Original (English)

Chapter One THE NJO HAPA* SONG   Green, ah greener than emeralds are, tree-tops beckon the         dhows to land,   White, oh whiter than diamonds are, blue waves burst on the         amber sand,   And nothing is fairer than Zanzibar from the Isles o' the West         to the Marquesand.         I was old when the world was wild with youth         (All love was lawless then!)         Since 'Venture's birth from ends of earth         I ha' called the sons of men,