kasiwa i  makasimba ere  ndakasimba kana makasimba ow  ndakasimba  you raise your head, you beat the sun  but your boys they lie so close to you  do you dare get up and wake the two   oh elias, I see you there at work in the day time  do you think you could answer all the questions in the world  in just one word- I think you could    [CHORUS:]  'cause if you die will I get word that your gone  or will I hear it in passing conversation  or will I stop short and fall to the ground  distance is short when your hand carries what your eye found    hold my hand just one more time  to see if you're really going to meet me  hold my hand just one more time  to see if you're really going to meet me  honest and manuel, well they're at school now  given the chance that their father's never seen  to see what's beyond section 17  and in ten years when you look back at your boys  well you know they've grown way taller than the tallest  sugar cane in the field    [CHORUS]    I see your wife she stands stooped over by the fire outside  and I see your boys and when they look up  you know I think they got their mother's eyes  'cause she looks so proud she looks so happy  she looks so proud she looks so happy    [CHORUS]