South Africa I luvvvv you!!!

22 April 2009 – Stemdag

I love her for the perfection of her days
The crisp Karoo morning
The Joburg winter noon
The late summer Cape Town sunset
The star-filled Free State night

I love her for her people
For our warm smiles
For our resilience
For our I-am-because-we-are

I love her because she delights my senses
Highveld thunderbolts
Jacarandas in bloom
Sunday braais
African sun
Icy sea

I love her raw power, her intensity, her strength

I love her because of how she makes me feel
Sometimes angry, sometimes joyous
Sometimes fearful, sometimes love-filled
Sometimes frustrated, sometimes hopeful
Always alive

I love her because she intrigues me
And challenges me
The Chinese have a curse: “May you live in interesting times”
I see it as a blessing

I love her because she helps me keep things in perspective
By reminding me how privileged I am
Every day

I love her for being a microcosm of the world
A world in one country
For what we can teach the world
About compromise
And sharing
And forgiveness
And tolerance
And hope

I love her because she’s imperfect
And full of opportunity
And potential unfulfilled

I love her because she has come so far
And has so much further to go
And whether we ever get there
Will all depend on us

I love her because she’s been so good to me
And she inspires me to return the favour

I love her because she’s my country
No matter what
I love her because she’s my home
And where my soul is at rest

By Ian Macdonald

My moon….

Wildlife

Centurion magic

((((((Centurion)))))))

Heaven…. where?  here….. Irene…. Only in South Africa… my beloved Country ……

(Xhosa and Zulu)

Nkosi sikelel’ iAfrika (“Lord bless Africa”)
Maluphakanyisw’ uphondo lwayo (“May her spirit rise high up “)
Yizwa imithandazo yethu. (“Hear thou our prayers “)
Nkosi sikelela Thina lusapho lwayo. (“Lord bless us, Your people.”)

(Sotho)

Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso, (“Lord save our nation”)
O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho, (“Intervene and end all conflicts “)
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, (“Protect us. Protect Your nation. “)
Setjhaba sa South Afrika – South Afrika. (“Protect South Africa”)

(Afrikaans)

Uit die blou van onse hemel, (“Ringing out from our blue heavens”)
Uit die dieptevan ons see, (“from our deep seas breaking round”)
Oor ons ewige gebergtes (“Over everlasting mountains”)
waar die kranse antwoord gee. (“where the echoing crags resound”)

Sounds the call to come together,
and united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom
in South Africa, our land.

God bless Africa!!!!

VIVA AFRICA!!!

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