Ugandan kob—type of antelope
veldskoen (Afrikaans)—literally “bush skin.” The hide of animals made into leather hats and shoes.
veldt (Afrikaans)—grassland
voetsek (Afrikaans)—go away!
voortrekker (Afrikaans)—literally, “those who trek ahead.” Afrikaners emigrants who moved into the South African interior in the 1830s and 1840s.
wattle—a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosideae of the family Fabaceae. The bark of several species is rich in tannin used in the tanning of leather.
Wie get es dir? (German)—how are you?
zikomo kwambili (Chinyanja)—thank you very much
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“Come Fly with Me,” words by Sammy Cahn, music by James Van Heusen. Copyright © 1958 Cahn Music Co., WB Music Corp. and Maraville Music Corp. Copyright renewed. All rights for Cahn Music Co. administered by WB Music Corp. International copyright secured. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Cherry Lane Music Company and Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Day-O (The Banana Boat Song),” words and music by Irving Burgie and William Attaway. Copyright © 1955, renewed 1983 Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. (ASCAP), Lord Burgess Music Publishing Company (ASCAP) and FSMGI (IMRO). Worldwide rights for Lord Burgess Music Publishing Company administered by Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company, Inc. All rights for FSMGI administered by State One Songs America. International copyright secured. © 1957 (renewed) Chrysalis One Music Publishing Group Ireland Limited (IMRO) and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Co. (ASCAP). All rights for Chrysalis One Music Publishing Group Ireland Limited (IMRO) administered by Chrysalis One Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Cherry Lane Music Company and Alfred Publishing.
Die dieper reg. ‘n Spel van die oordeel oor ‘n volk by N. P. van Wyk Louw. Originally published in 1938 by Nasionale Boekhandel, Cape Town. Used by permission of Tafelberg nb Uitgewers Publishers. (Translated by Alexandra Fuller with assistance from Piet Smit).
“Everybody Loves My Baby (but My Baby Don’t Love Nobody but Me),” words and music by Jack Palmer and Spencer Williams. Copyright © 1924 Universal Music Corp. Copyright renewed. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
“Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words),” words and music by Bart Howard. TRO –©–Copyright 1954 (renewed) Hampshire House Publishing Corp., New York, NY. Used by permission.
“From Russia with Love,” words and music by Lionel Bart. © 1963 (renewed) United Artists Music Ltd. (UK). All rights controlled by EMI U Catalog Inc. (Publishing) and Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc. (Print). Used by permission of Alfred Music Publishing Co., Inc.
“(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden,” words and music by Joe South. © 1970 Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights administered by Sony / ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
“Sentimental Journey,” words and music by Bud Green, Les Brown and Ben Homer. © 1944 (renewed) Morley Music Co. and Holliday Publishing. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation and Songwriters Guild of America on behalf of Holliday Publishing.
“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes,” words by Otto Harbach, music by Jerome Kern. Copyright © 1933 Universal–Polygram International Publishing, Inc. Copyright renewed. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Hal Leonard Corporation.
ALSO BY ALEXANDRA FULLER
The Legend of Colton H. Bryant
Scribbling the Cat: Travels with an African Soldier
Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood
1
From Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya by Caroline Elkins (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2005).
2
Ivor Benson, Ian Smith’s official propagandist.
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