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Adam Small
THE LORD HAS ROLLED THE BONES
Let the worl talk pallie if it wants to fast an loosea cigarette, a can Oom Tas
an s’alright buddy s’alright
we don’ give a damn
a cigarette, a can Oom Tas
pretty chick, pretty other stuff too
oh ja!
let the world talk frien’ if it wants to fast an loose
so what
so what
what diff’rence does it make
like th’ English oke says cuts no ice
the Lord has rolled
an’ the bones jus don’ have our number
is all
so let them say skollie pallie
ferget it, never mind,
it’s jus there’s children a Ham an children a Cain
s’okay my frien’, s’alright
let’s jus don’ worry
© Translation: 1997, Mike Dickman
From: The Lava of this Land: South African Poetry 1960-1996
Publisher: Triquarterly, Evanston, 1997
From: The Lava of this Land: South African Poetry 1960-1996
Publisher: Triquarterly, Evanston, 1997
DIE HERE HET GASKOMMEL
DIE HERE HET GASKOMMEL
Lat die wêreld ma’ praat pêllie los en vas’n sigaretjie en ’n kannetjie Oem Tas
en dis allright pêllie dis allright
ons kannie worry nie
’n sigaretjie en ’n kannetjie Oem Tas
en ’n lekker meid en lekker anner dinge
oe!
lat die wêreld ma’ praat pêllie los en vas
wat daarvan
wat daarvan
wat maak dit saak
soes die Engelsman sê it cuts no ice
die Here het gaskommel
en die dice het verkeerd geval vi’ ons
daai’s maar al
so lat hulle ma’ sê skollie pêllie
nevermind
daar’s mos kinners van Gam en daar’s kinners van Kain
so dis dis allright pêllie dis allright
ons moenie worry nie
© 1961, Adam Small
From: Kitaar My Kruis
Publisher: HAUM, Pretoria
From: Kitaar My Kruis
Publisher: HAUM, Pretoria
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THE LORD HAS ROLLED THE BONES
Let the worl talk pallie if it wants to fast an loosea cigarette, a can Oom Tas
an s’alright buddy s’alright
we don’ give a damn
a cigarette, a can Oom Tas
pretty chick, pretty other stuff too
oh ja!
let the world talk frien’ if it wants to fast an loose
so what
so what
what diff’rence does it make
like th’ English oke says cuts no ice
the Lord has rolled
an’ the bones jus don’ have our number
is all
so let them say skollie pallie
ferget it, never mind,
it’s jus there’s children a Ham an children a Cain
s’okay my frien’, s’alright
let’s jus don’ worry
© 1997, Mike Dickman
From: The Lava of this Land: South African Poetry 1960-1996
Publisher: 1997, Triquarterly, Evanston
From: The Lava of this Land: South African Poetry 1960-1996
Publisher: 1997, Triquarterly, Evanston
THE LORD HAS ROLLED THE BONES
Let the worl talk pallie if it wants to fast an loosea cigarette, a can Oom Tas
an s’alright buddy s’alright
we don’ give a damn
a cigarette, a can Oom Tas
pretty chick, pretty other stuff too
oh ja!
let the world talk frien’ if it wants to fast an loose
so what
so what
what diff’rence does it make
like th’ English oke says cuts no ice
the Lord has rolled
an’ the bones jus don’ have our number
is all
so let them say skollie pallie
ferget it, never mind,
it’s jus there’s children a Ham an children a Cain
s’okay my frien’, s’alright
let’s jus don’ worry
© 1997, Mike Dickman
From: The Lava of this Land: South African Poetry 1960-1996
Publisher: 1997, Triquarterly, Evanston
From: The Lava of this Land: South African Poetry 1960-1996
Publisher: 1997, Triquarterly, Evanston
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