E je kin gbe eru yin
Let me carry your load
E je kin gbe eru yin
Let me wipe away the tears
Don’t you know?
Your pain is
A burden
On my shoulder
A tear from you
Breaks my heart
Am but a child
But I know life hasn’t been fair to you
Am but a child
But I know
I have a little cash
Sugbon, t’ni ba lowo, ma’a toju gbogbo yin[but if a have money I would give to you]
Am but a stranger in this land
But tears fill my heart
At the sight of poverty in this land
Forgive the unworthy
Forgive the thieves
Or, rather
Place a curse in their generations to come
Forget the, pain, if for a minute
And envision our country
With properties and riches
Forget that retirement
Brings another form of hardship
Ha! E ma binu [don’t be angry]
Written by: Adebanke Falade