“Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.” — Nelson Mandela
Asimbonanga [We have not seen him]
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]
Asimbonanga
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]
Sithi: Hey, wena [We say: hey, you]
Hey, wena nawe [Hey, you and you]
Siyofika nini la’ siyakhona [when will we arrive at our destination]
Written during Mandela’s incarceration.
Happy Friday, everyone.
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Wow-beautiful-thanks, Lori!
Beautiful tribute, Lori. He was a great man, but also such a humble one. A lot of people remember the kind human being; the strong leader.
I try to imagine how my life would have been like if we'd civil war; if he had not advocated for peace. It's sobering.
Damaria, that's a heavy thought. Hard to imagine how different things would be without that man's influence.