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Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
– Mkoba wa shule mkononi, anaondoka nyumbani asubuhi na mapema
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
– Kupunga kwaheri na tabasamu isiyo na akili
I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness
– Ninamtazama akienda na kuongezeka kwa huzuni hiyo inayojulikana
And I have to sit down for a while
– Na lazima nikae chini kwa muda
The feeling that I’m losing her forever
– Hisia kwamba ninampoteza milele
And without really entering her world
– Na bila kuingia katika ulimwengu wake
I’m glad whenever I can share her laughter
– Ninafurahi wakati wowote ninapoweza kushiriki kicheko chake
That funny little girl
– Msichana huyo mdogo mcheshi
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Kuteleza kwenye vidole vyangu kila wakati
I try to capture every minute
– Ninajaribu kukamata kila dakika
The feeling in it
– Hisia ndani yake
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Kuteleza kwenye vidole vyangu kila wakati
Do I really see what’s in her mind?
– Je, mimi kweli kuona nini katika akili yake?
Each time I think I’m close to knowing
– Kila wakati nadhani niko karibu kujua
She keeps on growing
– Anaendelea kukua
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Kuteleza kwenye vidole vyangu kila wakati
Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
– Kulala machoni mwetu, yeye na mimi kwenye meza ya kifungua kinywa
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
– Nikiwa macho kidogo, niliacha wakati wa thamani upite
Then when she’s gone, there’s that odd melancholy feeling
– Kisha wakati yeye ni gone, kuna kwamba ajabu melancholy hisia
And a sense of guilt I can’t deny
– Na hisia ya hatia siwezi kukataa
What happened to the wonderful adventures
– Nini kilichotokea kwa adventures ya ajabu
The places I had planned for us to go?
– Maeneo ambayo nilikuwa nimepanga tuende?
(Slipping through my fingers all the time)
– (Slipping kupitia vidole yangu wakati wote)
Well, some of that we did, but most we didn’t
– Naam, baadhi ya hayo tulifanya, lakini wengi hatukufanya
And why, I just don’t know
– Na kwa nini, sijui tu
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Kuteleza kwenye vidole vyangu kila wakati
I try to capture every minute
– Ninajaribu kukamata kila dakika
The feeling in it
– Hisia ndani yake
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Kuteleza kwenye vidole vyangu kila wakati
Do I really see what’s in her mind?
– Je, mimi kweli kuona nini katika akili yake?
Each time I think I’m close to knowing
– Kila wakati nadhani niko karibu kujua
She keeps on growing
– Anaendelea kukua
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Kuteleza kwenye vidole vyangu kila wakati
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
– Wakati mwingine napenda kwamba ningeweza kufungia picha
And save it from the funny tricks of time
– Na uihifadhi kutoka kwa hila za kuchekesha za wakati
Slipping through my fingers
– Kuteleza kupitia vidole vyangu
Slipping through my fingers all the time
– Kuteleza kwenye vidole vyangu kila wakati
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
– Mkoba wa shule mkononi, anaondoka nyumbani asubuhi na mapema
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
– Kupunga kwaheri na tabasamu isiyo na akili
