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But how wonderful when the tale is told,And the message that is meant for usOpens like the scents of a mountain flower!

Mazisi Kunene

But how wonderful when the tale is told,And the message that is meant for usOpens like the scents of a mountain flower!

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About Mazisi Kunene

Mazisi (Raymond) Kunene (12 May 1930 – 11 August 2006) was a South African poet best known for his translation of the epic Zulu poem Emperor Shaka the Great. While in exile from South Africa's apartheid regime, Kunene was an active supporter and organiser of the anti-apartheid movement in Europe and Africa. He later taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, and become Africa's and South Africa's first poet laureate.