Noxolo [English translation]

Newspaper clippings pinned on the wall

And little photo albums

That's all that's left

All that's left

Of Noxolo

A pretty smooth head and men's pants

Her forehead stuck against the windows

She wasn't afraid of anything

Afraid of anything

Noxolo

She slept like a stone

Before daybreak

A little to the east of Johannesburg

She loved covering her feet with dust

She loved spitting in the water

She drank beer well

Like a brother

Noxolo

She said her prayers

Before daybreak

A little to the east of Johannesburg

She loved the sweetness of night

And the loving lips of her lover1

Under their tin roof, shoulder against shoulder

Oh, how nice it was to live like that

Without making a fuss, without making noise

Just being on the same bed

They2 waited for her by the wayside

Walled with wordless hatred

She didn't see anything coming

Didn't see it coming

Noxolo

Under the orange moon, the glass shards

Became knives

Then, they left her there

Noxolo

She was found yesterday

Before daybreak

A little to the east of Johannesburg

1. Female2. Male

• Artist:Jeanne Cherhal
• Album:Histoire de J.