DIA DE MANDELA/MANDELA DAY Gracias a/Thanks to Neil Sonnekus Poema de elogio Praise song It is he who comes from the rolling hills of the eastern ocean He who tended the cattle of Qunu He who saw that we were living in aloe times That there were more aloe times ahead It is he who knocked at the door of the invaders Knocked at the door of the invaders Knocked at the door of the invaders He who had to stand or fall by their language He who had to learn a new tongue So he stood, yes, he stood All alone in that lonely place, he stood Instead of living on the land he lived on the western ocean Instead of breaking bread he broke stones Instead of drinking milk he drank from the aloe But eventually the tide turned, at last the tide turned And still there were lessons to be learnt He too had to learn that young love can become bitter Before good again He too had to learn that one great leader Isn’t always succeeded by another Yet it was he who showed us what is possible He who led us and then left us But still he stays with us, still he stays with us He who knocked out the invaders’ walls Knocked out the invaders’ walls Knocked out the invaders’ walls He who changed the aloe lines around his mouth To the battle horns of smiling sagacity He, the tall Bushman, we admire more than emulate He who comes from the rolling hills of the eastern ocean He who tended the cattle of Qunu Yes, it is he and only he! Neil Sonnekus
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:52:34 +0000
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