African Expressive Cultures : African Appropriations : Cultural Difference, Mimesis, and Media

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intones the choir, taking the listener aboard the Titanic as she sails toward
her ultimate destiny. The last lines of the song ensure that the parable’s
message gets through to the audience: “And now our world is the Titanic
about to sink, it is true / My friend / And even if people find it hard to ac-
cept that the world is ending / It is true / The world is going to sink / And
human beings are going to perish.”

Na kumbe ilikuwa uwongo na

upuzi

And so it was lies and stupidity

Hakuna chenye mwanzo ambacho

hakina mwisho

There is nothing that has a

beginning but has no end

Hakuna chenye mwanzo ambacho

hakina mwisho

There is nothing that has a

beginning but has no end

Wanadamu walitengeneza meli

hiyo kubwa ya Titaniki

Human beings built that big ship

called Titanic

Waliamini na kutumaini kwamba

meli hiyo si ya kuzama

They believed and hoped that it

was not a ship that could sink

Na kumbe ilikuwa uwongo na

upuzi

And so it was lies and stupidity

Hakuna chenye mwanzo ambacho

hakina mwisho

There is nothing that has a

beginning but has no end

Hakuna chenye mwanzo ambacho

hakina mwisho

There is nothing that has a

beginning but has no end

Na kwenye meli yao Titaniki safari

ilianza kwa furaha

And aboard the ship Titanic the

journey started happily

Walisafiri kwenda A merikani

wakitokea nchi za Ulaya

The passengers were travelling

to A merica from European

countries

Safari ilianza kuvuka pazifiki The journey started to cross the

Pacific

Meli hiyo Titaniki kweli

iliwapendeza

And the ship Titanic really pleased

them

Meli hiyo Titaniki kweli

iliwapendeza

And the ship Titanic really pleased

them

Wasafiri wote walikuwa na furaha

na matumaini ya kwamba

wangefika

A ll the passengers were happy and

hoped to arrive