IXESHA

Ixesha alilibali, lihlala litheth’ intwenye
Yinene ke leyo engenakuphikiswa ‘mntu 
Sizalwa siziphinde, sizala sizolula
‘de sinyamalal’ oku kwelanga lizimele ngelifu 
Sitsala ubunzima, sithyala sikhala ngomphefumlo
Sikhangel’ ukukhanya nasezinzulwini zobusuku
Yibalixesha ungalibali, uhlal’ uyazi eyona nene
Ungaqengqeleka ungaqhawuka
Kuchitheke neezonyembezi
Kodw’ ekuzithobeni uyawuvuka uzakhe okokutsha

© Yugen Blakrok
Producción de Audio: Haus für Poesie, 2019

Time

Time does not forget, it always says the same thing
That is a truth that no one can dispute
We are born to multiply, give birth and extend ourselves
Until we disappear like the sun, hiding behind a cloud
Dragging heavy burdens, we push and cry in spirit
Looking for light even in the depths of the night
Be as Time and never forget, always know the ultimate truth
You may tumble, you may break, those tears may even spill
But in humbling yourself, you will rise and build yourself anew

Translated by Yugen Blakrok