POETRY
Loraz & Mauritius: Beauty is all you are!
Loraz
Ene ku nek Loraz
Eclate avec laraz
Mo dir li
Eta, ki pe arrive toi
Tane ki li dir moi –
Nou le faire zot peur!
Enbon? ena nou astere?
Kouma sa?
To pa kone les elements?
Tarre, ti boute francais tout!
Fer grandnoir are nou.
Parski zot faire fezere
Avec la Nature
Zot kwar zot apart
Pa accepter ki nou tou ensemble
Dife l’air lespace dilo laterre
Loraz zeclair nuage leciel
Nou tou ene sel
Be zot ousi ladans
Ensam nou appelle Nature
Me zone blier
Et nek exploiter
Aller aller meme
Be ziska kan nou pou capav tini
Acoz zot
Climat pe sanzer
Planete la pe sursoffer
Parski zot pe laguerre, pe tarder
Pou rectifier
Kyoto, Paris…
Zot na pa fini
Kaser ranzer
Be kisisa?
Entretemps
Nou Planet Gaïa
Nou Mama ki nourri le monde entier
Pe souffer
Pe detruire
Trop chagrin pou guetter
Pa capav croize lebras
Pafer narien
Acoz samem
Nou pou manze are zot
Tou lezour
Ti mama ici ti mama laba
Leciel pou vine noir
Mo pou gronder
Zeclair pou foudroyer
Lapli pou deverser
Nou pou continuer
Marier piquer
Pou donne zot ene leçon
Silefo ziska la fin du temps
Parski zot na pas le comprend
Nek laguerre touyer devaster
Droguer harceler violer
Tibaba zenfan
Tifi fam
Garson zom
Dans zot cafe
Na penan triaz
Tout broyer
Ti donne zot tou
Kan ine fer lavie emerzer
Fer zot evoluer
Grandi vine zoli
Donne abondance
Pou partazer
Et apprane vive en paix
Be zot napa ouler
Konpran narien
Ki mo pou dir toi
Kontinier
Tanne tander
Guette guetter
Ene lot foi nou kozer
Ce n’est qu’un Au Revoir!
RN Gopee
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Mauritius: Beauty is all you are!
Lost amidst the Indian Ocean
Lies a little piece of heaven
A haven and a melting pot
Of culture and traditions
Under the Azure blue skies
And the shining sun
Mauritius, a Gem
Harbouring the most beautiful secrets of the world
The people living in a harmonious accord
Sharing and caring for their neighbours
Without giving thought about the race, colour or creed
But that’s not it
Scenic landscapes adorned
By mother nature’s most cherished flora
Home to a plethora of endemic fauna
The tropical breeze and warmth
Make the island the paradise it is
Mauritius, no word is apt enough to describe your magnificence
Your splendour
Your nobility
Blessed is the soul born on your soil
Mauritius, O Motherland
Beauty is all you are!
V. Prithipaul
* Published in print edition on 2 March 2018
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