“Remember that lastborn who was left alone, he died
You are house to my soul, let us stay together forever”NGATUKARE PAMUE
Kuvanjo uajandja ondunge ku Kakundumane ua Uamuina
Amuzembi ua Tjivitjouanga uakara pena Ngarikutuke ua HiaVakovere
Mamutja viariwa pamwe avitjata, ombupu yapendukira kondeu
Ami omuini nokuhina ove, mbasana ku Kauendjimuinepi [dwarf]
Arikana ngatukare pamue, otjituve no tjituve
Zemburuka ongero petundu, yakurama omutima kehi jourike
Eha ro muinyo uandje oove, ngatukare pamue ko Ngaaruhe
Ngatukare pamue ouje kaunomuinyo, otjizire tjike, kaunosuviro
Grace makes one great, ovaingilisa vetja nao….
InaaNgono ua ngundiparisa ovanatje evesa ovirengeona…tjevera!
LET US STAY TOGETHER
Mr Hunger gave advice to Lady Silence
Dr Don’t Forget stayed with Mr Independence
Any meal is tasty when eaten by many
Me alone without you, I am like a Dwarf
Please let us stay together, shoulder to shoulder
Remember that lastborn who was left alone, he died
You are house to my soul, let us stay together forever
This our world is like the shadow of your hand, there is no rest
Grace makes one great…that’s what the English say
Mrs Slow left Lazy Kids, kids with little brain…take heed!
Written and Translated By: Prince Kamaazengi Marenga I
*NGATUKARE PAMUE is a poem written in the Otjiherero Language of Namibia. The poet Hails from Namibia’s Omaheke Region.
