Ikliphu Yevidiyo
Ingoma
You’re a mean one, Mr. Grinch
– You’re annoying, Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel
– Ngenene usisithende
You’re as cuddly as a cactus, you’re as charming as an eel, Mr. Grinch
– Ufana ne-cactus, ufana ne-eel, Umnu Grinch
You’re a bad banana with a greasy black peel
– You’re a bad sweatshirt with black peel
You’re a monster, Mr. Grinch
– You’re a monster, Neener Neener Neener
Your heart’s an empty hole
– Intliziyo yakho ingumngxuma ongenanto
Your brain is full of spiders, you’ve got garlic in your soul, Mr. Grinch
– Ingqondo yakho igcwele izigcawu, unegalikhi emphefumlweni wakho, Umnu Grinch
I wouldn’t touch you with a thirty-nine-and-a-half-foot pole
– Andizukukuchukumisa ngepali yeenyawo ezingamashumi amathathu anesithoba enesiqingatha
You’re a vile one, Mr. Grinch
– You’re a bad, Neener Neener Neener
You have termites in your smile
– Uneentubi kuncumo lwakho
You have all the tender sweetness of a seasick crocodile, Mr. Grinch
– Unabo bonke ubumnandi obuthambileyo bengwenya egulayo, Umnu. Grinch
Given a choice between the two of you
– Khetha phakathi kwenu nobabini
I’d take the seasick crocodile
– I’d take the sea sweatshirt
You’re a foul one, Mr. Grinch
– You’re batshit Insane, Mr. Grinch
You’re a nasty-wasty skunk
– You’re a hooded sweatshirt
Your heart is full of unwashed socks, your soul is full of gunk, Mr. Grinch
– Intliziyo yakho izele ziikawusi ezingahlanjwanga, umphefumlo wakho uzele ngamagunk, Umnu. Grinch
The three words that best describe you are as follows, and I quote, “Stink, stank, stunk”
– Amagama amathathu achaza ngcono wena ngolu hlobo lulandelayo, kwaye ndicaphula, ” Stink, stank, stunk\”
You’re a rotter, Mr. Grinch
– You’re batshit, Mr Grinch
You’re the king of sinful sots
– Wena nkosi sikelel ‘ iafrika
Your heart’s a dead tomato splotched with moldy purple spots, Mr. Grinch
– Intliziyo yakho ifile utamatisi oqhekezwe ngamabala amfusa, Umnu. Grinch
Your soul is an appalling dump heap overflowing with the most disgraceful assortment of deplorable rubbish imaginable
– Umphefumlo wakho uyimfumba yokulahla eyoyikekayo ephuphuma lolona hlobo lwentlekele lwenkunkuma elusizi enokuthelekelelwa
Mangled up in tangled up knots
– Uploaded into knots
You nauseate me, Mr. Grinch
– Un besazo Wapisima, Mr. Grinch
With a nauseous super “naus”
– Nge-super enesicaphucaphu “naus\”
You’re a crooked jerky jockey and you drive a crooked hoss, Mr. Grinch
– Uyi-jockey ejijekileyo kwaye uqhuba i-hoss egoso, Umnu. Grinch
You’re a three-decker sauerkraut and toadstool sandwich
– You’re a 3-decker sweatshirt kunye nesandwich yetoadstool
With arsenic sauce
– Kunye nesosi yearsenic