My Africa my beginning
My Africa my ending.
Ashes
to ashes
Dust
to,dust
We
rose from the east facing west
Africa
my land Africa my native land
Africa
my rainbow continent
The
sotho
The
pedi
The
shona
The
kalanga
The
white man
Africa
the cradle of mankind
Africa
the home of champions
Africa
the society of livelihood
From
the mountainous Capetown to the pyramidal Egypt..
Africa
sechaba sarona
Africa
lizwe lakithi
Soldiers
in their cow horn,formation
Young
boys in their baggage
Women
ululating and clapping signifying unity