Aristocrats - Africa [by David Diop]

@ PCC Annex, Audio Visual Room

March 02,09 during our DEAR program

Africa my Africa
Africa of proud warriors
In ancestral savanna,
Africa of whom my grandmother sings,
On the banks of the distant river
I have never known you
But your blood flows in your veins
Your beautiful black blood
That irrigates the fields
The blood of your sweat
The work of your slavery
The slavery of your children.
Africa, tell me, Africa
Is this you, this back that is bent
This back that breaks
Under the weight of humiliation
This back trembling with the red scars
Saying yes to the whip under the midday sun?
A grave voice answers me:
Impetuous son, this tree, young and strong
This tree there in splendid isolation
Amidst white and faded flowers,
That is Africa, your Africa,
That grows again, patiently, obstinately
As its fruits gradually acquire
The bitter taste of liberty

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Entertainment

[markpabilando]

shocks... this is so great.. galing...

[bhiing]

thanks thanks :)

[superjuniorelf56]

we will be performing this piece tomorrow too...

wish us luck...our sir let us watch this video and we all awed at your performance...it's so nice...we'd adopted some steps ....is it just okay...?i'm from uslt 3rd year hs

[bhiing]

Sure why not , good luck to your performance tomorrow ;D

[steve09205555]

memories...... hahaha

still can feel the chill !!!

[bhiing]

wahuuuu di malilimutang mga pangyayari ;DDD

[hedjel15]

haha... wow , d q akalain may ggya :)) haha, good luck

[dewfei9407]

dumaan lang... :) nice naman. nakakamiss...

[steve0920555]

\m/  again! haha

[jmsl412]

hehe.. tnx.. :)