Marakwet
Paul Kipchumba
"Achicha" kimwa, "Makaat po chiich kimopeere ki-ir"
Ngo kipkurkuris cho kikreti chemoke tap Koroni po Ropen.
"Achicha" kimwa, "Ng'oromin kimotortoi chiich" –
Ting'ei perut, amachol, tokonyi po lakwani po Pakistan.
"Achicha" kimwa, "Keto iman kumelosimishenei chiich"-
Kuut nyo kikinyapur, kisis aku mang'usta kei ngo Dapchi
Masimana manyin ngo tayu po kipeng'atin
Ngo peretus chomi tai, mi iman kilo ng'etei kutikai
Mandela, Malala, Leah Sharibu – lapoin po
"Achicha, kimwa Prometus", ma ngo iman,
Wosei or aka tokol, lopoityo kuchonei sang
Chipok ngo Dapchi, muloi kulopoit kore.
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Read the English translation – Mandela Comes to Leah by Prof. Wole Soyinka
Paul Kipchumba studied literature and language at the University of Nairobi and at Tianjin Foreign Studies University, in China. He is a writer, a researcher, and a founder of the Kipchumba Foundation that promotes education in Marakwet. He is also the author of 'Oral Literature of the Marakwet of Kenya'.
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