There is a very nice,multilingual poem that is well based on our past"apartheid" regime in South Africa.We did it at school for our Drama class and so I feel I should share it with everyone else.Altho' I can not remember the poets name,if anybody know of him/her feel free to remind me!This is how it goes:
MY NAME---(title)
My name
Nomgqibelo Ncamsile Mqhibisa
Look what they've done to my name,
The wonderful name of my great grand mothers
Nomgqibelo Ncamsile Mqhibisa
The bereu-bereucrat was surprised'
What he heard was music to his ears,
"Wat is daai?Se^ nou weer?"
I am from chief Daluxolo Velay'godle of Emampondweni
Messiah please help me!
My name is so simple and yet so meaningful,
but to this man it is trash
He gives me a name convenient enough to answer his whim;
I end up being "Maria"
I, Nomgqibelo Ncamsile Mqhibisa!
END!!!
This poem includes the following languages:
English,Afrikaans and Xhosa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Recite it with meaning like how you would with Wordsworth's and Shakespear's pieces.
Luv for my country,
Sihle wase Mlazi!
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