Nelson Mandela

Oh! The rivers flow quietly The wind blown naturedly Angels toured mvezo Village Looking for a man To bring forth, oh! To bring forth Emancipation to South Africa Noquphi Nosekeni the privileged woman Answer to the call of nature July 18, 1918 Baby Nelson Mandela touched the land of apartheid He grew like an ordinary child He played with his peers In him his lion was waiting He saw the affliction of his people And refused to dance the music of apartheid He traded his comfort for freedom And gave his life as ransom He saw tears of his people overflow the land In him his lion prepared to explode Apartheid prepared a new home for him The prison door opened in 1963 The chains etched into his flesh Hunger was his closest companion Hard labor became his career In him his lion sought a solution His speeches blasted apartheid ambushes He gathers the stones for all Goliaths Daily prayed for the truth to prevail Angels sent from above The prison opened and presidency came forth And his lion devoured apartheid forever