South Africa: From Whence We Come

Hear the names

From whence we come

Honour the tribes

That make us one

 

We hear your name –

Venda, Lobedu, Pedi

Ndebele, Kgatla, Ngwato

Tlokwa, Kwena, Hurutshe –

We speak your fame

 

We hear your name –

Ngwaketse, Thembu, Ndlambe

Ncqika, Gcaleka, Bomvana

Mpondo, Mpondomise, Zizi –

We speak your fame

 

We hear your name –

Behle, Qwabe, Mthetwa

Ndwandwe, Hlubi, Phuthing

Pulana, Thembe, Swazi –

We speak your fame

 

We hear your name –

Portugal, Holland, Britain

Malaysia, France, Germany

India, Italy, Middle-East –

We speak your fame

 

Hear the names

Of our mother tongue

Speak of the words

That make us one

 

We hear you speak –

Venda, North Sotho, Swazi

South Sotho, Tsonga, Tswana

Ndebele, Xhosa, Zulu –

Your words we keep

 

We hear you speak –

Afrikaans, Arabic, English

German, Greek, Hebrew,

Hindi, Italian, Portuguese –

Your words we keep

 

These are the streams

From whence we come

These are the dreams

That make us one

 

 

Copyright 2005

 

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