Niuhebridis

By Albert Leomala

niuhebridis niuhebridis u tring waen mo u tring wiski pe u no wandem kava u boenem tu fala jif blong tu fala i kilim u u kat plande blak pikinini pe u no wandem olketa niuhebridis niuhebridis mi krae long u mi sori lonk u mo mi tingting long u forom ol blak pikinini blong u wae oli wandem planem kava long kraon blong u mo oli wandem u blong tring kava niuhebridis niuhebridis u smol tumas u no kat mane pe u kat plande frok hu bambae i kaekae frok mi mi blak pikinini mi no bon long rhine pe mi bon long kolo niuhebridis niuhebridis o niuhebridis u kam bak u kam bak long blak pikinini hem i wet long u

niuhebridis niuhebridis you drink wine and you drink whisky but you hate kava you have two chiefs who are killing you you have plenty of children but you hate them niuhebridis niuhebridis i weep for you am sad about you but am also thinking about you because of all your black children for they want to plant kava on your land and they want you to drink it niuhebridis niuhebridis you’re far too small you’re not rich but you possess too many frogs, who’s gonna eat them i am a black child i wasn’t born in rhine but in kolo niuhebridis niuhebridis oh niuhebridis come back come back to the black child he’s patiently waiting for you.