You, drops of rain

You, heroes of life

You have arrived

At an opportune time

A time of need

With valour unshakable

You have emancipated plants

From the noose of sorrow

In the hearts of people

Animals, insects and birds

You have born beautiful rays

Of the light of delight

Yesterday, we never smiled-

Dust whistled at us in derisively

The sun treated us insolently

Cows, goats and warthogs

Had their bodies emaciated

But today

The children of sheep

Oh, behold them in the courtyard!

They jump and somersault

For the tender warmth of delight

Fills their blood

In the eyes of the chicken

Hope glitters-

Signs are speaking

In the near future

Sorghum will glisten

Bulrush will blossom

Bringing to an end the struggles

Beside the mortar and the pestle

You invaluable guests

Be in no haste to depart

Stay, be a metal fortress

Against the grenades

Of drought and famine