GREAT SOUL IN MY COUNTRY 1 © 2007
Angolan, son of a white man!
Paint my blood to be blacker,
In a deep tone, where history is inscribed,
Where the soul rises, strong and unafraid.
The war is over, a sigh of relief,
Welcome Peace, in a collective embrace.
But still, I hear, in this land, a dark echo,
Racism! Not from you! It burns my pride.
You will see that I am also capable,
Of feeling from the depths of my heart,
A love that knows no colour,
The unity that arises from compassion.
The feeling pulses, alive and fervent,
In this book of life, each page is a seed.
The gaze turned to writing, memory of a people,
That blooms in hope, in a newer tomorrow.