I remember my mother cleaning her carpets by turning them upside down on the snow What could be a treat for your heart's delight? Father and daughter It's very hot at midday on the sand Look to your sisters, daughter See they are shaded They have each other And their Ayah I want to ride that camel, father Well wear your sunshade hat, daughter Darling daughter weep for your mother Care for your little sisters They are twins, they have each other But I will be their little mother We will go over the sea, daughter Over the water What will we do there, over the sea, father? Will it be warm there? No, it is colder over the water But we will bring our Ayah Can I ride a horse there father? Or something other? We will play tennis, my daughter Like I taught you I will live at the workplace quarters Since my back hurts, daughter Not with us, my father? No, you and your sisters Will have this house and a keeper To feed you and love you My dark-eyed, dark-haired daughters Like your beautiful mother before you |