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Friday, 15 January 2021

I love you, my gentle one - Ralph Bitamazire

I love you, my gentle one;
My love is the fresh milk in the rubindi
Which you drank on the wedding day;
My love is the butter we were smeared with
To seal fidelity into our hearts.
You are the cattle-bird's egg,
For those who saw you are wealthy;
You are the papyrus reed of the lake,
Which they pull out with both hands.
And I sing for you with tears
Because you possess my heart:
I love you, my gentle one.
Ralph Bitamazire (20th century) Uganda
Source: Poems from East Africa, selected by David Cook and David Rubadiri,
East African Publishers, 1996
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45 comments:

  1. Unknown18 March 2022 at 09:29

    I LOVE THIS POEM SO MUCH , I TEACH IT IN S2

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    1. Anonymous2 November 2024 at 14:29

      From which school and whom are you

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  2. Chrispin Odinga17 April 2022 at 07:20

    I did this poem while in high school. Thanks for posting.

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  3. Anonymous27 April 2022 at 11:44

    I love this poem very much. I did it back in high school taught by Mr. Rono Patrick

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    1. Anonymous12 December 2022 at 12:04

      it's a nice poem very romantic

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    2. Anonymous18 January 2023 at 00:55

      I like this poem so much ,,am a teacher in making at kyambogo but we are doing it

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    3. Anonymous4 January 2024 at 20:08

      Wow I do love this poem, it reminds me 15 year back once I was F3 student at Mpui sec. Sumbawanga TZ

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  4. Anonymous29 April 2022 at 11:47

    Beautiful poem

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  5. Anonymous12 May 2022 at 06:21

    I like it poem

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  6. Judith Nalwanga9 June 2022 at 17:02

    One of the most delicate and beautiful Ugandan poems! It’s a favorite of mine.

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    1. Anonymous17 October 2022 at 15:23

      Hi Judith. I am doing this in university, may you help me analyse pls..

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  7. Anonymous1 July 2022 at 17:11

    I love this poem coz it express the real love

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  8. Anonymous18 August 2022 at 12:21

    The very famous poem

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  9. Anonymous1 September 2022 at 20:22

    I learnt this poem in senior two taught by Mr.Rogers💖💖

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  10. Anonymous9 September 2022 at 17:47

    Who is the persona

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    1. Anonymous27 September 2022 at 07:24

      The persona is a lover,he says 'I love you my gentle one.. you possess my heart.'

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    2. jason Mbaka30 September 2022 at 15:34

      Beautiful poem quite phenomenal
      "My love is fresh milk in the rudindi"

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  11. Anonymous2 October 2022 at 14:47

    Classify the above poem

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  12. Anonymous30 November 2022 at 09:13

    Hi,I am very overwhelmed having posted the poem,may you please help me analyze the poem using,who, when, where and what happens, problems, issues implied in the poem

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  13. Anonymous14 December 2022 at 10:07

    Woow so beautfull poem when I was high school

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  14. Anonymous10 January 2023 at 08:14

    Which economic activity can be drawn from the poem

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  15. Anonymous6 March 2023 at 08:55

    Apart from the theme of love,, which other theme is raised in this poem?

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  16. Anonymous22 March 2023 at 04:04

    Wow, what a beautiful poem it is!

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  17. Anonymous22 March 2023 at 04:07

    What a beautiful poem our teacher told US to search for!

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  18. Anonymous22 March 2023 at 04:08

    Am in S3 but our teacher told us to search for this poem

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  19. Muganza22 March 2023 at 04:09

    What a wonderful poem Ralph wrote

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  20. Anonymous18 April 2023 at 05:57

    The poem is really amazing and lovely,,,

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  21. Anonymous23 April 2023 at 10:50

    Am a student too,the poem is about a person who expresses how much she loves her lover,this is evidenced in the whole poem from line one to the last one.Therefore the tone is lovely and romantic

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  22. Anonymous5 May 2023 at 00:33

    I did this poem in High school years Later i have remember it now to speak to my special person

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  23. Anonymous5 May 2023 at 00:35

    Can the audio form of this poem be found

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  24. Anonymous13 June 2023 at 18:17

    I'm a student and I personally enjoy this poem. It just inspires me to fall in love.

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  25. Anonymous14 July 2023 at 09:31

    I can't stop reading it,the words are sounding in my brain.

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  26. Anonymous14 July 2023 at 09:33

    I liked the poem

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  27. Anonymous19 July 2023 at 04:26

    The greatest of all times

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  28. Anonymous6 September 2023 at 08:06

    The best of the best of all time. Indeed only legends will understand.

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  29. Anonymous1 November 2023 at 08:24

    Its really awesome

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  30. Anonymous28 November 2023 at 19:02

    Hello there ...am so delighted ....am in love with this poem ..am doing it ... gulu university

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  31. Anonymous5 December 2023 at 02:40

    Beautiful poem it's better to read his poem

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  32. Anonymous21 March 2024 at 19:35

    That is good

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  33. Anonymous1 April 2024 at 12:48

    What is the mood and tone displayed in the poem and how do you know?

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  34. Anonymous10 June 2024 at 08:22

    I love this poem.
    I have read and taught it since 1990s.
    Love expressed through the lover's cultural lense.
    The figures of speech are mnemonic.

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  35. Anonymous10 August 2024 at 18:07

    I need its analysis

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  36. Anonymous30 October 2024 at 05:55

    What an interesting poem 👏 😊 👌 ☺️ ✨️

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