‘Tuzajyana‘ was voted by members of the WSA-R community as Literary Work of the Week (August 5–11, 2024).
Mfite agahinda mporana iteka
Ntazi impamvu ntazi imvano
Iyaba kica mba narapfuye
Ariko kandi karamaze
N’urwo kanyishe si rutoya.
Uyu mufunzo ngendana,
Nanjye ubwanjye ntazi uko usa,
Ngo nta muganga wawuvura,
Umuti womora inguma zawo
Uba mu nda y’isi, tutahagenda.
It knows its way to my bed
And finds me amongst the crowd.
It smells me in smokes
And tails me as a lame spy,
Begging me to cry.
It calls misery upon me
And stops me from freeing.
It whispers sad songs into my ears,
And keeps me indoors on sunny days,
Just to keep ‘a good day’ a word.
Ukuntu kandi ari agacucu
Kaba kanshuranwa ubudacuka,
Kandi nindeka kakaganza
Nyamunsi azaza gusarura,
Bazaduhambana mu gituro,
Tuzashyana i kuzimu twembi.
