language though there might be other ways. Like in the original versions of films, song lyrics are the best source of words and expressions to memorize with fun. In addition, listening or imitating foreign songs helps to increase the pronunciation level. I will provide with you some useful ideas to help you learn English with music and invite you to practice this method which I personally appreciate. I have used it for so long and found it working. Learning a language through music, you must follow some guidelines :

     Choose the song you like

It is not necessary to complicate things choosing the kind of music to listen to. The advice is to begin with the songs you already listen to and find their lyrics. We do listen to many songs that we may like a day, but we do not pay attention on the content/message and the meaning of the spoken words within them. I hope you know that practice makes perfect. Repeating is the key tool to learn in any domain of life.

     Try to sing and imitate without reading

When you need to increase your pronunciation level, it is important to sing the song you are listening to, trying to imitate the same pronunciation without looking at the lyrics. So, when you read singing, your bad way of pronunciation will pop up again. Don’t have a problem that you don’t understand what you sing, the important is to pronounce well. Here you try to write the words as long as you listen to them.

      Find the lyrics

You may search for the lyrics on the internet via Google « lyrics+song name+artist(if you know)”. Whether you need a translation, it is easy to translate it on Google translate to find out the meaning but I do not encourage you to translate by Google. Otherwise, find someone who may explain that for you.

      Listen to the song while reading the lyrics

It’s time to listen and read. You will be surprised to find the words and phrases that you already knew the meaning, but you didn’t mind about them before (i.e it is not always easy to understand the words of a foreign language by yourself). Concentrate yourself on interesting phrases for you or just the chorus. When you know the chorus of all your preferred songs, that’s all to let you learn new words in English.

      Listen again and begin to sing

Now you know some phrases or words and the general meaning, you can continue listening to it while singing. When you get used to it, you can make it yourself and master all the words, getting in the mood of the song than before. You will find out that you are singing the same song in the car, bathroom, restaurant,…whereby you will begin using the same words in different context. This is not automatic, you must keep on repeating. After a certain time used to this exercise try some songs which have as many words as possible like Rap songs and learn the words but make sure you don’t focus on the Rappers’ pronunciation because they have their own way to speak. Take the words, the general meaning and judge them.

Note : Don’t think you will have to use two to ten songs a day. One or two are enough to go. And one hour enough on the song for both steps. 

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How To Succeed In Drama Career - 7 Effective Secrets

You're not the only one asking this question. The answer is simple but applicable. I've been working with Theatre learners for years and this question popped up when I tried to talk about the importance of drama. Many people ask themselves whether there is a way of being successful in "Drama". I will not say that there are such ways because it is a large industry that everybody steps in differently. The best way to live drama is imagining and imitating. I am going to share with you some tips that I found working and that many other famous dramatists applied. I made this research during four years studying theatre and being a practitioner with street kids in Kigali. I applied the same and it worked. I don't regret a one year no job, no vacancy... after graduating from the college, but learning from every possible corner made me stand up and still. Find these tips below and analyze them more carefully:

1. RICH AND HIGH EXPECTATIONS with DETERMINATION: Life is only about how you make it happen! Life is designed the way you can plan building a house, finding the resources, the means and even the interest. It doesn’t end by just establishing the building. But furthermost, you begin by configuring a certain target. What would you do with the house when it’s there? Whatever skill you choose in drama asks determination and passion. What do you expect from it? This goes by what would you like to be or accomplish in a given period of time to come? Set goals and try in one way or another to think beyond money. When you consider yourself as a simple person, you will find yourself a losing individual in life with nothing really working.

2. LEARNING SPIRIT: When you are done with some drama courses, don’t assume that you are skilled enough to go. Keep learning. The course you got is the basis that leads you to deep learning. Read books, go to concerts and performances, watch movies and attend workshops. There is no big workshop or small, what matters is what you get from it. All are there for you to extract some essential skills to foster your knowledge. Consult other experts however it is possible to you. Acquire new knowledge and try to rehearse. If you are in drama, there is no need for you to be a football fan; if you go there by just assisting, you are failing because there is nothing getting improved to your creativity. Learn as much as you can. By learning more, you’ll be selective and figure out what works better what doesn’t.

3. PASSION AND COMMITMENT: Once you get in, you don’t get out easily for it asks you to commit yourself and love it even though you are gaining a zero tangible income ("money"). Many people and many theatre companies failed they have put money on the first spot. Whether you are looking for money fast, go elsewhere like in trade, teaching and other businesses. But if your focus is the well-being of the people, do theatre. You will even spend much than you can earn. Profession in theatre is much about being recognized than how much you get paid. Our work is closer to God, humanity and spirits. So, you deal with people and the entire world. Whoever judges theatre, judges life because theatre is life and acting the art of living. Nobody will wait until he needs you. They will wait until your skills are needed. Don't panic or waste your time and money applying for such jobs because you won't be shortlisted. At least if you did some small staffs that made you seen.

4. NETWORKING AND TEAM WORKING: Like in many other businesses, networking is an important and a core element for the growth. Doing "Drama" asks nothing other than connection. Team working doesn’t mean the team of practitioners behind you every day. People may know you with what you do, and that’s all it takes. Don’t think of people like you or those who are lower than you and even the experts. You need them all. Imagine if you taught somebody who earlier becomes famous. Won’t he/she spread you out? Keep connecting until your world ends.

5. PERSISTENCE AND HARD WORKING: Never tire up while in drama because you will find most of the jobs boring and discouraging especially when rehearsing. A successful career in theatre requires persistence too, though trainings, skills and talent must be present to get on it. You are working on a piece of theatre but five hours are gone without a single scene fixed. If you are not persistent, you will drop so immediately. In Drama, be ready to be deceived, thirsty, hungry, annoyed and sometimes out of control. But it is not time to let it go. That’s the right time to work on your improvisational motives.

6. INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY: Theater-makers are like sponges that absorb water. They are like a tree that accumulates carbonated air and transforms it into oxygenated air. Think critical and show to the world the new trials you bring in. Keep researching for new and improving what’s already active.

7. IMPROVISATION: This term is not new for you if you've been in the game for some time. You cannot rely on the things done or established by other and become a professional theatre-maker. Think thrice on the things that none else has ever thought of or innovate the existing ones. By this you will have a go. Keep motivating yourself that nothing is impossible for you make and whatever comes into your mind, exercise it and see what it makes. Don't waste time on copying otherwise you'll find yourself making mistakes that are being done by so many people and you will automatically fail. 

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