Vosvika muAmerica mazuva ano
Filed under: Books & literature, In Shona, Short Stories
Mbeu yevanhu vosvika muno yati siyanei neyedu patakasvika. Isu taivinga chikoro, kana kuzotora twumakosi twekutiwanisa mabasa ane musoro, toshanda kwemakore, tichironga kuzodzokera kumusha takagukuchira upfumi. As ava vouya ava, huwi-i, mabasa chaiwo.
Pane mukomana akasvika mwedzi wapfuura. Hameno kwazvakanhongana nemukadzi weChirungu anenge ane dzakadambuka dzose. Mungadai mavaona nhasi pavasvika pano kuzopemberera Zimbabwean Independence Day nesu, chikara chichizvidhonza haikona, hanzi ndine wangu, isu tikati, “Tamuona!” Ndamutarisa mukomana uyu ndikanzwa misodzi yoda kudonha. Nhai shiye zvayo, mwana akakurira kuruzevha, kunozvuviwa nechembere zvayo. Anga ashayei kumusha? Chero mumaruzevha zvamuzere vasikana vanogona kutsvoda wani. Read more
Haiku
teyoupfumi
Ndaiti zvimwe mudyandigere
Muteyo wehupfumi
Nanga kuposha vamwe.
pagomo
pagomo papfigwa
ndararisa murapwi
ndanzwa. Nhau mapopopo. Read more
Nzwiraiwo vamwe
Mandiwana ! Mandibata ! Handityi !
Handizi ndega. Ndiri ‘fandareva.
Ndionerei zvenyu pasi. Muchapagara.
Kwamuri ndiri mbeu yeparuware.
Asi ndipo paino onekwa nevakawanda
Rovai zvenyu. Pondai ! Handirove.
Magaro, tsoka, musana, sikarudzi.
Chirarai hope dzandashaya, dzimai
Pfungwa nezvipo, muumbavha gutsanai
Kundipfuudza kusandigumisa.
onai meso avanhu, ringai maziso avo
Ndiri mwenje mubako. Uchapisa.
Kunzwira vamwe kuti vave vanhu, semi.
Farai Madzimbamuto
Nov 2008.
Zvitubu
Hairambwi misodzi
kana yafunga kupopoma, kunyanya
kana ichibva muchitubu chemukatikati;
Hairambwi, hairambiki, hairambi–
inenge ingori nguva yacho,
maungira emupande wenguva
achizunguza zvangungu zvenzeve…
Dzimwe haiku muchiShona
Nekuenda kwenguva, haiku yaita ichiwanza zvaino taura nazvo.
Kare yaisapinda munyaya dzerudo kana dzenyika ; yaingo reveswa
zveusikwa, kupindana kwemazuva nemwaka nekugarisana kwevanhu neusikwa.
Haiku muChiRungu inenzvanyira [silab'le] 17 chete [gumi nenomwe : seven’tini] dzakarongwa kuti shanu [5], nomwe [7] neshanu. Izvi zvinosiyana mutauro nemutauro nekuti marongerwo enzvanyira anosiyana. Uyezve, pane mazwi anepikisano. Read more
Kutambanemazwi
Mutambanemazwi
Kuti pasi pose / pasi rose kana richi nyorwa rino nyorwa semazwi mairi pasi na pose / rose. Zvinoreva here kuti izwi iri harisi zita here rechinhu chinonzi ‘pasirose / pasipose’. Kana panechinhu chimwe chinonzi pasipose [zvichi reva kuti izita] zvinenge zvino fanira kuti rive izwi rimwe chete. Chinhu chimwe ichi ndiro burungwa ratigere rinongo papama mudengarose.
Tikabvuma kuti tichiti ‘pasirose / pasipose’ hatisi kutsanangura zvinhu zvatiri kuona tichisanganidza mupfungwa dzedu, tiri kuto nongedzera chinhu nezwi [noun], zvinoti batsira kuongorora mamwe mazwi akaita sesikwarose [yunivhesi]. Tikariita izwi rimwechete rinobva rava zita renzvimbo kana zvinhu. Rikava mazwi maiiri sikwa rose rava kutsanangura [adjective] kuti chinhu chakasikwa chose. Kwozouyawo mazwi anoti masimbaose [Almighty] ne masimba ose [simba rako rose]. Mamwe mazwi anonetsa kupatsana anoti mazuva ose [every day] musi wose [all day] misi yose [every day] misiyose [narinhi: forever]
Tsautso iyi inotikwanisa kuumba mazwi akaita seekuti
- umhukahwose [Animal Kingdom],
- merarose [Plant Kingdom],
- hunhuhwose [human race, humanity] , hunhu hwose [hunhu hwemunhu]
- vanhuvose [population], vanhu vose [everybody],
- munhuwose [whole person] munhu wose [every body]
- dengarose [space , sky], denga rose [whole roof]
Kana tika tevedza pfungwa iyi tinogumira kupi?
