12/7/10

Foolish Flower (Vonikazo adaladala)

Caught in the middle of a tornado of cable gate, unsavory parallel between post-election drama in Cote d'Ivoire, Haiti and Madagascar, it seemed that now is just right time for a bit of ...poetry.
The following is a translation of a Malagasy poem from Rado aka   Georges Andriamanantena who passed away in 2008 and  was recently joined up there by an other legend of Malagasy literature, Elie Rajoanarison
So here is my poor attempt at translating a masterpiece that was also sung beautifully by the duo of Aina Quash and Eric Manana. It is dedicated to all the foolish but hopeful ones back home, who keep hoping , keep trying, keep believing that one day, we will get it right. And they might just be right.


Foolish Flower, 
Oh mindless flower
Trying to grow on your own
On a dried-up ground
All around you have come and gone
All have gone to sleep
Yet here you are, blooming away
There is also this crazy heart   
that does not know how to let go 
When all signs have gone silent
It keeps on hoping, believing 
It cannot help reminiscing
about that long lost love 
that still lives in our hearts.     
and keeps us awake and alive


    

65 comments:

  1. oh. i love this song very much. i saw this video. i am looking for this song some day. thanks man to share it with us.

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  2. Thanks Lova for sharing it.
    Love your version too!!! Sounds lovely.

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  3. Dear Lova,
    I have recently translated this post into Italian for "Voci Globali", the site/project italian-centered of the it.GV team you probably already know. Here is the link:

    http://vociglobali.it/foolish-flower-tra-attualita-e-poesia-dal-madagascar/

    Tamara isn't much happy with my translation of "Foolish Flower"... I agree with her :), it's a poor attempt, but the post gives anyway some hint on Malagasy culture to Italian readers...

    Thank you for all your excellent work.
    Keep up the good job,

    Davide
    GV.it, Voci Globali

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