Nkekurie nde asa moro.
Ninaamka na kuwasha moto.
I wake up and make fire.
Nkekora madidi a kinungunyi.
Ninakoroga uji kwenye chungu.
I stir the pot.
Nki kitewe nkerunda owenyi tupu maneru icho oko nalekerundaa katema tupu?
Kwa nini ninafanya kazi kwa bidii…
…wakati mdogo wangu anacheza?
Why do I work so hard…
… when my brother is busy playing?