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let letta mbulu sing again
Let letta mbulu sing again
Let a black man child find meaning again
24 years after we still remain the same
Where is the freedom they promised us?
They gave us a black president to keep us silenced and turn away our eyes
While they are busy digging our gold and take away our land from us
Why does it feel like we've been trapped with the idea of equal rights?
When the rich keep pulling far away from us
Are we still paying the debt of being born dark?
Let latta mbulu sing again
"Awukho umehlukolana"
We're still not yet uhuru
A black man in a fancy suit and a Bible in the hand is still a slave
Educated English and fluent Afrikaans only a fool will take praise
Living in an RDP is still no different from living in a cave
24 years after being black will get you locked up in a cage
24 years after we still carry dompasses with the color of our face
24 years after we're still running the same race
Lefa la dithotho le jewa ke ba hlalefileng
We call upon our ancestors
Let letta mbulu sing again
Let a black man child find meaning again
"Awukho umehlukolana"
We're still not yet uhuru
Let a black man child find meaning again
24 years after we still remain the same
Where is the freedom they promised us?
They gave us a black president to keep us silenced and turn away our eyes
While they are busy digging our gold and take away our land from us
Why does it feel like we've been trapped with the idea of equal rights?
When the rich keep pulling far away from us
Are we still paying the debt of being born dark?
Let latta mbulu sing again
"Awukho umehlukolana"
We're still not yet uhuru
A black man in a fancy suit and a Bible in the hand is still a slave
Educated English and fluent Afrikaans only a fool will take praise
Living in an RDP is still no different from living in a cave
24 years after being black will get you locked up in a cage
24 years after we still carry dompasses with the color of our face
24 years after we're still running the same race
Lefa la dithotho le jewa ke ba hlalefileng
We call upon our ancestors
Let letta mbulu sing again
Let a black man child find meaning again
"Awukho umehlukolana"
We're still not yet uhuru
Published 26th May 2018
Author's Note
one the legends of our time sang NOT YET UHURU...... 24 years after south africa got its freedom we're still not yet UHURU.....[she's like the eminem of south africa] every country where a black man lives can relate to this especially the USA
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This is the sad reality. You got it figured out. Not just in South Africa, but all over the world people are slaves to the bankers and big corporations. People with dark skin are hit the hardest...the Africans, the Native Americans, the Aborigines.....
And then there is all that slaughtering in the middle east.
I understand what you are saying. Whenever politicians speak about human rights and liberation.....watch out. There is always a hidden agenda. Poor people all over the world know that, because they live it day by day.
Keep writing those poems. It is important to raise ones voice.
A.
And then there is all that slaughtering in the middle east.
I understand what you are saying. Whenever politicians speak about human rights and liberation.....watch out. There is always a hidden agenda. Poor people all over the world know that, because they live it day by day.
Keep writing those poems. It is important to raise ones voice.
A.
28th May 2018 11:11pm
Anonymous
- Edited 30th Jan 2023 2:45pm
27th May 2018 4:22pm
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28th May 2018 11:13pm
Thank you and sorry for such a lifeless world we find ourselves into.....
Anonymous
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1st Jun 2018 12:14pm
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2nd Jun 2018 2:16am
Only when we feel revolt toward our situation we'll have the need to change it
