Youth of 1976
It was on the 16th of June 1976
When they took a decision to fight
To fight for their rights as learners
The sang their songs
Asking for their freedom
It was the young of 1976
I can hear their voices when they say
"to hell with Afrikaans"
I can hear the gunshots in my mind
That gunshots that took away their lives
I can see their blood in their white shirts
The blood of the innocent souls
Souls that were fighting for their rights
They were the youth of 1976
The youth full of life
The youth full of energy
The youth full of ambitions
But they were killed
Killed for their own rights
Copyright © Mosetsanagape Lephoro | Year Posted 2022
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