Appendix 3: Asijiki/The March
ISBN: 978-1-83753-113-4, eISBN: 978-1-83753-112-7
Publication date: 11 December 2023
Citation
Perkins, G. (2023), "Appendix 3: Asijiki/The March", Danger in Police Culture, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 165-165. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-112-720231015
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2024 Gráinne Perkins. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited
The composer of this song is unknown although the song is considered as a ‘Freedom song’ sung during the Apartheid era. The translation was facilitated by Ms Thandi Goxo, IsiXhosa language teacher at the University of Cape Town.
| IsiXhosa | English |
|---|---|
| Siyaya, siyaya | We will go, we will |
| Siyaya noba kubi | We will, even in dreariness |
| Emabhulwini siyaya, | To the Boers, we will go |
| Siyaya noba kubi, | We will, even in misery, |
| Noba besidubula | Even when they shoot us. |
| Siyaya… | We will go… |
- Prelims
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 South African Policing
- Chapter 3 People and Places
- Chapter 4 Tools of the Trade
- Chapter 5 Records, Reports and Respect
- Chapter 6 Routine Danger: Avoidance and Engagement
- Chapter 7 Memorialising Danger
- Chapter 8 Discussion and Conclusion
- Appendix 1: SAPS Organisational Structure
- Appendix 2: Amazing Grace
- Appendix 3: Asijiki/The March
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index