walk to freedom

gli uomini tradiscono
i segni sopra i volti parlano
ci condannano

gli occhi ripercorrono
brucianti strade di memoria e
si rincorrono
Soweto
Soweto
Soweto come fratelli
Soweto abbandonati

piovono le immagini
sulla vecchia Europa pallida
impassibile

gli afrikaner puntano
i fucili agli occhi e fermano
quelle lacrime

Soweto
Soweto
Soweto come fratelli
Soweto abbandonati

Soweto fu scritta nel 1991, quando questa vittoria imperfetta in questo mondo assolutamente imperfetto non sembrava possibile. Questo è un modo per ricordarlo e ricordare che altre vittorie vorremmo vivere.. magari un po’ meno imperfette

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We, the people of South Africa,
Recognise the injustice of our past;
Honour those who suffered for justice and freedom in our land;
Respect those who have worked to build and develope our country; and
Believe that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, united in our diversity.
We therefore, through our freely elected representatives, adopt this Constitution as
the supreme law of the Republic so as to

Heal the divisions of the past and establish a society based on democratic
values, social justice and fundamental human rights;
Lay the foundation for a democratic and open society in which government
is based on the will of the people and every citizen is equally protected by the law;
Improve the quality of life of all citizens and free the potential of each person; and
Build a unite and democratic South Africa able to take its rightful place as a sovereign
state in the family of nations.

May God protect our people. Nikosi sikelel’ iAfrika. Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso.
God seen Suid Afrika. God bless South Africa.
Mudzimu fhatutshedza Afrika. Hosi Katekisa South Afrika.

Preamble to the Costitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996