Sumayah… br br Wayo sumayah br br Sweet song of the nightingale br br Music from across the savannah br br Like the gentle prayer of angels br br br br Sumayah na br br Soyaya ruwan zuma br br Sumayah O Sumayah br br Sumayah rabin rai na br br br br Why give power to my feet br br And steal away its brilliance br br Why teach me the beats br br And leave me alone to dance br br br br I cannot stand alone br br Cos I’ve lost my balustrade br br My wings are gone br br But I can still fly to your aid. br br br br I’m in a room filled with light br br But darkness still prevails br br I can’t tell my left from my right br br And I wonder where I failed. br br br br Sumayah O Sumayah br br Radiance in peaches and cream br br Ni daya ke daya br br ….my lifelong dream. br br br br Sumayah…colossal beauty br br Bright as the northern star br br Cat walking on the chests of the high and mighty br br And shutting them out of her heart’s altar. br br br br I’ve learnt two new words since you left br br Emptiness and misery br br My life is unkempt br br And your leaving is still a mystery. br br br br Return Sumayah, I pray thee br br To relish once more with you, a love so true br br For without you, there is no me br br Cos all I want and ever will need is you.