POETRY
AFRICA
β POEMΒ byΒ Bennitah Owembabazi
(Translated fromΒ Ruyankore)
Africa, Africa, Africa of valiant warriors in ancient Savannahs,
My granny sings about Africa, Although I have never met you,
Your blood is present in my veins on the banks of that far-off river.
Your gorgeous,
Dark blood that nourishes the crops,
The blood of your perspiration,
And servitude.
Tell me about Africa,
A bowed back?
That buckles under the pressure of shame,
Red scarred and trembling back.
The whip beneath the hot sun,
A somber voice responds to me,
Impulsive youngster,
Robust and youthful.
Magnificently by itself,
Among the faded white blooms
Africa emerging once more,
As my humbled continent.
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(Self-translation from Ruyankore)
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Africa, Africa, Africa of valiant warriors in ancient Savannahs,
My granny sings about Africa, Although I have never met you,
Your blood is present in my veins on the banks of that far-off river.
Your gorgeous,
Dark blood that nourishes the crops,
The blood of your perspiration,
And servitude.
Tell me about Africa,
A bowed back?
That buckles under the pressure of shame,
Red scarred and trembling back.
The whip beneath the hot sun,
A somber voice responds to me,
Impulsive youngster,
Robust and youthful.
Magnificently by itself,
Among the faded white blooms
Africa emerging once more,
As my humbled continent.
β¦.
(Self-translation from Ruyankore)
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Bennitah Owembabazi
Bennitah Owembabazi (also known as Kirabo Writes) is a Ugandan passionate young poet and short story writer. She was born 3rd October 2003 in Entebbe, Uganda. Currently, she has been residing in Mbarara city, and doing her course in Information Technology from the Multitech Business School, Kampala. She loves reading and writing, and she writes both in her mother tongue Ruyankore and English. She has participated in various competitions and received appreciation certificates like Iraka Africa Writers Guild, Uganda for her poetry and writings. She also publishes an online English literary journal βKirabo Writes Magazineβ.
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