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Mulale Mumtendele To Michael Chiufya Sata

MULALE MUMTENDELE The sun slept but failed to rise from October's bottom Darkness has covered Our motherland The bright light which Was leading our Way to the promised land Has faded out We will never hearken to The sky's plea with us To stop pinching her ears With thunderous wails Infa has driven spears into Our hearts He has incarcerated The bearer of our sorrows Behind the bars of Kumanda And it's only cold tears that Can calm the pain Comrades, Let's Wallow to the baobab of time And take rest at her feet Let's invoke the name of Lesa To Install a new light To heal our wounded hearts Another bright light to Lead us on our journey Yea the wounds will heal But the scars will live on In our hearts A trait we'll pass to all Generations to come ... Sing with Zambia all of Africa The unending dirge: Batata mulale muchibote! mulale muchibote! O mulale muchibote! Batata ba Sata Mulale muchibote! © Sarpong Kumankoma 2014 Infa....death Kumanda....the underworld mulale muchibote .....RIP Batata ......daddy

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Date: 12/1/2015 1:41:00 PM
Sarpong, Enjoyed reading your poem today. ~SKAT~
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Date: 10/17/2015 12:08:00 PM
Great piece to one of the greatest sons of Africa...let him 'awutse mu mtendere' - rest in peace- indeed...
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Date: 2/14/2015 1:50:00 AM
Infact,Sarpong you are very great and versatile.I liked how you wove this piece with a prologue at the end..Thumbs up!
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Allan Kazembe
Date: 10/17/2015 12:09:00 PM
i can't agree more

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