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Blood of Life

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Literature Text

Damu mvua chini angani,
Njia ya matone kutoka jicho kwa jicho.
Makucha kuwapiga na mgomo,
Milele kovu usiku huu.

Mimi zinatoka damu kwa ajili yenu,
Hii michezo mpende.
Moyo wangu anaendelea papo,
Hata kama kwikwi wengine.

Hivyo tete maisha inaonekana,
Ila kupiga kelele kwaruza.
Uwazi nao, upendo wangu,
Maadui wa hivi karibuni kuwa kurekebisha.
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Blood rains down the sky,
Dripping from eye to eye.
Paws beat and strike,
Forever scarring this night.

I bleed for you,
This lovely hue.
My heart continues to throb,
Even as the others sob.

So fragile life seems,
Just a shrill scream.
Transparent to them, my love,
The foes we will soon be rid of.
A poem of the Outlands tradition, a declaration of love and war at the same time.

I originally used the Google Transalate, but there are bound to be errors in the "traditional" way that the Outlanders recite the poem. If anyone knows of a person fluent in Swahili so they can correct the errors, it would be much appreciated.



EDIT: Originally had a warning on because of the fact this is a somewhat morbid "love poem", but I decided to remove it. If someone says it needs to go back on, eh, it will.
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AshWolf-Forever's avatar
You seem to have an interesting TLK world. Good job.