An Acoli lament from Uganda. According to Acoli custom, a feast called Guru Lyel is held many months after the funeral of the deceased.
She used to sit
Close to her husband
In Praise of Cattle
A Bahima women’s Praise-Poem from Uganda. The chorus is repeated after each praise. The first five praises (Lines 1–12) refer to the whole herd of cattle, after which the singer proceeds to praise each animal separately.
They are as greedy as Ishe-Katabazi;
I want them to graze in the newly burnt grass of Rwanda.
