Beaven Tapureta, WIN Founder & Director
WIN members are advised that we will hold a meeting in January 2013 to discuss certain plans for the New Year. New members are welcome. Also note our already launched two projects for next year, that is, the poetry anthology and short story anthology. Send in your material now. We will however soon add pages on the blog with all the info you need about these two projects which we started this year and wrote about in one of our newsletters. Do take care during the holidays and above all, love.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
RHYTHMS OF TONGA DRUMS
NOONE WANGU
Bamwi bati,
ngunamaanda,
Bamwi bati
nkansweempya,
Sunu bamwi
bati nkasechelo,
Wangu ndimuti
Noone.
Buzuba
mbundakamuti mwe!
Kwakabilabila
mulindime,
Wakandisiya
mooyo,
Akulya
kwakalengwaana kunjila.
Lyakandibbillila
achitimbitimbi mumiyeeyo,
Bwakandilampila
busiku mwanaandeende,
Chilabila
chati mpendi,
Kabucha
ndiye nkundakabbiikizya.
Musinzo
wakafwiimpa oobo buunsi,
Inche menso
mukupa, achinso ninsumo,
Oolu lumwemwe,
Te ndayeemuka biya!
Ndakaliwaala
lyanamatila, maa dokuusowa mukosi.
Mooyo wangu
wabotelwa, ndakumena!
Wandivuna
wandiyanda, sunu chilabila nchalukondo.
Kupengaana
kwamana, bukwaansa bwasika,
Ndakubweza
waba noone wangu.
Ndakaatantalika
malundu, ndaatukunia magezi.
Ndakaduda
zisakasaka, ndazubuka milonga,
Njakukuvwima
na peepe, nkumuunda na peepe,
Ndalikweendela
nduwe noone wangu.
Ndileke ndizapuulwe
alwako luyando olike,
Ndakonkezya
kukubotezya lyoonse.
Ayebo
chiita mboyeeya akunonelwa andime,
Nduwe noone wangu , Ndime noone wako.
Na ndalanga
busyu bwako, abuteteete bwamooyo wako,
Lumwemwe,
lukondo akulikankayizya ngazyandikoma.
Nibaamba
kuti ndakalisigwa, ngandati iyi,
Kkekke
lyaamuchado nduwe wakandilisika noone.
By Rev. Jeffrey Muleya, Binga
(This poem is a
celebratory song of a happy man dedicated to his beautiful sweetie (noone) whose love, care and beauty makes the man happy daily - Rev JM).
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