{"id":288,"date":"2015-05-15T15:44:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T22:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2016-09-27T11:19:27","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T18:19:27","slug":"ndege","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/swahilipoetry.humnet.ucla.edu\/?page_id=288","title":{"rendered":"Ndege"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ndege<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nBirds<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. Enyi ndege murukao \u2666 salamu nitoleyani<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
Oh you flying birds (lit. you who fly), take my greetings for me<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mwendao mbiyo upeo \u2666 mukipaliya yangani<\/span><\/td>\nYou who go so quickly as far as one can see, soaring high into the sky<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mut<\/span><\/em>akapofika kwao \u2666 mtuliye ziweoni.<\/span><\/td>\nWhen you reach her, alight on her lap.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. Mwambiye sina pumbao \u2666 mpenzi nina huzuni<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
Tell my lover I have no comfort, I am (full of) sadness<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nina mwingi mshangao \u2666 sili chakula sisoni<\/span><\/td>\nI am totally bewildered, I neither eat nor sleep<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huona yeo ni yeo \u2666 t<\/span><\/em>‘akuona sikuoni.<\/span><\/td>\nI feel today is the day, (that) I will see you (but) I do not see you.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. Sina mbawa nikaruka[1]<\/a><\/sup> \u2666 k’awafuwata[2]<\/a><\/sup> zijuni<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
I have no wings so I might fly, and follow the little birds<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K’aya kwako muhibaka \u2666 nikaketi mapajani<\/span><\/td>\nSo I might come to you (my) Love, To sit on your lap<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
K’atowa moyo wahaka \u2666 na maudhiko ya ndani.<\/span><\/td>\nAnd relieve (lit. take away ) (my) distressed heart, and deep-seated pain.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. Lakini sina uweza \u2666 nduyangu nifanye nini?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
But I have no ability (to fly), my Sister, what must I do?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huketi nikikuwaza \u2666\u00a0na mat<\/span><\/em>ozi kifuwani<\/span><\/td>\nI sit here thinking of you, with tears on my breast<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nyond<\/span><\/em>a zangu waniliza \u2666 kunepukiya mat<\/span><\/em>oni<\/span><\/td>\nMy Desire, you make me cry, as you avoid (looking) into my eyes.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. Bui wangu hata lini \u2666 wewe ut<\/span><\/em>akaporudi?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
My Sweat Heart, when will you return to me?<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hela nipa t<\/span>amkini \u2666 nituze yangu fuwadi<\/span><\/td>\nPlease give me an answer, so I may calm my heart<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nikungoje mlangoni \u2666 bila ya kubisha hodi<\/span><\/td>\nLet me wait for you at the door, without knocking.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. Siniwat<\/span><\/em>e na kiliyo \u2666 na mwendo nikateseka<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
Don’t abandon me crying, and suffering as I go along<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nikazidi wayowayo \u2666 na ruhu kiungulika<\/span><\/td>\nSo that I become even more worried, and suffer even more with a love-sick heart (with a heart on fire)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nikumbukiya mwenziyo \u2666 kwa huruma sikitika.<\/span><\/td>\nKeep this for me in your thoughts, have pity on your companion with sympathy.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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  1. Sina wa kunipumbaza \u2666 ila ni wewe Fulani<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n
I have no one to entertain me, except you my unnamed love<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Na maradhi kunipoza \u2666 yanivemeo moyoni<\/span><\/td>\nOr cure me of my illness, which has weighed heavily in my heart<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ndiye wa kuniliwaza \u2666 nione niko peponi.<\/span><\/td>\nShe is the one to soothe me so I might feel I’m in paradise.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[1]<\/a> <\/sup>The \u2013ka\u2014<\/em>marked verbs in this line and following indicate purpose clauses.<\/p>\n

[2]<\/a><\/sup> The aspiration of the initial consonant is a consequent of the deleted 1st<\/sup> person singular subject pronoun.<\/p>\n

Grammar<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The ile<\/em> Perfect<\/strong>. This structure often replaces the -me- tense\/aspect. There is one example in this poem:<\/p>\n

Na marathi kunipoza; \u00a0yaniveme<\/span>o moyoni;\u00a0Or cure me of my illness which has weighed heavily in my heart \u00a0(ASN-Nd7)<\/p>\n

The verb\u00a0-veme<\/em> from\u00a0-vama<\/em> ‘oppress’ etc. derives from the verb root\u00a0-vam-\u00a0<\/em>+ the Perfect suffix\u00a0-ile. <\/em>\u00a0When\u00a0-ile\u00a0<\/em>or its allomorphs (-iye ~ -e) <\/em>are suffixed to a verb root with a nasal, the vowel of the root shifts to \/e\/ as in this example. \u00a0For other\u00a0examples and discussion see under “The -ile Perfect” in the Grammar of Swahili Poetry (under development).<\/p>\n

