Paris Thulare Poems

Le satlo kwišwa bohloko, la gegewa
Le satlo tshepišwa mehlolo, la wela
Le sa tlo bona dikgolo
Dibotse di tlo feta
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O a phadima wa ipona?
O yo monanana o hloka mabadi,
O bjalo ka Mphatlalatšane o a nkgahla.
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What if the heaven we are told about doesn't exist,
What if it's a place we see only in our dreams.
Who has ever went there and came back?
Who has ever seen hell with his naked eyes?
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I am the reflection ofmy own shadow
The one behind the existence of barrows
Because i have been given this life
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To thee pains irreparable,
To thee lost stillborn,
To thee poor searching,
To you out there, the souls suffering
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No one remembers you
No one is here for you
No body will ever cry for you
No one is so keen to nourish you
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I didn't know you were capable of pulling such a miracle,
I was Depressant then,
With tears looting my face
I was a runner in my life,
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My culture, my roots
My culture, my blood

I was raised a son with pride
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Bona o ithlobogile boka mpša ya tswetši,
Bona o ikgonere,
nne le tshela go wena di ya swana.
Orile o sale yo monanana, waephethola komang-kanna,
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I started life from scratch
since the dawn of my loved ones,
Even when i cried sobfully they all clapped their dirty hands with pride
I died million deaths,
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