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Shona Definition
Munhu ane chinhu chinodiwa nomwoyo wake anogona kutandara zvake nezvimwe zvinhu asi iwo mwoyo unoramba uchifunga chinhu chiya nguva nenguva.
English Translation
However much someone busies himself with other company or concerns, the thing he truly loves stays at the front of his mind. The bachelor's attention may rest on the mvana, but his longing lies elsewhere.
Cultural Context
“The source notes this saying also circulates as a riddle, with the expected answer being a boy and his girlfriend.”
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This is a variant of
Chidhiidhii kutsvara hundi / mwoyo uri kumakotoThe little bird scratches about in the empty chaff, but its mind is fixed on the chaff that still holds grain. What someone is visibly busy with is not always what he is really after.