I am old and weak and my belly craves food.
Who has soaked the maica for the mao?[328]
Wife.
I, even I myself, have soaked the maica.
I have soaked the maica for the mao.
Chorus.
We, even we ourselves, have soaked the maica.
We have soaked the maica for the mao.
The whole process of growing, harvesting, and preparing the manioc for cassava is thus related, then the chief will ask:
Who has made the mao that I may eat?