Dear my sleeping child br It came like a nightmare br Pained me like labour pains br That you my sleeping child br Were murdered before mothered br That you were denied the sound of my heartbeat br & br The taste of the fruit of my sweat br That you my innocent sleeping child br Paid eternal visit to the elders prematurely br br My sleeping child br O bone dikoma magalagapa br Dikhupamarama re hwa natso br Nna ke rethetha sehlodimare boka mohlologadi br Dear child tell me why br Why did your mother shed no tear? br In the memory of your heartache calm br br My sleeping child br Rest with ancestors br The earth so undomesticated br I will not cope rather visit you at paradise.