Vowel Elision.<\/strong> Vowel elisions are common in Swahili verse; as such they are motivated by metrical requirements to keep\u00a0verses to a set number of syllables. \u00a0A example in this poem:<\/p>\n

kunepukiya<\/span> mat<\/span><\/em>oni; \u00a0kunepukiya mat<\/span><\/em>oni \u00a0< ku-ni-epukia mat<\/span><\/em>oni (lit.<\/em> to avoid me in the eyes)\u00a0(ASN-Nd4). NB: NI + E > \/ne\/.<\/p>\n

Glossary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
at<\/span><\/em>a<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. tr.]<\/span><\/td>\nLeave; abandon; release, etc. (TJH). See St. \u2013acha<\/em> (FJ). Siniwat<\/span>e<\/strong> na kiliyo, na mwendo nikateseka<\/em>, Don’t abandon me crying and suffering as I go along (ASN-Nd6).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bui\/ma-<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 5\/6 an.]<\/span><\/td>\nLover, girlfriend, sweetheart metaphorical<\/em>\u00a0(ASN). See buibui <\/em>a woman\u2019s black garment (FJ). Bui<\/em><\/strong> wangu hata lini, wewe ut<\/span>akaporudi?<\/em> My sweat heart, when will you return to me? (ASN-Nd5).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuwadi<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 9\/10]<\/span><\/td>\nHeart. See St. fuadi <\/em>(FJ). Hela nipa tamkini, nituze yangu fuwadi<\/strong><\/em>, Please give me an answer, so I may calm my heart (ASN-Nd5). Ar.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuwata<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. t.]<\/span><\/td>\nFollow (TJH). See St. \u2013fuata<\/em> follow, etc. Sina mbawa nikaruka, k’awafuwata<\/strong> zijuni<\/em>, I have no wings so that I might fly, and follow the little birds (ASN-Nd3).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
hela<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[inter.]<\/span><\/td>\nInterjection used to politely attract attention or change a topic (TJH). Similar to hebu, ebu, simile<\/em>; Well then! Come then! Make way! (FJ). Hela<\/em><\/strong> nipa tamkini, nituze yangu fuwadi<\/em>, Please give me an answer, so I may calm my heart (ASN-Nd5). Ar.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
huruma<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 9]<\/span><\/td>\nSympathy, consideration, fellow feeling, kindliness; (2) mercy, pity, compassion (FJ). Nikumbukiya mwenziyo, kwa huruma<\/strong> sikitika<\/em>, Keep this for me in your thoughts, have pity on your Companion with sympathy (ASN-Nd-7). Ar.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
jit<\/span><\/em>o\/mat<\/span><\/em>o<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 5\/6]<\/span><\/td>\nEye. See St. jicho\/macho<\/em> (FJ). Nyond<\/span>a zangu waniliza, kunepukiya mat<\/span>oni<\/strong><\/em>, My desire, you make me cry, avoiding (to look) into my eyes (ASN-Nd4).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kifuwa\/zi-<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 7\/8]<\/span><\/td>\nBreast, bosom, chest, usu. of man only; see kifua<\/em>\u00a0(FJ). Huket<\/span>i nikikuwaza, na matozi kifuwani<\/strong><\/em>, I sit here thinking of you with tears on my breast (ASN-Nd4).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kijuni\/zi-<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 7\/8]<\/span><\/td>\nSmall birds; diminutive of nyuni<\/em> bird < ki-j-uni; see kijiko<\/em> spoon, kijiji<\/em> village, etc. (TJH). Sina mbawa nikaruka, k’awafuwata zijuni<\/strong><\/em>, I have no wings so that I might fly, and follow the little birds (ASN-Nd3).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
kiweo\/zi-<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 7\/8]<\/span><\/td>\nLap, thigh (TJH). Thigh, ham, hip; used in the butchery trade for the region betweens the kinena and paja <\/em>(FJ). Mut<\/span>akapofika kwao, mtuliye ziweoni<\/strong><\/em>, When you reach her, alight on her lap (ASN-Nd1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
liwaza<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. tr.]<\/span><\/td>\nSoothe, comfort (FJ). Ndiye wa kuniliwaza<\/strong>, nione niko peponi<\/em>, She is the one to soothe me so I might feel I’m in paradise (ASN-Nd7).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mshangao<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 3]<\/span><\/td>\nThrilling excitement, deep sensation, admiration, wonder, perplexity, amazement, bewilderment, stupefaction (FJ). See St. \u2013shangaa<\/em> (FJ). Nina mwingi mshangao<\/strong>, sili chakula sisoni<\/em>, I am totally bewildered, I neither eat nor sleep (ASN-Nd2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
