My tribe has bid me wander To seek and find my fate A trial to prove me worthy In the stars my future waits A journey open ended Without a time or plan To find what I did not seek And then I could return Riddles to confuse me To show my trusting heart They send me on a journey To find where I must start And I will need their wisdom To inherit in my day To learn to lead my people To find the perfect way Beyond the rivers of Kush I come Tis Abay, Tis Abay To the land of King Solomon Konjo, Konjo Tis Abay Oh Na Axum Tis Abay, Tis Abay Na Hyak Tana Konjo, Konjo Tis Abay The lover of the Queen of Sheba Tis Abay, Tis Abay Our mighty Queen Makeda Konjo, Konjo Tis Abay Oh Na Axum Tis Abay, Tis Abay Na Hyak Tana Konjo, Konjo Tis Abay She bore to him a little son Tis Abay, Tis Abay Who brought us the Ark of the Covenant Konjo, Konjo Tis Abay Oh Na Axum Tis Abay, Tis Abay Na Hyak Tana Konjo, Konjo Tis Abay The Ark is kept in a holy place Tis Abay, Tis Abay In the land of Axum we keep it safe Konjo, Konjo Tis Abay Oh Na Axum Tis Abay, Tis Abay Na Hyak Tana Konjo, Konjo Tis Abay