MADIBA

MADIBA! MADIBA!!
MAN OF INTEGRITY,
MAN OF PROBITY,
ROLHILALA!
MAN OF HONOUR,
MAN OF VALOUR
NELSON MANDELA
THE LION OF AFRICA,
YOU BROKE THE YOKE OF APARTHEID,
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
YOU ARE THE EPITOME OF PEACE
IN THE WHOLE OF AFRICA
YOU MADE WAY FOR PEACE AND UNITY,
EVEN AMONG ENEMIES.

MADIBA! OH, MADIBA!!
MAN OF NOBLE SAGACITY
AND SAGACIOUS NOBILITY
MY ROLE MODEL,
OF GREAT POSSIBILITY,
I'M PROUD OF YOUR PEACE AND LOVING NATURE,
OH, MADIBA!
A GREAT MAN WITH GREAT VISION,
A SYMBOL OF GOOD LEADERSHIP,
ENDOWED WITH UNBEATABLE WISDOM,
A GOOD EXAMPLE TO EMULATE.
YOUR NAME SHALL ALWAY BE IN OUR HEARTS.
THE LEGACY YOU'VE SET WILL NEVER DIMINISH!
MADIBA! MADIBA!! MADIBA!!

Author's Notes/Comments: 

A dedication to Nelson Mandela on this birthday of 2011

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