Nelson Mandela ( Archived) (30)

Comparing Nelson Mandela with the Soldier in Itaq it's an insult to humanity...an egoistic act.
Those who deny Mandela's impact in this world are ignorant. Even more if you are old enough to have lived all human rights revolutions. I mean, what would I have become if I would have lived in the '60 if even now I'm so pure?

Mandelaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Listen to this song, at list once in your life. Don't be scared about the beats. If you're scared, just remember that I'm holding your hand. Now, close your eyes and listen!



Sing along!

PS: I'm not sure that this is the best version ( because I can't hear it ), but I love Johnny!


Asimbonanga (Mandela)!


Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
Asimbonang' uMandela thina (We have not seen Mandela)
Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph'ehleli khona (In the place where he is kept)

Oh the sea is cold and the sky is grey
Look across the Island into the Bay
We are all islands till comes the day
We cross the burning water

Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
Asimbonang' uMandela thina (We have not seen Mandela)
Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph'ehleli khona (In the place where he is kept)

A seagull wings across the sea
Broken silence is what I dream
Who has the words to close the distance
Between you and me

Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
Asimbonang' uMandela thina (We have not seen Mandela)
Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph'ehleli khona (In the place where he is kept)

Steve Biko

Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph'wafela khona (In the place where he died)

Victoria Mxenge

Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph'wafela khona (In the place where he died)

Neil Aggett

Hey wena (Hey you!)
Hey wena nawe (Hey you and you as well)
Siyofika nini la' siyakhona (When will we arrive at our destination)

Asimbonanga (We have not seen him)
Asimbonang 'umfowethu thina (we have not seen our brother)
Laph'ekhona (In the place where he is)
Laph'wafela khona (In the place where he died)


And?

Beautifully Put Cristina I thought it was an insult as I admire Nelson Mandela & felt it was a distasteful comparrison

There are just symbols of human being evolution...Mandela is one.

Hey, I heard Aretha Franklin also went to London? How did she make it? She's scared of flying!

I had the honour & privelige of meeting Bishop Desmond Tutu in 1997 , it was one of those moments in life I will never forget. I will say yes I admire sportspeople, musicians, etc but dont like it when they are considered heroes .

I truely believe people like Mandela are heroes & regular people who do extraordinary things for no credit are heroes.

That was a damn honor, baby!

I agree

at LEAST once in your life*

Sorry...again.

Hes a shorty . Im 6'3" tall I dont think he is 5' it was in the height of the apartheid days & he had these 3 big burly body guards.

Where was it?

In Ballarat which is in Victoria Australia for an event called NCYC ... National Christan Youth Convention.. sadly we had bag searches because of death threats against him. But when I met him , I had coffee with him on a thursday afternoon, he is a very funny man, incredibly devoted to the people not just of South Africa but the world & is one of Mandela's closest friends, he told me how he risked going to jain by speaking out about it from the pulpit but they Govt at the time were powerless because he is an important worldwide religous figure