Listen to me,
For I have seen what you haven’t see,
I’m black I know my mother,
I’m the first son of my father.
For I have seen what you haven’t see,
I’m black I know my mother,
I’m the first son of my father.
In the beginning, God said let there be,
And there was me,
I became the first man,
To be created by Him.
And there was me,
I became the first man,
To be created by Him.
I call on you,
For I have seen my brothers been tortured,
I come to you,
To free my sisters from affliction.
For I have seen my brothers been tortured,
I come to you,
To free my sisters from affliction.
If it’s for your labour, I will unburdened you,
And give you rest eternally.
In me, dwells happiness,
I’m void of sadness.
And give you rest eternally.
In me, dwells happiness,
I’m void of sadness.
I pity my brothers arm in weight humiliation,
In splendid loneliness amidst white and faded flowers.
In splendid loneliness amidst white and faded flowers.
Our mouth tasted from the perilous salt of deforestation,
Our great bushes and gigantic trees,
Turned into the Main-way for railways.
The big tree with herbal leaf turned into white leaves.
Our great bushes and gigantic trees,
Turned into the Main-way for railways.
The big tree with herbal leaf turned into white leaves.
This table set before us is temptation,
We were tempted to bleed in blue blood,
I’m tempted, I held red blood dripping cold.
Our hands no longer hold:
The dog’s blood, the bull’s blood and the goat’s blood.
We were tempted to bleed in blue blood,
I’m tempted, I held red blood dripping cold.
Our hands no longer hold:
The dog’s blood, the bull’s blood and the goat’s blood.
Oh! Mother of earth,
Save your sons and daughters,
From the sun that set on their moon,
From the heart that changes soil to oil.
Save your sons and daughters,
From the sun that set on their moon,
From the heart that changes soil to oil.
By: Olagunju Josh Olayemi
©2018
©2018
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