Mythology & Folklore
The Turkey Buzzard
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Riti, riti, mwana wa rashika.
Ndizo, ndizo kurgya ku wande.
Riti, riti, mwana wa oneka.
Ndizo, ndizo ti wande issu.
Translation
Turkey buzzard, turkey buzzard, your child is lost.
That is all right, the food will be more plentiful.
Turkey buzzard, turkey buzzard, your child is found.
That is all right, we will increase in number.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Turkey Buzzard.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/341/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Turkey Buzzard.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/341/.
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