Comic-Collab #037 "Schwarz und Weiss"

writing by Gabriel Andres, drawings by me.
translation into Swahili by Joel Andres, see: https://twitter.com/DiveInSwahili

Comic-Collab #037 "Schwarz und Weiss" - TeilnehmerInnen:
(wird vorzu vervollständigt)

• Schlogger
• Isla Volante
• Sylvaroth
• Skizzenblog
• Rainer Unsinn
• BTW
• Comic Creator Conspiracy
• Kritzelkomplex
• Adrian vom Baur
• Pepperworth
• Team-O
• Dramatized Depiction
• Schisslaweng
• Katrin Felder
• Doppeltim
• Hillerkiller
• Pandago
• Flausen
• Um die heisse Windel
• Apfelhase
• Regenmonster
• art ‘n illus
• Zeitgleich
• Zeichnerstammtisch Heidelberg
• Armer Armin

Übersetzung / Translation English - Swahili - English:

I used to help my mother

Nilikuwa nimemsaidia mama yangu

[I-past-be I-ve-her-helped mother of-me] 

carrying groceries home

kupeleka vyakula nyumbani

[to-cause-to-go foods home]

I used to play with the others

Nilikuwa nimecheza na watu wengine

[I-past-be I-ve-played with people other] 

before I did my chores

kabla ya kufanya shughuli yangu

[before of to-do work mine]

At school I tried my best

Shuleni nilijitahidi

[At-school I-past-tryHard] 

but there was too much unrest

ila makelele yalikuwa mengi

[except noises they-past-were many]

As a youngster I got

Kama kijana nilipata

[like young-Boy I-past-found]

money – a lot

hela nyingi

[money many]

more than I've ever seen

nyingi zaidi sijawahi

[many more Inot-yet-experienced]

my parents said to me

Wazazi wangu waliniambia

[Parents ofmine they-past-me-told] 

“You go out and see

Uondoke na tafuta

[You-depart and search]

a world where you've never been

Mahali pengine

[Place other]

I traveled a lot

Nilisafiri sana

[I-past-travel very] 

and some places I got to

baadhi ya maeneo ambayo nilifika

[and few of places which I-past-reached] 

I'd never wanted to see

sikutaka kuyaona

[Inot-past-want to-them-see]

And some people I met

Na baadhi ya watu ambao nilikutana nao

[And few of people which I-past-meet with-them] 

that I'd rather forget

niliachana nao kwa sababu

[I-past-letGo ofThem with reason] 

were a bad influence on me

walinishawishi nifanye vitu vibaya

[They-ve-me-persuade I-make things bad] 

But not all accidents are bad

Si kila ajali ni mbaya

[Not every accident is bad] 

and with all the luck I had

Na kwa bahati nilipata

[And with luck I-past-found] 

I was confident

Ujasiri

[Bravery] 

that it wasn't all spent

Haijapotea

[NotIt-yet-lost] 

but the bureaucracy drove me mad

ila utawala ulinifanya kichaa

[except regime it-past-me-make crazy]

I took the chance of life

Nilichagua nafasi ya maisha

[I-past-choose opportunity of life] 

I advanced despite of strife

Nilisogea mbele hata nilipata ugomvi

[I-past-moveTowards front evenThough I-past-found quarreling]  

I worked hard to earn

Nilifanya kazi kwa bidii kupata 

[I-past-make work with effort to-find]

the respect of my peers

Heshima ya watu

[Respect of people]

And yet for some reason

Ila bado kwa sabubu fulani

[Except still with reason not-known] 

I still live in fear

Naishi na hofu 

[I-present-live with fear.]