muhibaka<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 9\/10 an.]<\/span><\/td>\nLover (TJH). Muhibu, mpenzi (ASN). Not in FJ, Sx. K’aya kwako muhibaka<\/strong>, nikaket<\/span>i mapajani<\/em>, So I might come to you (my) love, And sit on your lap (ASN-Nd3). Ar.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ndu-<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 9\/10 an.]<\/span><\/td>\nContracted form of nduu<\/em> brother, sister, relative, etc. used in conjunction with possessive pronouns (TJH). See St.\u00a0ndugu<\/em> (FJ). Lakini sina uweza, nduyangu<\/strong> nifanye nini?<\/em> But I am unable (to fly), my sister, what must I do? (ASN-Nd4).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
nyond<\/span><\/em>a<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 9\/10]<\/span><\/td>\nDesire, wish, longing (TJH). D\u00e9sir bon ou mauvais. -ngia nyond<\/span>a ya kupenda mtu, ya kutaka kitu<\/em>, \u00e9prouver le d\u00e9sir d’aimer qqn., de souhaiter une chose (Am. G.; Sx). ASN: < –onja<\/em>. ASN: nyond<\/span>a zangu<\/em> = mpenzi wangu<\/em> thus the 2nd person singular waniliza<\/em> ‘you make me cry’ in the citation. Nyond<\/span>a<\/em><\/strong> zangu waniliza, kunepukiya mat<\/span>oni<\/em>, My desire, you make me cry, avoiding (to look) into my eyes (ASN-Nd4).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
paliya<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. appl.]<\/span><\/td>\nSoar, fly high, ascend to great heights (TJH). See –<\/em>paa<\/em> go up, ascend, mount, rise; –palia<\/em> (FJ). Mwendao mbiyo upeo, mukipaliya<\/strong> yangani<\/em>, You who go so quickly as far as one can see, soaring high into the sky (ASN-Nd1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pumbao\/ma-<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 5\/6]<\/span><\/td>\nComfort, pleasure, joy, happiness (TJH). See St. -pumbaa<\/em> be speechless, because of astonishment, fear, etc.; 2. be foolish, silly, weak-minded, negligent…. (FJ). Distraction, r\u00e9cr\u00e9ation, divertissement, causerie ou entretien familier (Am. G., Sx). See -pumbaa<\/em> \u00eatre \u00e0 l’aise, content, au point d’oublier toute occupation voire m\u00eame son devoir; s’attarder \u00e0 jouir, \u00e0 se divertir, \u00e0 s’amuser; avoir une attitude b\u00e9ate; \u00eatre distrait, ne pas fair attention, n’y \u00eatre pas (TJH: to be comfortable, happy, to the point of forgetting all work including one’s duty (voire m\u00eame “nay even, and indeed”); lingering to enjoy, to be entertained, to be amused; having an complacent attitude; being inattentive, not paying attention, not being there (being out of it). Twende kunako arusi (kunako mt<\/span>ezo, kunako wimbo), tupumbae,<\/em> allons nous r\u00e9cr\u00e9er la noce, etc. (Am. G.; Sx). Mwambiye sina pumbao<\/strong>, mpenzi nina huzuni<\/em>, Tell my lover I have no comfort, I am (full of) sadness (ASN-Nd2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pumbaza<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. cs.]<\/span><\/td>\nDelight, entertain, amuse (TJH). Divertir, distraire,\u2028 r\u00e9cr\u00e9er, amuser; emp\u00eacher de vaquer \u00e0 ses occupations (Am. G.; Sx). See pumbao <\/em>above and meaning in Am. Sina wa kunipumbaza<\/strong>, ila ni wewe Fulani<\/em>, I have no one to entertain me, except you my unnamed love (ASN-Nd7).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ruhu<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 9\/10]<\/span><\/td>\nSpirit, heart, soul (TJH). See St. roho<\/em> (FJ). Nikazidi wayowayo, na ruhu<\/strong> kiungulika;\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span>So that I become even more worried, and suffer even more with a love-sick heart (with a heart on fire) (ASN-Nd6). Ar.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sikitika<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. i.]<\/span><\/td>\nBe sorry, grieve, feel regret (pity, remorse) (FJ). Nikumbukiya mwenziyo, kwa huruma sikitika<\/strong><\/em>, Keep this for me in your thoughts, have pity on your Companion with sympathy (ASN-Nd-7).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sona<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. i.]<\/span><\/td>\nRest, sleep (TJH). Se reposer, prendre du repos : syn.-pumua. Niat<\/span>e nisone<\/em>, laisse-moi reposer (arch. des Dial. Am. G. Ng.; Sx).\u00a0Pumzika<\/em> rest (ASN). Nina mwingi mshangao, sili chakula sisoni<\/strong><\/em>, I am totally bewildered, I neither eat nor sleep (ASN-Nd2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tamkini<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 9\/10]<\/span><\/td>\nPronouncement, announcement, statement, affirmation, answer (TJH). Derived from \u2013tamka<\/em> (ASN). Hela nipa tamkini<\/strong>, nituze yangu fuwadi<\/em>, Please give me an answer, so I may calm my heart (ASN-Nd5).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
