English to NdebeleNorth: Being Here General field: Art/Literary Detailed field: Poetry & Literature | |
Source text - English I am not here. My flesh is present. My heart is beating, albeit feintly. You know, that part of your life when your pulse is so feint it might as well be motionless. And the lump in your throat won’t let you drink, eat or sleep. | Translation - NdebeleNorth Angikho lapha. Inyama yami ikhona. Inhliziyo yami iyatshaya, lanxa nje itshayela phansi. Uyazi, esibangeni lesiyana empilweni esokuthi imithambo uyizwa impompela khatshana okokuthi uzwa angathi ayiyenzi lutho. Lesigaqa esisemphinjeni esikwalela ukuthi unathe, udle noma ulale. |