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Isabella Motadinyane

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Come People

Paaha
come people
paaha
come people
it is time to do away with weeds
it is time for the harvest
come let us talk
come in peace
paaha
come people
paaha
come people
it is summer time
the corncob is mature and ripe
have you ever heard
news of happiness?

© Translation: 2007, Ike Mboneni Muila
From: Bella
Publisher: Botsotso, Johannesburg, 2007

TLONG BESO

TLONG BESO

Paaha
tlong beso
paaha
tlong beso
ke nako ya ho hlaolo
ke nako ya kotulo
tlong re buisaneng
tlong ka kutlwano
paaha
tlong beso
paaha
tlong beso
selemo se thwasitse
babele a hodile
na le utlwile na
taba ketse monate
paaha
tlong beso
paaha
tlong beso

© 2007, Isabella Motadinyane
From: Bella
Publisher: Botsotso, Johannesburg

Isabella Motadinyane

Isabella Motadinyane

(South Africa, 1963 - 2003)

Isabella Motadinyane was born in 1963 in Mofolo Central, Soweto. She completed classes up to Grade Five in her formal schooling. She studied piano at the so-called ‘Five Roses Bowl’ and attended dance and acting classes in Jozi. As a result of creative writing forums she wrote the poem ‘One Leg In’, which contains the phrase “die is mos botsotsos” (these are stretch denim pants). The phrase af...

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Come People

Paaha
come people
paaha
come people
it is time to do away with weeds
it is time for the harvest
come let us talk
come in peace
paaha
come people
paaha
come people
it is summer time
the corncob is mature and ripe
have you ever heard
news of happiness?

© 2007, Ike Mboneni Muila
From: Bella
Publisher: 2007, Botsotso, Johannesburg

Come People

Paaha
come people
paaha
come people
it is time to do away with weeds
it is time for the harvest
come let us talk
come in peace
paaha
come people
paaha
come people
it is summer time
the corncob is mature and ripe
have you ever heard
news of happiness?

© 2007, Ike Mboneni Muila
From: Bella
Publisher: 2007, Botsotso, Johannesburg

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