《拉维瑙之歌》是20世纪60年代非洲文学最重要的作品之一,主题涉及对非洲未来的激烈辩论和思考,反映了西方现代文明和非洲传统文化的碰撞和矛盾对立。当现代的欧洲文化强势来袭,非洲人是顺势拥抱,欢心接纳,还是秉持传统,努力捍卫本土文化,抵制外来文化的侵蚀?这正是刚刚摆脱殖民统治的非洲人面临的文化窘境。诗中拉维瑙和丈夫奥考的争论其实就是乌干达年轻一代内心的争论。作者本人选择持反对西方渗透、捍卫阿乔利传统和风俗的立场。 The song “Ravinau” is one of the most important works of African literature in the 1960s. Its theme relates to the fierce debate and reflection on the future of Africa. It reflects the collision and contradiction between modern Western culture and African traditional culture. When the modern European culture strikes strongly, are Africans embracing homeopathy or embracing the tradition, trying their best to defend the local culture and resist the erosion of the foreign culture? This is the cultural predicament that Africans just emerging from colonial rule face. The controversy between Ravinho and her husband Ocho in the poem is actually the inner controversy of the young Ugandan generation. The author chooses to hold against the penetration of the West and defend the traditions and customs of Acholi.