Thou must not feed,
O Tuyallay,[FN#17]
In nusta's field,
O Tuyallay.
Thou must not rob,
O Tuyallay,
The harvest maize,
O Tuyallay.




[FN#17] The tuya (coccoborus chrysogaster) is a small finch, and
tuyallay means 'my little tuya.'




The grains are white,
O Tuyallay,
So sweet for food,
O Tuyallay.
The fruit is sweet,
O Tuyallay,
The leaves are green
O Tuyallay;
But the trap is set,
O Tuyallay.
The lime is there,