NaPoWriMo 2013

Day 16:

Day 16: “Translate” a poem from a language you don't understand, by taking words that look familiar and making them into English, such as, if you didn't speak spanish at all, you might write “Hola” as Halo, even though we all know it does not actually mean halo.

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Original:

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Lento isisizwe ngomteto we Bhaibhile

Abangcatshi baso mabhubhe bapele

Bagqiba Isizwe bakupa nobuzwe

Bupel’ ubukosi singenwe zizizwe.

Siyay’ binza i Afrika makowetu!

Ngokuntamana sibulala amawetu

Seside sanxiba—ke nemix’aka

Yamawonga abulala i Afrika.

Elonxeba e Afrika libuhlungu

Sesicenga ngamawetu kubelungu

Xa ndilapo, andinazintlon’ ukutsho

Kwanemisebenzi nantso nayo itsho.

Mawo! Mawo! Mawo! Mawotshe—

Satshabalala ngokuswela u Gqirashe

Yeyela! Ngelemkono i—Afrika

Ngokuyibinza yonke le Minyaka.

Na Congress, namigudu yenziwayo

Namfundiso nantoni elingwayo

Niyashiywa! Nilibele kukugxeka

Imke ke kupele yona i Afrika.

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My Version:

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Lentil soup and tomatoes for the brainchild

Banishing basil mud pies and banana peels

Bagpipes sizzle as bankrupt blowing noses

Bagel butter singed with zuchini

Singing bugles in Africa make wet umbrellas

Nebuchadnezzar's siblings malfunction

Seaside Saxophone--- needs netflix and Chubaccah

our Mama plays the bongos with ability in Africa

Elephants in Africa live in lungs

Seismic waves, gamma rays, and rubix cubes

The armadillo's hand's destination is at the cute show

Come on and stop misbehaving, you're not so noun at the show

Mayo! Mayo! Mayo! Mayo is sweet-

Smushy bananas go smoosh in Gatorade

Yellow leaves! No jealous emo monkey in Africa

No go-carts in bananas, yolo playing minecraft

The congress, not made good decision,electing Mr. sideways Mayo

Name fun disco, none ants only electing Mayo

Nice hash brown water! Gullible bells, coocoo in the head

I am key commander vanilla in Africa

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There you go!