Nnemmbala Poem by obinna tochi

Holding your undying legacy,
Your undying legacy I held.

Nnemmbala!
Nnemmbala!
‘I called.'

As I drank of you
Your immortal wisdom I drank of.

Infallible your wisdom!
Infallible your wisdom!
Your wisdom infallible.

The source of all wisdom,
The source of Genesis -
You are.

Ah! Nnemmbala,
Ah! Nnemmbala,
Our benevolent river goddess.

The fountain of all wisdom.
Our citadel of living,
Living,
Living! is your immortal creed.
Oh! I say living.

To you, who saw the birth of the earth.
To you who is the lake of life.
To you Nnemmbala.
To you my immortal queen,
To you, goddess of the river,
To you my forevermore.