Woman Be My Country
Johnny Clegg & Savuka
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Here we stand at the edge of the day Faces melting in the African rain So many seasons of silent war So many drowned before they reached the shore Nothing is clear to me any more in this sad and strange landscape I've got no defense, I've got no attack I can't leave, I can't stay, I've got no way back Hard to deal with the way things have been I can't lie but the truth is so extreme Woman be my country, until my country can be mine Hide me deep inside your borders in these dark and troubled times Remember me my innocence before I drowned in a sea of lies Woman be my country, until my country can be mine Too many seasons of quiet rage Too many young people just wasted away Too many futures hanging in the balance So much owing, nothing left to pay A lonely flag flutters in a breeze For the hardened hearts who still want to believe Am I the witness or am I the crime? A victim of history or just a sign of the times? Across my heart questions and shadows still fly In the dead of the night I know where the answer lies Woman be my country, until my country can be mine I have no flag, I sing no anthem, I no longer carry an Armalite Bathe me in your sweet rivers, anoint me with your touch and your smile To your colours I give my allegiance, I lay it on the line (Ngikhathele ngifile) Sengikhathile ngifile! (Ngikhathele ngifile) Hawu kanti wasihluph' weqhat' izwe (Ngikhathele ngifile) Ngeke njena (Wena weqath' izwe) Yash' imizi yobaba (Ngikhathele ngifile wena weqath' izwe) Weqath' izwe (Ngikhathele ngifile zindaba zakho) Woman be my country, until my country can be mine I have no flag, I sing no anthem, I no longer carry an Armalite Bathe me in your sweet rivers, anoint me with your touch and your smile To your colours I give my allegiance, I lay it on the line (Be my country) Oh, be my country tonight (Be my country) So many wings with the wind (Be my country) I lay it on the line (Be my country) (Be my country) Oh, remember me my innocence (Be my country) Be my country, be my country (Be my country) Be my country, be my country
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