Job Prince Dlamini writes:
Mandela – His story our history
This is a true story of a man above all kinds of men
A man who stood head and shoulders above all men
No one in the history of human kind compares to this man
A man who taught himself to be a man amongst other men
He took a firm stand and challenged all the devilish men
His story became our story, thus he was cursed by the evil men
I’m talking about the one and only, Doctor Mandela
Who was born in July, summertime, the eighteenth
The year was a perfect match to the day of his birth
Nineteen hundred and eighteen – the year he was born
Nobody knew by then that a hero had been born
Whose sting to the cruel system would hurt like a thorn
His life was like a script movie writers would kill for
He spent several decades of his life confined in a cage
Fighting for people’s rights is what he was kept in for
Like a criminal, he was treated like a savage
If people are people, why should it be
That blacks and whites could not be
He realized that it did not make any sense
Thus, he did not tolerate such nonsense
Good man can never be condemned to silence
Trying to silence him was like processing his license
For him to create the sun where there is no sunshine
For him to provide the light when the stars fail to shine
Doctor Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
A true humanitarian with a vision, yes indeed
A friend of the poor, always there when in need
A dedicated cadre and freedom fighter
A committed soldier and gallant fighter
His sad story defined our history
Tata Dalibhunga Madiba
When he spoke, the world listened
When he danced, the world danced along
When he sneezed, the world froze
When he died, the world mourned
His rich story propelled us to victory
Khulu Father of the nation
Always a shining inspiration
To the old and new generation
His voice liberated the oppressed
His voice liberated even the oppressors
His triumph, our triumph
