Listen Africa listen!
Listen to the words of a stallion
Listen as I speak of a giant,
An African giant
A giant entangled by his own hand made snares
Yes! Indodana ya se Africa
Un-wax your ears and Listen
Great warrior of the chimurenga,
Phela you stood against white powers
And liberated black wishes
Against the Blairs and Bushes you stood.
Courageous, you battled the spite of the Smith.
Now listen Ndodana ya se Africa
Hear this young stallion galloping towards the truth.
In Limbo you stand snared by your own snares
In Limbo, you warrior remain just a memory
Hau lalela son of the soil,
It’s your people who go under the soil
Their calabashes are dry, they go under the soil.
Under the soil their bellies lie empty
Hau lalela Ndodana ya se Africa
Listen son of Africa
Do not stand as proud as death
Do not let its sting be your companion
An African warrior you must once more become
Adorn the spirit of Madiba, No easy walk to freedom
Remember...Listen...Remember.
The Ndukus and the rocks, Africa’s weapons of old
Now Son of the Soil’s desires battle against Africa
Hau listen son of Africa
Lalela...listen...lalela
Bhuti Wam Utsho Kwavakala Ngaphakathi, This Is What I Call A Poem By A Poet, I Love This Poem. Ndiziva Ndinemigcobo Ndakuyifunda. Thanks Again For The Word Whose Pride Is From Africa.
I am publishing a poetry book very soon and this poem will be one of the poems in it. I hope you will order your self a copy.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Unjani sikhona? I'm so proud to be African now. Well, South African, then. Thanks for mentioning Madiba. He is an amazingly, inspirational man. You write very beautiful. I was imagining a campfire, dancing, and the telling of the history. Sala kahle...