toleya salamu<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. appl.]<\/span><\/td>\nGreet for, salute for, send greetings for (TJH). See St. \u2013tolea <\/em>and \u2013toa<\/em> in FJ. Enyi ndege murukao, salamu nitoleyani<\/strong><\/em>, Oh you flying birds (lit. you who fly), take my greetings for me (ASN-Nd1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
t<\/span><\/em>ozi\/ma-<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 5\/6]<\/span><\/td>\nTear (TJH). See St. chozi<\/em> (FJ). Huketi nikikuwaza, na mat<\/span>ozi<\/strong> kifuwani<\/em>, I sit here thinking of you with tears on my breast (ASN-Nd4).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tuliya<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. appl.]<\/span><\/td>\nAlight, land on, settle down on (TJH). See \u2013tulia<\/em> be calm, settle down, etc. (FJ). Mut<\/span>akapofika kwao, mtuliye<\/strong> ziweoni<\/em>, When you reach her, alight on her lap (ASN-Nd1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tuza<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. cs.]<\/span><\/td>\nCalm, soothe, comfort, give comfort to (TJH). See \u2013tuza = -tuliza <\/em>dans le sens de calmer une personne soit afflig\u00e9e, soit irrit\u00e9e (Mv; Sx). Hela nipa tamkini, nituze<\/strong> yangu fuwadi<\/em>, Please give me an answer, so I may calm my heart (ASN-Nd5).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
udhiko\/ma-<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 14\/6]<\/span><\/td>\nTrouble, annoyance, vexation (FJ). K’atowa moyo wahaka, na maudhiko<\/strong> ya ndani<\/em>, And relieve (lit. take away ) (my) distressed heart, and deep-seated pain (ASN-Nd3).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ungulika<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. i.]<\/span><\/td>\nBurn, chafe, glow; suffer, languish away from love-pain (K&K). Be hardened by fire, (2) be combustible (FJ). Nikazidi wayowayo, na ruhu kiungulika;\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span>So that I become even more worried, and suffer even more with a love-sick heart (with a heart on fire) (ASN-Nd6).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
upeo<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 11; adv.]<\/span><\/td>\nHorizon, limit, range of vision, etc.; as far as can be seen, as far as one can see (TJH). See upeo <\/em>horizon, limit of vision, etc.; to the utmost, thoroughly, as much as possible (FJ). Mwendao mbiyo upeo<\/strong>, mukipaliya yangani;<\/em>\u00a0You who go so quickly as far as one can see, soaring high into the sky (ASN-Nd1).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
uweza<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 14]<\/span><\/td>\nStrength, might, power, capacity, authority, ability, faculty (FJ). Lakini sina uweza<\/strong>, nd<\/span>uyangu nifanye nini?<\/em> But I am unable (to fly), my sister, what must I do? (ASN-Nd4).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
vama<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. tr.]<\/span><\/td>\nOppress, depress, weigh heavily on (TJH). Lie heavy on, cut into, as of a rope which is tied tightly (FJ). Na maradhi kunipoza, yaniveme<\/strong>o moyoni<\/em>, Or cure me of my illness, which weighs heavily in my heart (ASN-Nd7).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wahaka<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 9]<\/span><\/td>\nDistress (TJH). Worry, doubt (K&K). Dhiki (ASN). See dhiki<\/em> narrowness, want of space, confinement; 2. being pressed, annoyance, distress (FJ). K’atowa moyo wahaka<\/strong>, na maudhiko ya ndani<\/em>, And relieve (lit. take away ) (my) distressed heart, and deep-seated pain (ASN-Nd3). Ar.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wayowayo<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[n. 14]<\/span><\/td>\nWavering, irresolution, indeciveness, worry, unease (TJH). Reeling, staggering; hesitating (FJ). Nikazidi wayowayo<\/strong>, na ruhu kiungulika;\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span>So that I become even more worried, and suffer even more with a love-sick heart (with a heart on fire) (ASN-Nd6).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ya<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[v. i.]<\/span><\/td>\nCome (TJH). See St. \u2013ja<\/em> (FJ). K’aya<\/strong> kwako muhibaka, nikaket<\/span>i mapajani<\/em>, So I might come to you (my) love, And sit on your lap (ASN-Nd3).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
yeo<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n[adv.]<\/span><\/td>\nToday (TJH). See St. leo<\/em> (FJ). Huona yeo<\/strong> ni yeo, t<\/span>‘akuona sikuoni<\/em>, I feel today is the day, (that) I will see you (but) I do not see you. (ASN-Nd2).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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