Lyrics
Ask Me Not
Ekene's English adaptation of 'The Day of my Birth' — from the poems of Nnamdi Olebara, voice of the 1974 Harcourt Whyte recordings. Part of the 9ine translation project.
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Ask me not the day of my birth
For there was suffering the day I was born
Ask me not the day of my birth
For I am dissatisfied with my birth
You ask me for the day of my birth
Do you mock me?
You ask me for the day of my birth
Should I cry or laugh?
Will you not behold the face of the woman who has given birth,
before you ask what she bore?
Never mind
I do not blame you
Since you were born with a silver spoon
What I know is that
I was born in a rainy season
When there was no food
That is when my good life started
Ask me not the day of my birth
For I am no ruler
Nor do they say my father is a king
Don't bother me.
The day I become rich
The day I become a ruler
I will remember the day of my birth
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