domingo, 8 de diciembre de 2013

Dancing Asimbonanga with Mandela


[Johnny Clegg's 1999 performance of Asimbonanga (we have not seen him),
a song he wrote in 1986 about Mandela — when Mandela was still in prison]
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  1. Asimbonanga (Mandela)9/12/13, 12:54

    Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
    Asimbonang' uMandela thina (We have not seen Mandela)
    Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
    Laph'ehleli khona (In the place where he is kept)

    Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey
    Look across the Island into the Bay
    We are all islands till comes the day
    We cross the burning water

    Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
    Asimbonang' uMandela thina (We have not seen Mandela)
    Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
    Laph'ehleli khona (In the place where he is kept)

    A seagull wings across the sea
    Broken silence is what I dream
    Who has the words to close the distance
    Between you and me

    Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
    Asimbonang' uMandela thina (We have not seen Mandela)
    Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
    Laph'ehleli khona (In the place where he is kept)

    Steve Biko

    Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
    Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
    Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
    Laph'wafela khona (In the place where he died)

    Victoria Mxenge

    Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
    Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
    Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
    Laph'wafela khona (In the place where he died)

    Neil Aggett

    Hey wena (Hey you!)
    Hey wena nawe (Hey you and you as well)
    Siyofika nini la' siyakhona (When will we arrive at our destination)

    Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
    Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
    Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
    Laph'wafela khona (In the place where he died)

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