HAPPY!ness
© Farouk Asvat
"Happy Christmas, Anna."
'Hêppy Xmas, Mêrram
(and you toomy sweet husband
living in bachelors' quarters
and hêppiness too
my children
staying with the mother
of their mother
on the farm)
Anything else, Mastah?'
© farouk asvat
original composed: 1985 [johannesburg, south africa under
#apartheid ]
[] acknowledgements:
Happy!ness / Hêppy!ness
was previously published in:
A Celebration Of Flames (donker, p19, 1987);
My Drum: southern african
poetry for young people ed b meyerowitz, j copans, t welch (hippogriff, jhb, p21, 1988);
G'luk: Dutch translation
by Irene Scheltes (1989);
Broken Strings: the politics
of poetry in south africa ed s finn, r gray (maskew miller longman, cape town, p128,
1992);
A Celebration Of Flames (piquant publications, p19, 2007);
A Celebration Of Flames (kindle, 2014);
A Celebration Of Flames (amazon paperback, p21, 2014).
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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)
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¨ A CELEBRATION OF FLAMES by FAROUK ASVAT ¨
§ WINNER OF THE VITA AWARD §
""A Celebration of Flames" is a
powerful, impassioned call. The sanity and courage of this collection arises
from the poet's unique experiential perceptions of his milieu, making him one
of the few who can write about these traumatic times with such lucidity and
lyricism. The strength of Farouk Asvat's poetry lies in the way he intertwines
the complex elements of social and political conflicts with intense personal
relationships. The wide tonal range extends from sensual and delicate insights
into the nature of passion to the satiric and humorous use of slang."
● Vita Award
citation
"Like hesitating snowflakes ... his words are
fascinating in their capricious wilfulness ... like unexpected strokes of a
whip."
● Susanne Baackmann,
University Of Albuquerque, USA
"His love poetry soars with an intense sensitivity,
it celebrates lyrically the joys of a most exquisite sensuousness."
● Marcia Leveson, University Of The Witwatersrand, The
Indicator
""A Celebration of Flames" (is) a
powerful, impassioned call. I admire the
sanity and courage of this. Your
position and perception make you one of the few who can write on this subject
without obscenity."
● Lionel Abrahams, editor
Purple Renoster & Sesame
"The legend of poet extraordinaire Farouk Asvat: ...
like vintage wine, proper poetry matures with time, and like vintage art the
voice and wisdom of a poet worth the name is timeless."
● Mphutlane wa Bofelo, kagablog
"... you almost catch your breath at some of the
stanzas ... you can re-read it several times and be struck by new ideas,
metaphors, elegiac surprises, and the heartfelt poignancy ..."
● Aggrey Klaaste, editor Sowetan
"Out of an angry silence, a
polished poet is born."
● Anton Harber, editor Weekly Mail
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[] WIETIE
WHAT-WHAT:
HÊPPY!ness
original
#afrikaans slang version © Farouk Asvat
"Happy Christmas, Anna."
'Hêppy Xmas, Mêrram
(and you
too
my
sweet husband
living
in bachelors' quarters
and
hêppiness too
my
children
staying
with the mother
of
their mother
on the
farm)
Anything
else, Mastah?'
©
farouk asvat
original #afrikaans slang version composed:
1985 [johannesburg, south africa under #apartheid ]
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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[] G'LUK!
Dutch
translation by ©
Irene Scheltes
"Gelukkig Kerstfeest,
Anna."
'G'lukkige Kerst, M'vrouw
(en jij ook
m'n lieve man
in de vrijgezellenwijk
en g'luk ook voor jullie
m'n kinderen
die bij de moeder
van hun moeder zijn)
Nog iets anders, Meest'r?'
Dutch
translation by kind permission of © Irene Scheltes
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ΕΥΤΥ!χια
Greek translation by © Paulos Ioannou
«Χαρούμενα Χριστούγεννα, Άννα».
«Χαρούμενα
Χριστούγεννα, Μέρραμ
(κι εσύ επίσης
γλυκέ μου σύζυγε
στεγασμένος σε συνοικία για εργένηδες
και ευτυχία
επίσης
τα παιδιά μου
μένουν με τη μητέρα
της μητέρας
τους
στην φάρμα)
Τίποτα άλλο, Μάστερ;».
Greek translation by kind permission of © Paulos Ioannou
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