18 November 2014

DIRECTIONS TO HELL and beyond

DIRECTIONS TO HELL AND BEYOND 
© Farouk Asvat 


● Directions From Bro' Biza in Josie 

     'Hey! how do I go to Fietas?'

"Take a left at the corner
  Turn right
  Its on your left."


● Directions From Couzie-Bro' In Durban 

     'I say, how to get to the Hills, Couzie?'

"Brother, you'all sight that robot there?"

     'Ja ...'

"Well, that's none of your business.
 You'all just go straight.
 When you'all come top-side an'all
 You'all sight a cornershop there,
 You'all hit a left,
Then you'all come to the stop sign
 - Well, don't worry about that -
 You'all just go straai-ght and straai-ght,
 When you'all sight the ocean
 You'all hit a right
 Then you'all just mo-tor and mo-tor
 Down hUmgeni Road.
 Therewa!
 Now you'all know
 How to get to Chatsworth an'all."


● Directions From Ol' Pank In The Ol' Cape 

     'Hey Pank, how do we come by The Parade?'

"You know
 You jus’ go sooo straight
 Then you turn left by the robot
 Then you turn right
 There by the stop sign
 Then you turn right again
 Right into your mmother!"

© farouk asvat

* original composed: 01.02.1993 [johannesburg, south africa under #apartheid ].
# english translation by farouk asvat: 2006 [johannesburg, south africa under new #apartheid ].
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[§] Books by Farouk Asvat:

● Sadness In The House Of Love (novel)
● The Gathering Of The Storm (novel)
● I Dream In Long Sentences (poetry)
● The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (poetry)
● A Celebration Of Flames (poetry)
● The Time Of Our Lives (poetry)
● This Masquerade (short stories)
● Bra Frooks … (poetry)*
● The Paanies Are Coming (short stories)*
● In The House Of Love (novel)*
● Weapons Of Words (literary criticism)

● all my paperback & kindle editions
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● WIETIE WHAT-WHAT LIKE A TSOTSI  
● TUNE LIKE A DURBANITE  
● PRAAT NES 'N SKOLLIE  


● HOE KO' EK BY DIE HEL?  
© Farouk Asvat  

● Directions From Bra Biza in Josie 

     'Hey!  how to get to Fietas?'

"Vat a left by the corner
  Turn right
  Its on your left."

● Directions From Couzie Broer In Durban 

     'Ek sê, how to get to the Hills, Couzie?'

"Broer, you'all sight that robot there?"

     'Ja ...'

"Well, that's none of your business.
  You'all just waai straight;
  When you'all come top-side an'all
  You'all sight a cornershop there
  You'all hit a left,
  Then you'all come to the stop sign
  - Well, don't worry about that -
  You'all just go straai-ght and straai-ght;
  When you'all sight the ocean
  You'all hit a right
  Then you'all just mo-tor and mo-tor
  Down hUmgeni Road.
  Therewa!
  Now you'all know
  How to get to Chatsworth an'all."


● Directions From Ou Pank Innie Boo-Kaap 

     'Hey Pank, hoe kom ons by Die Parrara?'

"Djy wiet
  Djy gaan sooo reg af
  Daan draai djy links by die robot
  Daan draai djy wee' regs
  Daa' by die stop sign
  Daan draai djy wee' reg
  Tot in djou moer in."

© farouk asvat

* original composed: 01.02.1993 [johannesburg, south africa under #apartheid ]

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Bra Frooks is ...
[] nes 'n skollie
[] 'n egte skollie
[] 'n tsotsi
[] a real scamp
[] streetwise
[]  the jokerman

Bra Frooks ...
[] praat soos 'n skollie
[] wietie soos 'n joster
[] wietie what-what
[] tunes like a durbanite
[] speaks like an englishman
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[] acknowledgements:
# Directions To Hell And beyond /
* Hoe Ko’ Ek By Die Hel was previously published in:
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (piquant publications, p51, 2006); #
Bra Frooks … (piquant publications, p40, 2006); *
Straight Talk From Bra Frooks: the legend of farouk asvat by Mphutlane wa Bofelo:
kaganof/kagablog (08.11.2007) *
Botsotso on line (2007) *
Islamic Focus #14 (CIP, p5, December 2007) *
Al Qalam (2007) *
Bra Frooks … (kindle, 2014); *
Bra Frooks … (amazon paperback, p42, 2014); *
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (kindle, 2014); #
The Wind Still Sings Sad Songs (amazon paperback, p50, 2014). #
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