N'nasema sitaki sukuma wiki tena, waiter! ebu mia dek (I said I don't want 'Sukuma Wiki' again, waiter! please serve me a 'Dek')

Kinyalo mia osuga fresh from Bumala mond amuod gi nyoyo (If you can, please give me 'Osuga' fresh from Bumala so I can have it with some 'Nyoyo')

Lakini pimna matin achamo kenda to okan gi pesa mangeny (But give me a small portion, I don't have a lot of money)

Heh! nimepoteza, sina do (Heh! I've lost it, I'm out of cash)

Atim nade? (What shall I do?)

Ibiro timo nade? (What shall you do?)

Antawere, antawere, antawere, antawerea

Ninasukuma wiki na sukuma wiki (I'm pushing through the week on 'Sukuma Wiki')

Antawere, antawere, antawere, antaa

Ninasukuma wiki na sukuma wiki (I'm pushing through the week on 'Sukuma Wiki')