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Yellow bird, yellow bird, |
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Do not settle on the broussonetias, |
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Do not eat my paddy. |
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The people of this country, |
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Are not willing to treat me well. |
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I will return, I will go back, |
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Back to my country and kin. |
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Yellow bird, yellow bird, |
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Do not settle on the mulberry trees, |
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Do not eat my maize. |
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The people of this country, |
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Will not let me come to an understanding with them. |
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I will return, I will go back, |
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Back to my brethren. |
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Yellow bird, yellow bird, |
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Do not settle on the oaks, |
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Do not eat my grand millet. |
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The people of this country, |
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I cannot dwell with. |
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I will return, I will go back, |
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Back to my uncles. |
Published
by The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, © Copyright 2003
by Anne Kinney and the University of Virginia