1. A mountain of thorn is Bandaukam
Diverse, scattered, hostile

2. No shade is sweet, no water as it grew
No crops, no flowers light up the valleys

3. In it hyenas meet with the south wind
And owls in it to calamity cling

4. Why not choose another place
Like the gardens of Rome you’re used to

5. For your sake with great effort your people
Bore the toil of this long valley