Maongororo

April 21, 2009 · Posted in In Shona, Poetry · Comment 

Maongororo ano gutsa meso senhumbu

Ndino ona maruva kutumbuka pamuti

Usina pfumvudza, kuti mwacha zidzumbu

Hwema huno tasva mhepo kuenda rwendo

Igwezvo kushiri nenyuchi, kwandiri paditi

Idonhodzo ndofunga shupiko renge hondo

Muchini unopipidza, wada kuti ndiongorore

Kundidzora ndigadzirise pasave nengozi pakati

Inozondi tevera kwandinoenda sendine chakaorera

Kuzeya kwaunoita muti mumhepo, turuva tuchidonha

Ndinonzwa uteta mumuviri, makore afuga makuti

Ndaataya ndirikure nepadare, ndiri kuno kumatonho

Muti uchaita muchero, uchadyiwa nevachauona

Ini chasara kukushumuka, ndoorera ndove sauti

Pakashaya ano paradza, pachava ne chekuona.


Farai Madzimbamuto

Haiku

November 28, 2008 · Posted in In Shona, Poetry · Comment 

teyoupfumi

Ndaiti zvimwe mudyandigere

Muteyo wehupfumi

Nanga kuposha vamwe.

pagomo

pagomo papfigwa

ndararisa murapwi

ndanzwa. Nhau mapopopo. Read more

Nzwiraiwo vamwe

November 28, 2008 · Posted in I was just thinking, In Shona, Poetry · Comment 

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.

Haiku muchiShona

October 31, 2008 · Posted in In Shona, Poetry · Comment 

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 !

October 30, 2008 · Posted in In Shona, Poetry · Comment 

Pamusoroi vanhu wee !

Nhungamidzo

1
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!

October 23, 2008 · Posted in In Shona, Poetry · Comment 

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

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