Today the whole world
The whole of humanity
From Johannesburg to Cape town
From Gannalaagte to Gugulethu
From london to New York
From New Delhi to Beijing
In cities and towns
In townships and villages
On all the continents
On land, air and water
And even in outer space
Men,women and children rejoice
On your birthday,beloved Madiba
In all languages,by all races.
Because you are still with us
At the peak of 94
Rarely reached by others.
You are the guiding star
For the whole world
From you priceless diamonds flow
Peace,reconciliation,love and compassion
You are our grandfather
Father of world leaders
Patron of all nations
Your life is a precious book
Full of valueable lessons
For the young and the old
For peasants and presidents
For learners, educators,parents
For today and tomorrow
Till the end of time.
You gave us freedom
You gave us hope
You freed us from darkness
You opened our eyes
To see the future.
But often we fail
In our resolutions
In our words and deeds
We forget the thorny path
You trod on, for our sake
And the sweat and tears
That you endured
To restore our dignity
We stumble on the way.
The goals that you set
Are sky-high,like Mt.Kilimanjaro
But we promise to try
Bit by bit
By trial and error
At least to reach
The base camp.
If we fail, we betray ourselves
We betray you and our nation.
Merciful God, give us strength
To progress
Through the right path.
The whole of humanity
From Johannesburg to Cape town
From Gannalaagte to Gugulethu
From london to New York
From New Delhi to Beijing
In cities and towns
In townships and villages
On all the continents
On land, air and water
And even in outer space
Men,women and children rejoice
On your birthday,beloved Madiba
In all languages,by all races.
Because you are still with us
At the peak of 94
Rarely reached by others.
You are the guiding star
For the whole world
From you priceless diamonds flow
Peace,reconciliation,love and compassion
You are our grandfather
Father of world leaders
Patron of all nations
Your life is a precious book
Full of valueable lessons
For the young and the old
For peasants and presidents
For learners, educators,parents
For today and tomorrow
Till the end of time.
You gave us freedom
You gave us hope
You freed us from darkness
You opened our eyes
To see the future.
But often we fail
In our resolutions
In our words and deeds
We forget the thorny path
You trod on, for our sake
And the sweat and tears
That you endured
To restore our dignity
We stumble on the way.
The goals that you set
Are sky-high,like Mt.Kilimanjaro
But we promise to try
Bit by bit
By trial and error
At least to reach
The base camp.
If we fail, we betray ourselves
We betray you and our nation.
Merciful God, give us strength
To progress
Through the right path.
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