Ninyokha nabwana kumulilo.
I wake up and make fire.
Ninaamka na kuwasha moto.
Nayusia muningilo.
I stir the pot.
Ninakoroga uji kwenye chungu.
Sikila sina nekhalabana lukani…
… ne wandayase kenyaa busa.
Why do I work so hard…
… when my brother is busy playing?
Kwa nini ninafanya kazi kwa bidii…
…wakati mdogo wangu anacheza?