Mama Africa br Somalia, Nigeria, Ghana, Saudi Arabia br Mama Africa br Senegal, Zimbabwe, Tunisia, South Africa br br The land of enormous mineral wealth br I salute thee; I adore thee even in poor health br So many countries I have not yet spelt br Have people ready and steady to flee before they melt br br Mama Africa br You walk with a suicidal long rope br As your people lose all hope br Rather than cooking up a brand of prosperity br You the land of recognized poverty br Have mistakenly invented a brand of austerity br The masses are slowly dying br While only a few are high-flying br br Mama Africa br We talk about your diamond rushes br We speak of numbers of human losses br We hide our fusses in internal silent boxes br While people struggle and fight in oil brushes br And external parties hide their delightful blushes br br Mama Africa br How can a land of abundant resources and rich culture br That the world with marvel continuously captures br Allow wealth to be taken from you before it matures? br Why not divert these takers to signs labeled departure? br br Mama Africa br Listen to your children’s voices br Listen to the peoples noises br They are crying to be heard br They are crying to be fed br They are crying for proper education br They are crying as a single nation br They are crying for an end to corruption br They are crying for an end to self-destruction br They are crying for your delinquent protection br br Mama Africa br How many crying tears will it take by calculation? br How many dying years will it take to deliver salvation? br br Mama Africa br Along with your weakness I salute thee! br Along with your greatness I adore thee! br Along with your madness I still love thee!br br Sylvia Chidibr br