Recording Notes: Recorded in Namuncha, Kenya - 9/17/2001. This is a popular lullaby that first appeared in the 1970's. God in this song refers to the Christian deity. Copyright 2001.

Hoyia Hoo
(Nonsense Phrase)

Who has beaten my child?
She is the one I love.
Keep Quiet.
Don’t cry anymore.
I don’t want you to be beaten.
I give you what you like.
You are loved by God, your mother and father.
Above all you are loved by God.
God loves you most.
I don’t want you to be beaten.
I don’t want you to cry or be angry.
I love you.
Stop crying (repeat).