extracted raps for hondo*

rap 5

protest in the morning

revolt in the evening

war at all hours

until this land is ours

dust is heavier than water

i'm of soil matter

rap 7

i blew the horn for hondo

freedom danced through the door

from circumcision school zambia

to sandbedded namibia

i came home in the wind

leaving the dark bushes behind

with me trusted bazooka friend...

...[i] go on my knees

give the calabash a kiss

invoking the gods of wonder

raising the creators of thunder

we afrika khawuleza kwedini

*hondo means war

extracts from horns for hondo by lesego rampolokeng (1990)

                                                              

"For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others."

- Nelson Mandela

fist tap to Dan K for post.