Freedom Is All I Want

Mama,
Please listen to me,
Listen to what my heart has,
And be my spokesperson to the elders,
For my attempts of talking to them are not yielding fruits,
Maybe they can listen to you.

Mama,
I love Nyakundi's daughter,
She's modernized and highly civilized like me,
Our love is mutual,
Mama, it's not all about knowing the ways of the land but love,
I will teach her what she doesn't know,
Please Mama talk to the elders.

Mama,
Those are not paints on her lips,
It's called lipstick which adds beauty to her,
She doesn't walk half naked, it's how classy women dress,
She doesn't have charms, it's because she knows what love is,
Mama, Nyakundi's daughter will make a perfect match for me,
Please convince the elders.

Mama,
Of what use to marry Momanyi's daughter because of our culture?
I don't love her at all,
How can the elders say she's of my caliber yet she's not civilized?
It's high time you should give me a chance to choose my wife alone,
It's high time you should consider my feelings too,
And not what society dictates.
Mama please talk to them.