South Africa: Ancestral Streams

A drop in the north

A trickle heading south

A stream spreading out

A tide without end

Still the river flows

 

Nguni of the south

Nurturing the soil

Gathering the herd

Winning the battles

Still the river flows

 

Venda of the north

Mining the earth

Ruling the mountain

Taming the crocodile

Still the river flows

 

Tsonga of the east

Trading the goods

Guarding the port

Touching the globe

Still the river flows

 

Sotho-Tswana of the west

Crafting the stone

Building the cities

Cultivating the leaf

Still the river flows

 

Lemba of the centre

Smelting the ore

Making the tools

Honouring the Jews

Still the river flows

 

Ancestral streams

Coursing through our veins

Wellspring of our nation

Quenching this thirsty land

Still the river flows

 

 

Copyright 2005

 

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