Count not thy Chickens that unhatched be,
Weigh words as wind, till thou find certainty
Tujivune hatimaye.
Il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué.
لا تشتري السمك وهو في البحر بل انتظر حتى يصطاد
Man soll den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben.
Ante victoriam ne canas triumphum
Não conte com o ovo dentro da galinha.
I was very Hungry; it was so late; “a watched pot is slow to boil,” as Poor Richard says.
‘Anichaguaye mimi atakuwa amepata kile wanaume wengi wakitamanicho sana.’
‘Anichaguaye mimi apate astahilicho.’
‘Anichaguaye mimi itambidi atoe, na pia ahatarishe chochote alicho nacho.’
‘Anichaguaye mimi itambidid atoe na pia ahatarishe cho chote alicho nacho.’
‘Anichaguaye mimi apate astahilicho’.
‘Anichaguaye mimi atakuwa amepata kile wanaume wengi wakitamanicho sana!’
Kila kitu king’aacho usidhani ni dhahabu,
umekisikia hicho ni kiambo cha mababu.
Kuniona kwa nje tu, wengi wameuza utu;
Makaburi ya dhahabu yana mafunza ajabu.
Ungekuwa na werevu ulivyo na ushupavu,
kijana kiwiliwili na mzee kwa akili,
usingelistahili kulipewa jibu hili:
Basi buriani dawa; pposa umefarikiwa.
by Magreth Lazaro Mafie 🇹🇿 🏆 Proverb Essay Contest 🥉 Third Place Winner (English translation from Kiswahili)
I fear neither sun nor rain, making my tomorrow
I fear neither injuries nor pain, because all are temporary
Scorching sun and work are my custom, so that happiness comes in life
The street vendor, the farmer, the [port boys] and their fisherman and the sun, in search of tomorrow
One who works in the sun, eats in the shade, I am still searching for shade.
It's noon, the sun overhead, in my head I have the harvest, sweat is dripping,
The sun has set now, the oar on the beach, exhausted in bed, nets in the sea,
At home on fourth street, captain of the family, may I pull happiness from hard labor
Now the sun is rising, walking the path to look for a bite,
One who works in the sun, eats in the shade, I am still searching for shade.
Nikisikia nitasahau, nikiona nitakumbuka, nikifanya nitaelewa.
-Mwalimu Amos
Nyoka ana madhara.
-Mwalimu Shila
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