Misozi m'nyumba
 chisoni chimatembenuza fungulo
 chitseko chikung'ambika
 makoma amanyamula chinyontho
 maso ake owoneka bwino akuthwanima .

 Ndipo komabe
 palibe phulusa
 moyo ukadali wotentha
 pakati pa mitambo
 kuti mwezi ukuzungulira .

 Ubweya umakwirira mantha
 za mabere ake opanda kanthu
 kudyetsa moyo wake
 moto wamantha wakulankhula
 kukhala ndege ya mileme .

 choka
 mosiyana ndi tsikulo
 pamene ana akugona
 pamene ozizira akuwusa
 ngati nkhungu pansi pa chigwa .

 Zolimba ngati mwala
 duwa losakondedwa lachipembedzo
 wakhala kandulo yosasinthidwa ,
 pepala lopuwala
 pansi pa tsekwe wa kuwuka kwa bile .

 Ku uthenga wowirikiza wa loto
 manja athu amakumbatira chifundo
 mu nyengo yozimitsa moto
 kuyenda kumathamanga
 pansi pa chiffonade ya nyenyezi .

 Mopitirira mphamvu
 ulesi umatsatira
 kuchokera kuphanga lauzimu
 chiwonetsero chamdima
 amakhala tsamba lakufa .

 Ndili ndi maso
 mu kufesa uku
 mkazi ndi mwamuna wotembenuka
 kuchokera kukhonde kupita kukhonde
 sainani tsamba lolemba .

 Kankhirani chitseko
 bweretsani ukonde waukulu wachinyengo
 pansi pa kuseka kwa tulo tofa nato
 kuwoloka North Bridge
 kuopa kuti mafunde angatigwere .

 Ife anzeru othamanga
 zolemera za zipatso zakupsa
 pamiyala yolira
 amatipatsa zikumbutso
 opanda kuzindikira , panthawi yake .

 Kuwala kokwanira
 muzimitsa kandulo ya tsiku lomaliza
 maluwa ndi misozi gwira mphindi
 nyanja ithamanga
 Nditsalira .



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 Mayi anga amaseka mawuwa   
 maluwa akumunda okoma   
 anagwira ndi chitsulo   
 wopanda mantha kapena lunguzi     
 kwa mwamuna     
 kuphimba m'chizimezime   
 zotsalira        
 kukwiriridwa ndi trowel     
 dans le béton des souffles courts.   

 Zinthu zimasungunuka   
 zida zamagetsi zimawunjikana pagombe   
 mbendera ikupiza mpata wake   
 kapsule pops   
 m'khonde la akufa   
 galu amatsogolera mwamuna    
 munthu amatsogolera moyo   
 tsiku likutha   
 un visage jaillit   
 ngati positikhadi   
 thumba la abusa   
 wodzala ndi anyezi ndi ulemu   
 pour exposer en bord de rivière   
 watercress mwatsopano ndi nyimbo pang'ono   
 popanda chizindikiro   
 mais tout en surplomb   
 le trou noir du passé.  


 
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