Freedom
Be still, humble giant
The fight
Is over for you
You walked the long road to freedom
Rest now
There’s nothing more to do
Heart like a lion
Spirit like an eagle
Father of a nation
Man of the people
We didn’t know we could sing
How could it be?
After decades in a cage
You walked out with a melody
We didn’t know we could sing
Till you buried our broken past
You walked the road to freedom
Freedom
From the rooftops, freedom at last
(Tata Madiba)
(Sizok’khumbula)
(Iyelele, iyelele, Madiba)
A light went out on that wet December night
And we all felt something leave
But the fire you started will never leave our hearts
This hope is your legacy
Heart like a lion
Spirit like an eagle
Father of a nation
Man of the people
We didn’t know we could sing
How could it be? (Inkululeko)
After decades in a cage (Inkululeko)
You walked out with a melody (Inkululeko)
We didn’t know we could sing
Till you buried our broken past (Inkululeko)
You walked the road to freedom
Freedom
From the rooftops, freedom at last
You were born for a time such as this
Turned walls into bridges
Helping hands out of fists
We were born into a black and white world
But you showed us we had colours
Beautiful shining colours
We didn’t know we could sing
How could it be? (Inkululeko)
After decades in a cage (Inkululeko)
You walked out with a melody (Inkululeko)
We didn’t know we could sing
Till you buried our broken past (Inkululeko)
You walked the road to freedom
Freedom
From the rooftops freedom at last
(Tata Madiba)
(Sizok’khumbula)
(Iyelele, iyelele, Madiba)
(Tata Madiba)
(Sizok’khumbula
(Iyelele, iyelele, Madiba)
