Africa

AFRICA O beautiful woman, Africa, Admirable woman of the tropic, O lustre of the earth bathed with sunlight, Today and ever I bask in your warm delightful bosom! Black woman, fine nature’s artwork From primeval antiquity; Well-endowed ‘scape, heaved backside Sitting on a vast plateau Washed from all sides by Lakes, seas and oceans! Black beauty, enrobed in lush greenery, Crowned with the star; Round her neck and waist line Adorned with precious coral, Gold, pearl, diamond and sapphire! Oko mi, whose fecundity Has flourished the earth with life Where faunae find their natural home And hominids take their root! O Mami, let your soil be where I spring up And my remains form your dust On which aliens would ever tramp To behold your charm! Itsoghole.