Constrói-me a casa…
Constrói-me a casa
Com o barro de dentro
Entrelaça o colmo
Guarda dos caminhos
Guardião do fogo
Fixa um tronco aqui
E outro ali
Prepara a preciosa mistura de lamas
E procura a fibra vegetal exacta
Constrói-me a casa com o barro de dentro
Guarda dos caminhos
Guardião do fogo.
Translations of this Poem
‘Build my house…’
Build my house
With clay from deep down
Twine together the thatch
Guard of the roads
Guardian of fire
Plant one post here
And another there
Prepare the precious mixture of mud
And find just the right vegetable fibre
Build my house with clay from deep down
Guard of the roads
Guardian of fire.
About this poem
This poem, representing Angola, is part of The Written World – our collaboration with BBC radio to broadcast a poem from every single nation competing in London 2012.
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