A praise song for a black girl. This playful and unapologetic track is a proclamation by a ‡nu goas (black girl) who celebrates her womanhood and the power of the female entity to be able to destruct, deconstruct and reconstruct. Its a reminder for women to proclaim their queendom and own their future.
lyrics
‡Nu|Guas
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Chorus
‡Nu|guas dama |guas
Wa khoen xa ra ûa-e |guas (x2)
It’s the way she seeks for ancients
Ancient queens who are mothers of I
Clothing herself with the love for the self
And the fauna and flora that are now her siblings
‘Cause she’s a…
Chorus
It’s the space between her breast that grows more and more as her duty is to carry the world on her chest
Not a fighter for the ring
But her non-existence could a complete, ding, ding…
Knockout
So hear me all you |goadi
And mothers or someone’s taradi
Whether you’re a ‡nu|goas or simply one of my !gasadi
You are the khoen ûas that will one day lead the world to it’s mamadi
And remember…
…as you sit there and listen
this poem was written by a….
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