TONSEMBERERA – COVID-19 POEM BY JULIET NAMUKASA

I like it when women are at the center of change and this is no different in the case of Juliet Namukasa a woman I look up to, she is a country director for IAS (International Aid Services) an organisation dedicated to help the refugees in Uganda and providing safe spaces for people that have been affected by war. On top of making a world a better place in her career she is a “senga”to many ladies at Redeemed church, a youth mentor and a very talented writer of poetry and here is one of her poems sensitizing the public about COVID-19.

Here is Totusemberera- Keep the social distance lyrics to recite along and at the end of this is the link the video, enjoy.

Defining the problem

Gwanga mujje Gwanga mujje Omuzigu alumbye Ye Covid 19.

O Mutasire eyo Mutasosola ono mutataliza, Yesibye ammanyi –

Obuswandi bumujjudde, ekiruyi kimwetimbye tasalikako musale.  

Gyayise yonna kati kiyongobero Biwoobe byelele.

,.Mu baggaga ab’omunsi olweyo lwakutte,  Aakunya Abato, bakinviinvi akinjaga.

Uganda oyo gw’omanyi enfumita ha, fungize wattu, ammanyi  wesibe

musululu moja, emabega wa Commander nebyokulwanyisa byaffe.

Stay home, tuuza  nniya waka, keep, the social distance, nze ntonseberera .

Engalo mu kyovu kyasabuni munabe, ne sanitizer.

Bbana Uganda united we stand twogera kimu nti corona virus totusembera

Possible cause

Corona virus n’omwana wo ono Covid 19 ani yabatuma

Maama Nze Bwaba Katonda w’eggulu, ensonga erimu egumba

Gwaatusinze dda, teli kuwoza

Bangi tubatidde mu maanyi nga, tebalebye njuba,

ensonga mbu,dembe lya bakyala

Mulinya lya nnamwandu ne bamulwekwa  laba obugaga ffe twetumidde

Ku mmeza Y’embaga tutula  netulya netwegwera,

ababunda bunda nga beyaguza lujjo

Obwongo obunafu,twelabira mangu ebyobyeyakola Sodoma aa neyo Gommora,

Mbu gwe eyatonda ekisajja nekikazi  hm wateesa bubi.

Netutigatiga ekigambo kyo netukuwanda ebigambo mu kamwa

Twakolaba byona nasirika netulowaza nti twenkanankana ye.

Ssasira ssebo  taasa corona virus tetusemberera

Remedy

Uganda tuddemu amanyi,

Obusungu bwa Yakuwa buberera akasera mpawo wekaaga

naye okusarira kwa mirembe gyona.

Emmeme emenyese n’ omutima  oguboneredde  Oyo Yakuwa tabigaya.

mwe abatumiddwa erinnya lya Yakuwa, mwesibe ebitukuttu Amavivi wansi,

Wozi anataasa, emambya anesala natte.

  mu lutalo, ttasa mujjasi munno, gwe alina akatta, eyetaaga muwe.

Nnamwe abakuba  ensamba ggere bajjasi banamwe mubasasire

Tulina omulabe omu Corona virus

Aftermath

Tugume emwoyo waliwo essubi  Agya tusasira Yakuwa.

Omumpembe Corona Virus nga tumulinye kunffete

, mungudo za Uganda, tujjaganye nate.

Eri Commander waffe, nnabadumizi be, salute tutowe,

badumidde bulungu n ‘obuvumu

Engalo tunabye ng’eyo efuuse nkoola, emaso, nyindo mimwa nabyo bijaganye

Olwo bana Uganda twogere ffena  nti kibi kigwana wala Corona virus tatusembereranga

Eno Yakuwa tumusembere kulwa Katonda n’ensi yaffe

#StayHomeStaySafe

Keep distance and follow the rules and guidelines by the ministry of health.