50 Years Ago... Poem by Lubinda Lubinda
50 Years Ago...
50 years ago...
a nation was set free
from the shackles
of colonialism
a nation was born
our oppressed ancestors
couldn't even dream
of the freedoms
that we have today
50 years ago...
the ideals of self-rule
and self-governance
were just a pipe dream
but they spoke of it
as if it was a reality
i guess they were convinced
that one day
Zambia would be set free!
50 years ago...
our ancestors saw
it fit to take up arms
against colonialism
so we owe it
to the brave men
who risked their lives
to liberate the nation
because they envisioned
a time when their
children & children's
children would be free
Today, as we celebrate
our golden jubilee
we must commemorate
the sacrifice of those
who struggled for our
independence
we must remember that
without them
we would couldn't even dream
of self governance!
Verily, a tribute to all who fought for the freedom, The known and the unknown. Loved reading it.......10 I invite you to read my poems
You're welcome and thankyou for your comment, i really appreciate it!
transaltion in Chinese 50年前 translation: XiaoKang Ma 五十年前… 我们民族真正自由 摆脱殖民主义 挣脱束缚得到解放 这是民族的新生 我们被压迫的祖先啊 可曾梦到过今天 就在今天 我们实现了自由之梦 五十年前… 独立 自主 统统是白日梦 可人们口口相传 相信它终会成现实 我也和他们一样坚信 总有那么一天 赞比亚在自由中重生！ 五十年前… 我们的祖先见过 那些拿起武器 反抗殖民主义的人 我们亏欠 那些勇敢的人 是他们冒着生命危险 为解放民族而洒血 因为他们开创了一个时代 让我们的子子孙孙 做自由的人 今天，我们狂欢 为我们的五十周年庆典 我们怀念 那些牺牲者 为了独立 努力过的人们 我们铭记 如果没有他们 我们永远无法实现 独立自由的梦
Thank you for translating the poem into Chinese, i wish your anthology of world poetry becomes successful!
Well-written poem commemorating a country's independence. Loved the way the poem started: 50 years ago...
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/19/2024 12:13:35 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Nicely done. So Zambia has only been free for 50 years?