Wena uyiNkosazana

By Mzukisi Mdudo

[Praises to an African Princess:
Dedicated to Nolufefe 'Fefe' Wophula]

Ntombazana…ungummangaliso;

nam endingawaziyo.

Ubuhle obunje ndiyabuzibula…

Wena Ntombazana:

You're Loving,

You're Understanding

You're Caring

Wena Ntombazana

You are…you are Everything—

You are more than just a pretty-face:

You are a true African-Queen,

Ntliziyo yam iyandixelela

Othi wena awuyo Kumkanikazi:

Yimfama engeva nangendlebe—

Ukuhlakanipha kwakho Ntombazana;

Kuyincwadi efundekayo…

Ntombazana:  I tried to combine

amagama—

Of explaining the inner beauty I see in you

But every time I try:

 My words crumble & vanish into thin air still…

O, how I wish I was a Poet:

So I could sing you praises;

At sunrise, noon & sundown—

Ubomi bethu bendizokuculela

Imibongo yobuKhosazana

Ngoba wena uyiNkosazana.

©Copyright 2011 Mdudo Mzukisi