Blessed are you
With tender feet
Fresh as dew
Whose skin so supple
And eyes so gentle
Melt our hearts
And our skin, warm
Whose purity
With innocent mischief
Our lips shape
With crescent smiles
With laughter
How fast
They grow
How intelligence
They show
Footprints of a great lineage
Footprints of a great heritage
Footprints of Great Ibom
Footprints of Nigeria
Blessed are you
O Akwa Ibom
With a king
A true man of faith
Whose voice
Like clashing of waves
Shows us
How to rise
Whose prints
Are marked
Here on this soil
Leading us to greatness
Blessed are you
With a queen
A beacon of hope
Who, like the rising sun
Lights up our world
Blessed are you
Akwa Ibom nnyin
With a people
Intelligent, loving, kind, innovative
Saying no to cowardice
Striving for greatness
Living for the now
Living for tomorrow
Living up to the greatness of Ibom
A people with one parentage
One heritage
Who love to toil
On the same soil
Land of living legends
Like Obong Victor Attah
And God’s will Akpabio
Land rich in diversity
How proud are we
To call you mother
For in your beauty and wealth
You reign
Mother of all kinds
Mother of legends
Past, present, tomorrow!
Long shall you live
Long shall we call you mother
Akwa Ibom
Land of our parentage
Land of our heritage.
Translation:
Nnyin – our