#Xikanxik
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• Xikanxik sidiica xaay, tiitiyal kak maxayyoowa.
• Tiiy isikkel Kak quukutaah, kaxxam ittak mataddeera.
• Fanal Keenik tanim soláay, akak tabiyyi waytima
• Keenik migaq xikanxikiy, baaxô bagul suge xeeti
• Akah dagom awlâ qambooy, loynâ wayah ken gaafisen.
• Xikanxiika kah baluqtem, qaduwwitte edde abte atka
• Mango alluwway saqa_baktak, gitak adda Ken madaba
• Mangom admoh kah temeeteeh, buka cinteh xikanxiika 
• Gersi xeetik migaq fayya kah'yem ken hadana
• Ittalih makoysitaanaay, wiilih yan mara ceelan
• Xikanxik desso kah yekkeeh, kah naddoowem uma alluwwa
• Garboh alwáh kaal seecak, xikanxiika baknay iyyen
• Xikanxiikak samad baysah, mango macxu Kah gaaboosen
• Samad baysah yekke gaadut mango mandar raaqiseenih
• Gaane gaddaay luk sugeenik, karramana kak buubeenih 
• Xiine kala' abte makkot, Ken baxiseenih sidiica xaah
• Afâ baaxoh kü amolâyyo, xikanxiika ittak baxisseh
• Ni cuggaaney kuuxe'wayle, xikanxiika Agle kalteh
• xikan xik raabiteh baxsaay, raabiteh duude waa quuka 
• Dibuukiyak wakali axcuk, goonáytit kaa ramaddoosa
• Lem gabak kaak qakkookisuh, ramad ceelak kaa waklisa.
• Agxitek kay ramad yakkeeh, calgeyek kaa ganaasaqa.
• Xikan-xiika sidiica exxal, edde xintam kaxxa quuka.
• Kaxxa quukah Ken quukussam, sidoc takke garboh alwá.
• Wakrik abbah yan damaqtaay, dalcuu kee loqô yangula
• Damaqti quukusa labha, duma mangom tuble labha
• Duma' suge' gaafurreyti, keenil yekkem kaxxa dalka
• Bagut keenih luk yen naqbu, kak yumbulleh maaqarinna.
• Tu baahe kal Ken yiggifeeh, sayyo kinnih macabinna.
• Gafurreyti naggartimeeh, kaak taama wakri nagre.
• Kaa nagartem kaak baxaay, kasle wakri
• Xika xikih farmo rubeeh, fayla edde tan farmo ruubeh
• Qeebi hinnay namqay iyyeeh, niqbtoonum warsitâ-ye.
• Goransitam inni'koytaay, niqibyom cakki waamâ ye
• Wayya haytam inkih geyaay, niqbtoomuk emeqâ-ye
• Wiilik ittah wagareeniih, tama wagrik qeebi yayse
• Wakrî wagri keenil baahem, dumî qeebit ken magenna.
• Fiqmah isin yoo tikâyeeh, fiqmáh abba isih yekke.
• Damaaqe kee xikaxiika, inki fiqmaay inkim lê_ye
• Inkim linot qilaagisak, luk sugeenim kak nagrite
• Badaay barril tan damaaqe ginni gurral Ken marisse.
• Maxco tublek af malabaay, usug dalkaay dayla wayte.
• Dayla waytek uma dalkaay, raagah rabak num mawadda
• Tama dalka kaxxa dalkaay, xikaxiikah baati lowta.
• Qusba ramad gonnistaah, kaxxa dalka badaaqisa
• Ta dalkak ramid bayuh, aftabi kak nabam gibda.
• Garcisinni qusba horak, gonnisa isin ta qalloyta
• Kay dalka sittah warisaay, Kay ramadak sinni cata
• Garci cabaay, aysa ginni ramad maggo Lina
• Xikanxiika inki meelaay, ginni keenit lagoh mayan
• Aftabu tannal kak abaay ta qalloytat kaa debera
• Xikanxiika ittal gacisaay, isin buuti elle xika
• Xinxiikal buuti xikoh, maballoowaay, kah malisa
• Buuti xikoh bacooy gurmud kah esketta
• Elle alaytam wayto malik, alaysitaay lem caglita
• Marin xalay yakme maaqot, sin xalay songoddam ceda.