I have dirt on my shoes
stuck mud
from the cold I kept the chaps
and burnt skin
the wind made me close my eyes
I walked miles and miles
but I found nothing

The road was long and hard
and hurt my feet
dust on my face
had embedded
stumbling over roots
scratching my legs on thorns
I crossed
the country from end to end
my sorrow was a heavy burden
to carry

A single day spent without her
is a suffering
and my heart hanging on a string
swings
a single moment without news from her
diminishes me
because a single moment spent without her
is a lost moment

And the tempo of the crickets accompanies me
towards my village my companion
a flight of doves moves away
and the tempo of the crickets accompanies me

On the way back
oh I pondered
I will tell her my love
come near the orchard
the sky opened my eyes
I walked miles and miles
but I found nothing
but artificial rain
and deadly mushrooms
to subsist
understanding was a heavy task
now I know my ties
are by her side

A single day spent without her
is a suffering
and my heart hanging on a string
swings
a single moment without news from her
diminishes me
because a single moment spent without her
is a lost moment

A single day spent without her
is a suffering
and my heart hanging on a string
swings
a single moment without news from her
diminishes me
because a single moment spent without her
is a lost moment

And the tempo of the crickets accompanies me
towards my village my companion
a flight of doves moves away
and the tempo of the crickets accompanies me

and the tempo of the crickets accompanies me (ad lib)

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