One breath away from Mother Oceania
Your nimble feet make prints in my sand
You have done good for yourselves
Since you left my wet embrace and crawled ashore

Every boy is a snake, is a lily
Every pearl is a lynx, is a girl
Sweet like harmony made into flesh
You dance by my side, children sublime

You show me continents
I see the islands
You count the centuries
I blink my eyes

Hawks and sparrows race in my waters
Stingrays are floating across the sky
Little ones, my sons and my daughters
Your sweat is salty, I am why

I am why
I am why
Your sweat is salty, I am why
I am why
I am why