Nirgendwo in Afrika Page #4

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My dear son, Its nice to hear,

that you had luck with your 2nd farm.

Emigrating has become | impossible. Pretty soon

Hitler will close the borders. | Theres nothing left we could sell.

People say that the Jews | will be banned in ghettos.

In this case Greschek will | send you our new address.

Walter, for the first time | in my life I am worried!

Worried... especially about Liesel | but as well about my own life

In Germany we feel | like on a lonely island.

Nobody dares talking. Its horrible.

My son. I send you this letter | and the rose seeds you wanted.

May these seeds grow | in the African earth

to bring Jettl Regina | and you a lot of joy.

I always think of you! Your father.

They have made a big journey.

Yes, a big journey.

I want to enrol Regina at | school as soon as possible.

Owuor?

Bwana!

Did you learn how to cook?

Owuor!

You found us!

Memsaab doesn't have | a cook in Ol Joro Orok?

No, we don't have a cook.

How do you know all | that? How did you find us?

Rummler has a good nose.

A bit of flour.

Thanks!

It's a young male and a young female.

They walked into the woods.

They are lost.

It's dangerous during the night.

That's an angel.

He lives in heaven.

And what's that?

Those are wings.

He needs those to fly in heaven.

Have you ever seen an angel?

No. You can't see angels.

You can't see your | dead relatives either.

Yes. Angels protect us too,

if we are in danger.

I'm an angel...

and scare off the bad ghosts!

Come here!

No!

Hmmm, kids.

Come over here!

Go away! Go away!

When you come back I | wont be a child anymore.

Bullshit. i'll be back | soon. Every vacation.

Next harvest I'll be back already.

Swear that you come back.

I swear.

I think that's him.

Study hard my dear!

Mum, Ill be back on vacation!

Memmsaab dogo!

When I come back, I will | tell you everything, Owuor.

Come, let's go home.

We are Jewish. He said | that we should get out!

Quickly I realized what | it means to be an outsider.

I was happy to have Inge.

She didnt like the | British games either.

I wonder how simple words | lose their meaning here.

For example tax return Or rrrailway

Sometimes I wonder why I still | get dressed in the morning

I could just use a bag. | People wouldnt care.

I do care!

Do you still think I am attractive?

Yes ofcourse I do.

Did you meet someone in the hotel?

Do you think people should | stay together their whole lives?

Probably not. Maybe we are just | unstable because of the situation...

Why? Do you want to leave?

Sometimes I think my | life could be happier.

I want to make it with you!

You are my wife. I love you!

I miss them all so much!

My mother, Kthe...

It hurts so much!

Owuor!

And? Isnt't that beautiful Jogona?

You can't speak with the night.

You are right.

You can't speak with the night.

But the woman who wrote this poem | imagined that the night has ears.

It's beautiful to make music with words.

Your father is a smart man.

He speaks with thunder | and lightning too.

He speaks with ancestors. | That's something different.

You have to undress yourslef. | You clothes are getting dirty.

No I won't undress myself.

I'm not a little child anymore.

You are stupid if you | dirten your school clothes.

I'm not a child anymore.

You must not see my breast.

Your breasts arenn't different | to other women's breasts.

Of course. A Mzungus breast is | different than black women's breasts.

You must not show them.

Mzungus' schools teach strange stuff.

Are you even allowed to climb trees?

Yes.

But only if their | clothes dont get dirty.

Wait Jogona!

Dad!

Ma!

My dears. We are very excited.

Tomorrow we have to go to | work in Poland Dont forget us.

Mother and Kthe.

They are not allowed to | write more. 20 words only...

They used 19.

These aren't good days,

when the little Memsaab | has to go to school.

Perhaps they want to try | to escape through Poland.

Maybe they found a way.

Say something, Walter, | finally! Please talk to me!

Your mother wanted you to know it. | She wouldnt have written if not.

Poland means death

Shall I tell you something? Sometimes | I envy you because of this letter!

Now you can be sure! I have | to ask myself every day,

if my father is fine. Where he is.

Where my sister is.

Every day the German army looses | more And more territory in the east.

A lot of people died.

Since the Russian winter | offensive began the

amount of killed, wounded | and German prisoners

increased over 400.000.

What's this?

This woman doesn't need your | help. She wants to die today.

And her family leaves her out here?

The coyotes will pick up | her corps during the night.

Kimani, I can't allow that.

I'm the Memsaab on this farm.

I want you guys to | carry her into the house.

If she dies in the house | it isn't clean anymore.

The family would have to make many | sacrifies to get it clean again.

That's very expensive.

But still. I order it!

As soon as she's in the house those | people will carry her out again!

This woman wants to die out here.

That's how tradition demands it.

It's ok Memsaab.

My mother won't die alone.

We're all with her. She isn't afraid.

From now on you can count your | days. They call it Operation J..

The reorganization of the African forces

They really take Germans?

They have a good Chance to get in.

Just dont tell them that you | are bored and need something else.

They want to hear that you cant | wait to fight for the right side.

And Jettel?

I cant believe that I get | another chance in this war.

Whats up with you?

Its not my war. I dont | give a sh*t about Germany!

I wont go to Nairobi with you.

I stay here with Owuor. | Thats my final decision.

For you alone its too dangerous.

You wanted to go to | Germany and Rongai! But you

never wanted to be there | where we actually were.

And now you dont want to leave.

But youd meet a lot of peolple.

I dont want this anymore!

If something happens to you...

They are sending men to Burma!

I cant hang out here | anymore. Im feeling useless.

I understand that.

I stay here with Owuor.

Thank you!

Sometimes I don't see you a day...

and a night. Where are you then?

I'm visiting my wife and my children.

At the lake. Near Kisumu.

They dont see you often.

They understand that I | can't leave Memsaab alone.

But your wife is always alone.

That's something different.

White women are helpless, | black women aren't

How many kids do you have?

I have 6 kids and 3 wives.

3 wives?

That's a lot of work if you visit them!

I give them money. | - 12 Schillings is not much.

It's enough. They have their Schambas,

With corn and beens. | And fishes from the lake.

Do they respect you?

They respect me.

I'm working in the house of a Bwana.

I respect you too Owour.

Without you we would | be lost in this country.

Could you help me out?

I'm a cook not a barber.

Please! I can't do it alone.

How are your corn fields? Are they fine?

Yes they are

Do you want to do an excursion?

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