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Noem my

noem my die swartgevaar
noem my die kommunis
noem my die terroris
noem my wat jy wil witman
onthou net ek is die gees
wat spook in die siele van
miljoene,
en jou wit vel verrooi
soos 'n kalkoen.
raak my aan
of rand my aan
maar verander sal jy witman
miskien net langer en rooier
as 'n kalkoen.

call me the swaartgevaar*
call me the communist
call me the terrorist
call me what you will white man
just remember I am the spirit
that haunts the souls of
millions,
and branding red your white skin
like a turkey.
touch me
or assault me
but change you will white man
perhaps just longer and redder
than a turkey.

* swart gevaar: the ‘black peril'

 

(Translation kindly provided by Leigh Thorsen & Jacques du Plessis)