Mythology & Folklore
The Frogs
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
Cula, Cula, Kuya kudi Kunyi?
Tuyiya ku cisila wa Baluba.
Tun kuata tua kuesa cinyi?
Tua kudimuka kua musode.
Translation
Frogs, frogs, where are you going?
We are going to the market of the Baluba.
If they catch you, what will they do?
They will turn us all into lizards.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Frogs.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/342/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “The Frogs.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/342/.
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