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); #
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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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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biography: https://faroukasvat-bio.blogspot.com
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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.
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