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Africa by Simopy(m): 9:17am On Jun 29, 2016 |
Kindly Read these To The Very End And Drop Ur Comment Africa my Africa Africa of proud warriors in ancestral savannahs Africa of whom my grandmother sings On the banks of the distant river I have never known you But your blood flows in my veins Your beautiful black blood that irrigates the fields The blood of your sweat The sweat of your work The work of your slavery The slavery of your children Africa tell me Africa Is this you this black that is bent This back that breaks under the weight of humiliation This back trembling with red scars And saying yes to the whip under the midday sun But a grave voice answers me Impetuous son that tree young and strong That tree there In splendid loneliness amidst white and faded flower That is Africa your Africa That grows again obstinately And it's fruit gradually acquire The bitter taste of liberty. |
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