17 April 2012

PART OF AFRICA

PART OF AFRIKA 
© Farouk Asvat 


Kanti, ek is amper-boeshie.
Maar ek sal pass vir 'n koelie
Al blom ek met die darkie boys van Soweto
En kit soos 'n clevah.



© farouk asvat

[] WIETIE WHAT-WHAT: 

Bra Frooks is ...
                    []  nes 'n skollie
                    []  'n egte skollie
                    []  'n tsotsi
                    []  a real scamp
                    []  streetwise
                    []  the jokerman

Bra Frooks ...
                    []  praat soos 'n skollie
                    []  wietie soos 'n joster
                    []  wietie what-what
                    []  tunes like a durbanite
                    []  speaks like an englishman

* original composed: 1976 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid];
# english translation: by farouk asvat: 2006. [South Africa under new apartheid].
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[] Acknowledgements:
    
Part Of Africa # / Part Of Afrika * was previously published in:

     The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p47, 1982); *
     Wietie # 1 (Sable, Johannesburg, p8, 1980); *
     Botsotso # 12 (Botsotso, Johannesburg, p59, 2002); *
     Afrika’nın Gerçeği: Turkish translation by İlyas Tunç, (2010); `
     Bra Frooks … (piquant publications, p17, 2006); *
     The Time Of Our Lives (piquant publications, p68!!, 2007); #
     https://faroukasvat-lingo.blogspot.com (17.04.2012); *
     https://faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com (02.09.2014); #
     Bra Frooks … (kindle, 2014); *
     Bra Frooks … (amazon book, p10, 2014); *
     The Time Of Our Lives (kindle, 2014); #
     The Time Of Our Lives (amazon book, p68, 2014). #
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<> blog archive: 17.04.2012 & 02.09.2014
<> blog archive: 17.04.2012
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[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
This Masquerade (short stories)
Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
In The House Of Love (novel)*
Weapons Of Words (comparative literature & literary criticism)

¨ all my books are now available on amazon: in paperback & kindle
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PART OF AFRICA 
© Farouk Asvat 

My mother wants me to look like a whiteman

Instead, I'm almost-coloured;
But I will pass for a coolie
Tho' I mix with the darkie boys from Soweto
An' dress like a wiseguy

Anyway, I never mingle with whiteys


© farouk asvat

* original composed: 1976 [Johannesburg, South Africa under apartheid];
# english translation: by farouk asvat: 2006. [South Africa under new apartheid].

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AFRIKA’NIN GERÇEĞI  

     Turkish translation by © İlyas Tunç

Beyaz adamlara benzememi istiyor annem

Aslında, renkliyim biraz;
Ama hamal sanacaklar beni
Sowetolu zenci çocuklardan ayrılsam
Bir çete üyesi gibi giyinsem bile

Neyse, hiç konuşmuyorum siyahların düşmanı beyaz bir adamla.

     Turkish translation by kind permission of © İlyas Tunç

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