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May 22 Gégé KatanaThere’s a woman here amongst us
A girl we cannot know Eyes from the frontline Eyes that can overthrow Eyes that see what is But more what might be Eyes with vision over visibility There’s a woman in our midst That we can never know A voice from the frontline A voice that can overthrow A voice is more than language A voice is music too Her voice is whispering, ‘Ubuntu, Ubuntu’ Ubuntu, a spell in Swahili There’s no me without you No you without me I am because we are We are what we can do There’s no you without me There’s no me without you The voice says love thy neighbour is not advice, It’s a command The voice says, Africa is your neighbour land The voice says the sun rises on our great shore first The voice sayd dig your neighbours well And you will quench your own thirst And if we dig a well together We will strike a spring of stories And discover we can’t stand up if she is on her knees I am because we are That’s the word ubuntu I learned this lesson from Africa There’s no me without you Gégé, Gégé, iron woman smile We will walk in your footsteps And follow your mile May the dreams you’ve had in darkness Not leave you when you wake And like The Morning Tree of Congo May you bend and never break There’s a woman here amongst us A girl we cannot know She’s been to the frontline But today’s she’s home.
By Paul H. ou B...
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