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(A)Nandikukulembedde
    ne nkuleeta mu nnyumba ya mmange,
    oyo eyangigiriza.
Nandikuwadde wayini okunywa ng’alimu ebyakaloosa,
    omubisi ogw’amakomamawanga gange.

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I would lead you
    and bring you to my mother’s house(A)
    she who has taught me.
I would give you spiced wine to drink,
    the nectar of my pomegranates.

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(A)ejjiba lyange, owange ataliiko bbala, ow’enjawulo,
    mwana muwala eyazaalibwa yekka, ayagalibwa ennyo nnyina
    okusinga abalala, y’ansingira mu bonna.
Abawala baamulaba ne bamuyita wa mukisa;
    bakabaka abakazi n’abazaana baamutenda.

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but my dove,(A) my perfect one,(B) is unique,
    the only daughter of her mother,
    the favorite of the one who bore her.(C)
The young women saw her and called her blessed;
    the queens and concubines praised her.

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