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Mazisi Kunene
They also are children of the earth
Cursed shall be the one whose passage in this worldEvades humaneness, engenders greed and hoarding
Cursed is he wallowing alone in caskets of wealth and
Counting rosary beads of accumulated cars
To be human is to humbly cherish the sweat of your toil
In measured style of decency and appreciation
To be human is to consider the plight of the needy
As they also are children of the earth
Yes, men and women of this blessed land
© Translation: 2007, Vusi Mchunu
NABO BANGABALO MHLABA
NABO BANGABALO MHLABA
Akayena umuntu lowo onganananelani nabantuYena ogodle lokho akugodlileyo
Yena osenqohe phakathi kwemikhulu imithangala
Esenguye ngokubalisa izimoto zakhe
Umuntu ngumuntu ngoba ebusebenzele ubuntu bakhe
Ngokuba ebubekele imihla ngemihla
Waze wabenzela nalabo ababusweleyo
Ngokuba nabo bangabomhlaba
Nabo bangabafazi namadoda alelizwe
© 1997, Mazisi Kunene
From: Igudu likaSomcabeko
Publisher: Van Schaik,
From: Igudu likaSomcabeko
Publisher: Van Schaik,
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They also are children of the earth
Cursed shall be the one whose passage in this worldEvades humaneness, engenders greed and hoarding
Cursed is he wallowing alone in caskets of wealth and
Counting rosary beads of accumulated cars
To be human is to humbly cherish the sweat of your toil
In measured style of decency and appreciation
To be human is to consider the plight of the needy
As they also are children of the earth
Yes, men and women of this blessed land
© 2007, Vusi Mchunu
From: Igudu likaSomcabeko
From: Igudu likaSomcabeko
They also are children of the earth
Cursed shall be the one whose passage in this worldEvades humaneness, engenders greed and hoarding
Cursed is he wallowing alone in caskets of wealth and
Counting rosary beads of accumulated cars
To be human is to humbly cherish the sweat of your toil
In measured style of decency and appreciation
To be human is to consider the plight of the needy
As they also are children of the earth
Yes, men and women of this blessed land
© 2007, Vusi Mchunu
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