AFRICA IN ONE STANZA
Hear! The wah-wah, rah-rah, the choo-choo and the roos
The nuance in the ambiance of the black shores
Through the Sphinx and falls, craters and canyons
Through the creeks; the music of a rainbow of tongues
Behold the sunrise and sunset on the face of the Nubian Queen
The splash of the spectre of color in Her green
This is Eden, the simulation of heaven
In the fullness of Her (h)earth, we found our haven
Feel, the magic in the air, the mystery we breathe
The essence breezed from the Nile, that thus soothe
Sway, let loose; Stamp to the Juju and Bantu, the Kwassa and Apala
The rhythm of the gods in the sounds of dear Africa
