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Arica Suite: Brothers and Sisters of Afrika / To Bantustan? / Koze Kobenini (How long must we wait?) / Labela

Brothers and Sisters of Africa
It's still the same
The words they use are just a game
Mothers and Daughters of Africa
It's not for me
To say to you what you must do
Amandla awethu
Maatla aruna
Brothers and Sisters of Africa
Amandla
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What do they do with a man whose Father was a Swazi ?
What do they do with a man whose Mother was a Zulu ?
Where do they send him ?
Where do they send him ?

What do they do if that man's Grandmother was a Tsonga ?
Do they send him to Kwazulu, Bophuthatswana or Transkei ?
I ask why ?
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his freedom
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his woman
Where do they send them ?
Where do they send them ?
What do they do to a man ?
They take away his children
Oh, they send him to Kwazulu, Bophuthatswana or Transkei
I ask why ?

Amandla awethu
Maatla...

You always knew
Awethu
That history belonged to you
Maatla aruna
Amandla awethu
Maatla...


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