english
Hakurarwi
Gore rino hakuvatwi
tisina kuzvigadzira
Rino gore hakurarwi
tisina kuzvipedza
Hatingaregi uchiwondonga, takangotarisa
Hatingaregi uchibvoronga, takangonyarara
Hatingaregi uchiwondomora, takangodzvondora
Hatingaregi uchibvonyonga, takangoduka
Zuva riya wakatuka mbuya, tikazvinyarara
Riya zuva wakatengesa pfuma, tikangonyarara
Nezuro wakapisa dura, tikazvinyarara
Nhasi woisa tsvina mutsime?
tsvina mutsime?
tsvina mutsime?
Audio production: 2005, M.Mechner / Literaturwerkstatt Berlin
We will not sleep
This year we will not sleep
before we sort this matter
This year we will not sleep
before we finish this issue
We can’t let you mess up while we watch
We can’t let you upset things while we keep quiet
We can’t let you destroy while we look with starry eyes
We can’t let you muddle up while we crouch in fear
That day you insulted grandmother
but we kept quiet
The other day you sold the family property
and we kept quiet
Yesterday you burnt down the granary
and we kept quiet
But today you shit in the well?
shit in the well?
shit in the well?