MAZISHE

sunshine codesa nonstop
laat hulle brand
anti clock wise
laat hulle verby
clock wise
man to the left
last banduza smaak lekker
like a chicken in the oven
phakhu phokhu
popomala durban poison
cork eye sjindane
poke first beshu
spoja wakker
vat en sit tek a nfambe
nyangalambuya
bring back latter days
gweva spinza customer
first floor smokers corner
plankfontein pondokie plate
zoll no fuss
hoe mean jy nou
vple symbolic these days
mbo…
mmi ndi mmi
mma ndi mma
continue
a round figure rand
sister magwegwe
half crown pringle
evenly divided
in your mind

© by Ike Mboneni Muila
Audio production: 2002, M. Mechner, literaturWERKstatt berlin

MADICE

let it burn sunshine codesa non stop
let it burn anti clock wise
let it pass around
clock wise man to the left
last bench smell like a chicken in the oven
take a pull and brake down sound of a cracker
popomala durban poison cork eye poke
cork eye poke stubs watch out and first go bash
take bind and go godess of love
bring back latter days
first floor smokers corner beer customer buy
plank fountain zozo plate
zoll no fuss
what do you mean now
fully symbolic these days
giving gesture… mmbo
giving is giving
mothers are mothers
continue a round figure rand
sister bow legs
half crown pringle
evenly divided
in your mind

Translated by Ike Mboneni Muila
© by Ike Mboneni Muila