Weave Ginkah tight, Mom
Weave Ginkgo tightly
Down in the tunjalak, Mom
Down in the tunjalak

Lots of yams, Mom
Dense yams (wool felt coat)
And patterned rugs, Mom
And patterned rugs

On here loom there it is, mom
On here loom there is
A bottle of mastica, mom
A board with figs
A bottle of mastic, mom
A board with figs
Flute
Once Ginka knocks, mom (with the prybar)
Once Ginka knocks
Twice she swallows from the bottle, mom
Twice she swallows from the bottle
Braino say to Ginka, mom
Braino say to Ginka
Give it up Ginke
This tedious drinking
Give it up Guike
This tedious drinking
Flute
How can I give up, Briano
How to give up
If I don’t have a first love
from our village
I don’t have a first love
from our village.
Flute