Poetry

The Bajuni have a strong heritage of songs and poetry. The community poets are many and they compose powerful poetry. In this section, you will find poetry collected through fieldwork conducted by the project research team and performed by members of the community. Poems composed by selected Bajuni poets are presented separately either in the Project anthology of Bajuni poetry or as individual contributions to the online content.

Mashairi ya Jumla

Mwana natoka hondreni, jiko halikwishwa kwenga, Hondre icheledhe jani, utekeze na mapema Na hii ni ramadhani, nasi chwataka kufunga Shauri gani malenga, talimwaye hondre hii Ukitaka na langu lima, na ramadhani ufunge Uandike ingo ine, na utekeze mapema Ufanye na jitihadi, usimamie vachumwa Na papa kulijainya, uwawanya wakulima Ukitaka langu

Nyimbo za Kibajuni za Kumpemba Mwana

Here are some lullabies from the Bajuni community.