L'Nass Shango Poet Ballade

Donkey Mumma Seh

Donkey mumma seh
A wha mi going duh
Good Christmus mawning to yuh
Little lamb nuh die more, nuh die no more
Good Christmus mawning to yuh
O red rich heifer nuh cry nuh more, nuh cry no more
A wha mi going duh
Donkey mumma seh

Mi bawn fi carry de load
A people sin deliverer
Pon' Bethlehem' dusty road
Him a cum a mi manger

But when all is said and done
Fore dem nail to the cross
Mi we carry de load mi one
Mary betta cry for is her loss

From cradle mi friend
Mi ha fi carry him, mi ha fi carry him
Until man sin shall end
Mi ha fi shelter him, mi ha fi shelter him


NB: This Christmas carol is totally Jamaican flavor, seeing things from the donkey point of 
view. Donkey mumma seh (donkey mother says); A wha mi going duh (what am I going to 
do). Christmus: Christmas; Mawning: morning; yuh: you; nuh:don't; bawn:born; fi:to; 
cum:come; mi:my. Donkey tell the story that sheep and cattle will not die again for sacrifice, 
but he will still be carrying the load because of sin. The melody is Jamaica folk ... no objection 
to experiment.

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Carrie Richards December 3, 2009 at 12:07 PM So nice to see your work back on the soup, L'nass! As always, excellence is your very own style! Best wishes, Carrie

Robert A. Dufresne December 3, 2009 at 11:10 AM This is definitely a cool poem if I may put it that way, L'nass. I would love to hear it spoken in this Jamaican folk style. Thanks for sharing your experiment. -Robert