When my good, fast horse shakes its head The bit of its bridle go \"shyngyr-shyngyr.\" But most of all I miss my sweetheart. My heart flutters with the sound of \"chimmir chimmir.\"
Eki doruum bazhyn oÿda Ezer chügen shynggyr- shynggyr Erge karam chazhyn oÿda Chavagazy chaÿyr-chaÿyr.
When my horse shakes its head The bridle and saddle go \"shyngyr-shyngyr.\" When my sweetheart turns her head, The beads in her hair swing \"chaiyr, chaiyr.\"
Cape Verdian verse:
Es e mi amigo 'li, M ka pode papia ku el, M ka pode monta caballo, Ma m cre pa canta ku el.
This is my friend here, I cannot talk to him. I cannot ride a horse, But I wish to sing with him.