New South African Anthem

(a proposal)
 

May God bless Africa
As He has done before
With draught and famine
And pestilence galore.
 

Chorus

Let us all come together
And face this calamity
Let us be brave ever
And sink with dignity.
 

May the call of the wild
Ring in our ears once more
Let the traditional ways
Return again to the fore.
 

Chorus

Let us all come together
And face .....
 

May all of Kafirjties
Ran barefoot thru the land
And true to our tradition
Turn pastures into sand.
 

Chorus

Let us all ......
 

May the future to us bring
Whatever Nature decrees
Let all progress cease
And let us return to the trees.
 

Chorus

Let us....
 

May the people's stapled food
Be based on mielie-meal
Let us with joy endure
Any hunger pains we feel.
 

Chorus (x2)

Let us all come together
And face this calamity
Let us be brave ever
And sink with dignity.

Empangeni, 1993.
 

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