"A Red, Red Rose" in Kinyarwandan by Basil

“Umutuku, Umutuku Rosa” ya Robert Burns

Urukundo wanjye ni nkumutuku, umutuku rosa

Ruzamuka muri Kamena:

Urukundo rwanjye ninkinderi mbo nziza

Iryoshye ikinwe.

Urukundo rwanjye, runjana,

Mubwiza bwawe:

Nzajukundo kugeza, nshuti,

Kugeza inyanja zikamye.

Kugeza inyanja zikamye, nshuti,

Kugeza urutare rushonze:

Nzagukunda kugeze, nshuti,

Nzagukunda urudashira.

Uri mwiza, rukundo rwanjye,

Uri mwiza mugihe nyacyo!

nzagaruka kandi, mukundwa

Hari ibihumbi buibirometero.

“A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns

 My love is like a red, red rose

   That’s newly sprung in June :

My love is like the melody

   That’s sweetly played in tune.

 As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,

   So deep in love am I :

And I will love thee still, my dear,

   Till a’ the seas gang dry.

 Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,

   And the rocks melt wi’ the sun :

And I will love thee still, my dear,

   While the sands o’ life shall run.

 And fare thee weel, my only love,

   And fare thee weel a while !

And I will come again, my love,

   Thou’ it were ten thousand mile.