THE
PSEUDO-INTELLECTUALS
© Farouk Asvat
The intellectuals
From
the college of little knowledge
Still
talk about Marxism
Analyse
the situation
To
say 'The time is not ripe for a revolution'
But
the children are already rioting
An'
the workers are already on strike
An'
the terrorists are already on the border
But
the intellectuals still waver.
It's
the wiseguys on the corner who say
The
days of the law are numbered
© farouk asvat
original composed *: 1976 [Johannesburg,
South Africa under apartheid]
english translation #: by farouk asvat:
2006.
[] Acknowledgements:
The Pseudo-Intellectuals # /
Die Kamma-Intellectuals * was previously published in:
The Time Of Our Lives (black thoughts publications, p59, 1982); *
Vuka (Crescent, Durban, p16, 1981); *
Benoni Students' Movement (Actonville, 5th annual soccer
tournament, p58, 1982); *
University Students Bursary Committee (University of Witwatersrand,
p9, 1982); *
Race and Literature 15 Hein Willemse,
"Maa' Die Manne
Waver Nog: Jonger Swart Afrikaanse
Skrywers,"
ed C Malan, O Burgess (Censal
Publication, Pinetown, p197, 1987); *
Bra Frooks …
(piquant publications, p13, 2006); *
The Time Of Our Lives
(piquant publications, p14, 2007); #
Straight Talk From Bra Frooks: the legend of farouk
asvat by Mphutlane wa Bofelo:
www . kaganof . com / kagablog
(08.11.2007) #
Botsotso on line
(2007) #
Islamic Focus
#14
(CIP, p5, December 2007) #
Al Qalam (2007) #
www.faroukasvat-poems.blogspot.com
(05.08.2014);.#
Bra Frooks … (amazon
kindle, 2014); *
Bra Frooks …
(amazon paperback, p8, 2014); *
The Time Of Our Lives
(amazon kindle, 2014). #
The Time Of Our Lives
(amazon paperback, p14, 2014). #
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[] please check out my blogs @:
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WIETIE WHAT-WHAT:
DIE
KAMMA-INTELLECTUALS
© Farouk Asvat
Die intellectuals
Van'ie
college van min knowledge
Praat nog
van Marxism
Analyse die
situation
Omtesê,
'The time is not ripe for a revolution.'
Maa' die
kin'ers riot al
En'ie
workers is al op strike
En'ie
terrorists is al op'ie border
Maa' die
intellectuals waver nog.
Dis die ou
roekers op'ie corner wat sê
Die law se
dae is genommer
© farouk asvat
original composed: 1976 [Johannesburg,
South Africa under apartheid]
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
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House Of Love by Farouk Asvat
is now available on amazon: paperback @ $15 &
kindle @ only $5
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