Culture

I would have loved to be swati To wear lihiya And take part in the umhlanga dance Or even be venda I wouldn't mind doing the domba Or beating the djembe But I am only a mosotho woman Born of pedi and Tswana Ntepa le dipheta Complete my attire Sure I would have loved to be tsonga To be called respectful among modern women Intelligent and humble With no fear of eating masonja But I prefer my sour ting le moody Nama e Maratha le letibi I would have loved to be part of the ancient Dutch To share with van riebeck in the undertaking of the command of the initial Dutch settlement in south Africa Or even be English I wouldn't mind having the queen as my grandmother Drinking tea, shopping sprees,feeling free with no fees But I do come from the dusty streets of Vutta le mkhala  Where children look forward to go bolla Where teenagers think the government owes them money for child bearing And some look forward to university I would have loved to be Nguni And proudly say my president is Zulu And gloat that most freedom fighters were Xhosa I would smile and say i am Ndebele And though I don't live ko kwagga I stil enforce and respect my culture But I am pedi Kemopedi ketletse lerato Ketletse lerato lagofeta boloko kagare ga Leshaka Ke apara ntepa le dipheta Ke ekgantsha ka setjo saka I appreciate who I an From tzaneen to polokwane From northern cape to the east Or from Jozi to pitori I appreciate other cultures Brits to maftown Ventersdorp to orania I still appreciate Pietermaritzburg to new castle Welkom to qwa qwa I appreciate other cultures Fore they bring definition to who we are