Poetry • Music • Stories • From the heart
THE POETRY

Before there was a song,
there were words.

These are the poems behind the music — pieces born from feeling, memory, questions, pain, hope and the stories we carry.

Some poems stay on the page.
Others ask to be heard.

Nomsie Sings begins with poetry. Every piece has its own voice, and some eventually become songs.

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01 / POEM

Akukapheli Ngami

A poem about continuing when life has given you every reason to believe that you should stop.

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02 / POEM

Amanxeba Ethu

The things that hurt us can leave marks, but they can also become part of the story we choose to tell.

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03 / COMING SOON

More words to come

The collection is growing. New poems will be added as they find their way onto the page.

COMING SOON

Sometimes the words
need a melody.

Explore the music inspired by these poems.

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