streetwise: MY THOUGHTS ARE KING

MY THOUGHTS ARE KING
© Farouk Asvat

I cry when I cry.

I am small
But my thoughts are king;
I do not take tea with the la-di-dahs,
I jus' wan' a soft seat in parliament;
Not a rusty toilet-seat
In the backstreets of the townships

translated into english by farouk asvat: 2006 [Johannesburg, South Africa under new apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

My Thoughts Are King was previously published in:

The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (piquant publications, p91, 2006).

updated: 12 June 2012.

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[] WIETIE WHAT-WHAT

MY GEDAGTES IS KONING

Ek tjank wan' ek tjank.

Ek is klein
Maa' my gedagtes is koning;
Ek vat nie tee met die lahnies,
Ek soek net 'n soft seat innie parliament;
Nie 'n geroeste toilet-seat
Innie backstreets vannie townships

original composed: 1995 [Johannesburg, South Africa under new apartheid]

[] Acknowledgements:

My Gedagtes Is King was previously published in:

Bra Frooks … (piquant publications, p34, 2006).

updated: 12 June 2012.

Bra Frooks is ...

                                [] nes 'n skollie
                                [] 'n egte skollie
                                [] 'n waare joster
                                [] '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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