[Verse 1]
I left East
to travel West
This profound peace
my dearest friend
[Pre chorus]
Mi woyniima hirnaangge
Payiimi funaanggi
Buuɗal Yurmeende
Holliimi laawol
(I said goodbye to the sunset
Stepped towards the sunrise
Râ the Almighty
Showed me the way)
[Chorus]
Day by day, so much sorrow
Day by day, so much sorrow
[Verse 1]
Crossed the desert
Drank at the rivers
I searched all around
Tell me what I found
[Pre chorus]
Ndoungou arri
toɓo toɓi
Huɗu fuɗɗi
Holto gonɗa?
(The wet season is here
The rain has fallen
The grass has grown
Where are you?)
[Chorus]
Day by day, so much sorrow
Day by day, so much sorrow
[Bridge]
mi reewe naanggi
Holto gonɗa,
mi tacci ladde
Holto gonɗa
mi mutti e maayo
Holto gonɗa
mi jaɓɓiima weeyo
Hotlo gonɗa
(I followed the sun
Where are you?
I crossed the forest
Where are you?
I dived in the sea
Where are you?
I embraced the emptiness
Where are you?)
[Chorus]
Day by day so much sorrow
Day by day so much sorrow
[Outro]
I left East
to travel West
This profound peace
my dearest friend
Day by day, so much sorrow