Farai Madzimbamuto
Haiku muchiShona
Haiku rudzi rwekudetemba muChiJapani. Mitemo yacho yehaiku [kuhaika] muChiJapani yakaoma asi vanyori vemimwe mitauro yakaita seChiHingirishi vari kutamba nemanyorerwo ehaiku nenzira dzino pindirana nemitauro yavo.
Inonyorwa iri mitsetse mitatu chete. Chimwewo ndechekuti zvinotoda kuti pave nongedzo yemwaka. Read more
Pamusoroi vanhu wee !
Pamusoroi vanhu wee !
Nhungamidzo
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Pamusoroi vanhu wee
Toda kusvitsa maoko
Kuvakuru kumusoro
Nekuvadiki, ndivo nhaka
Nevakombi, ndine mhaka !
2
Ndipei nzeve vanhu wee
Imi vari pano nhasi
Nevari pasi, unjere ndipei
Nevari nzvimbo dzakatsarukana
doda kutongesa nekupangana Read more
O Nehanda Nyakasikana!
O Nehanda Nyakasikana!
Kunozove riniko,
Isu VaNyai tichitambudzika;
Mweya Unoera!
Kunozove riniko,
Isu VaNyai tichidzvinyirirwa?
Ko, inga taneta wani nokunwa misodzi;
Ko, toshirira kudzamara kuve riniko?
Ko, inga panguva yechando miti inozvizorodza,
Inokuhumuka mashizha yombowana rudekaro,
Kwozoti nokuchena kwokunze yodombera;
Mashizha yovawo nenhenhere inoyevedza;
Shiri nemhuka nenyuchi dzokwezvwa nehwema,
Ko, isu rugare ruchatisvika riniko? Read more
A chapter from my forthcoming novel
Vainge vagere muhambautare yemapurisa yerudzi rweSantana, iyo yakange imire pedyo nemugwagwa waibatanidza guta guru reHarare neMarondera, Macheke nedzimwe nzvimbo dzekumabvazuva kwenyika. Kumavirira kwaive nemidurukidzwa yeHarare. Zuva rakange ronyura, makore aive pamuchecheto atindivara neutsvuku hwemaoshanhede aro kunge donje rakange rapukutiswa chironda namukoti ndokukandwa mubheseni rebhuruu.
Mumwe wemapurisa maviri aya akange ari mutsva pakamba, achiri zvake chijaya chakange chichiine mapundu kumeso. Zvisinei hazvo, aive ari mukomana akasvika, mukomana wekuti ukamupakurira tsinde resadza, airipedza rese. Zvakare, waiti wamuona achidya kudaro, hawaida kuzodenana naye kusvika pakukandirana zvibhakera. Zita rake raive Dermot Mhike. Read more
On The Zimbo Jam- Alick Macheso- Lucky Guitarist or Musical Genius?By Memory Chirere Although many Zimbabwean music lovers are agreed that Alick Macheso is the King of Sungura, the Zimbabwean brand of Rhumba, that is as far as the agreement will go. As Masimba Kuchera admits in an article on the Chesopower website, ‘there have been many schools of thought on the (real) strength of Macheso- some arguing about his skills with the bass guitar, some contending that it is his vocals and others proffering his dancing skills, it is generally agreed that the musician is of immense talent.’ When people agree that you are extremely talented but go on to debate hotly about exactly whether your strength lies in theway you walk or the way you run, then that is a mark of genius. You actually put people in a crisis of naming aspects of a phenomenon.
- A Dance Farewell for Isabel MatolaBy Ruvimbo Hope Masike Here is one of the most beautiful things about Zimbabwe. It is inimitably Zimbabwean. We Zimbabweans love peace, of course, among other things. We love fun, joy and we are naturally celebratory people even when there isn’t much to celebrate about. For instance young children jump around joyously chanting “Ndege! Ndege!” when an aeroplane passes over them. Now when there is something worthy of the celebration, the joy is electric, understandably so, considering how almost everything else around us is seemingly dull and confusing and uninspiringly so. As a result, when Isabel Matola’s Mozambique Dance Festival came by, it turned out to be one of the brightest lights in town, which was a well deserved acclaim.
- Kanda Bongo Man Lands in Harare With One Guitar[Herald] France-based rhumba maestro Kanda Bongo Man had just one guitar when he set out to perform at the Harare International Conference Centre on Wednesday evening, and his day was saved by a local musician who offered him his instruments on the 11th hour to avert what could have turned out to be an international disaster.
- Alick Macheso- Lucky Guitarist or Musical Genius?
