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Karoo winds hum through barbed wire lines. Fences bite the red earth’s spine. From dust and stone— old songs rise, calling us home beneath wide skies. They took the river. They took the grain. Left our children in sun and rain. But the grass still knows our feet by name. The soil remembers every claim. Through thorn trees, over rusted gates, we walk with hope— not fear, not hate. From kraal walls to the river bend— this is our start, not the end. The ground is waiting. The ground is near. We hear the heartbeat— loud, and clear. It’s time to give the land back. Time to stand—before we lose it all. Amandla! Awethu! echoes tall. From Limpopo down to Namaqualand, we follow roads our fathers planned. Through dust storms, through winter’s bite, we march until the map is right. The sun burns gold on valley floor. We’ve heard not yet— but we’ll hear no more. Elders sing to the evening flame, each chorus carrying our name. The ground is waiting. The ground is near. We hear the heartbeat— loud, and clear. It’s time to give the land back. Time to stand—before we lose it all. Amandla! Awethu! echoes tall. Whistle in the wind. Stomp in the dust. Hands on the earth— a circle of trust. The land still calls. And we still hear— its song growing stronger, year by year.
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Karoo winds blow across the wire Fences cut through the fields of fire Old songs rise from the dust and stone Calling us back to the land we own They took the river, they took the grain Left our children in the sun and rain But the grass still knows our feet by name And the soil remembers every claim Through thorn trees, over rusted gates We walk with hope, not fear or hate From the old kraal walls to the river bend This is our start, it’s not the end The ground is waiting, the ground is near We hear the heartbeat loud and clear (It’s time to give the land back) It’s time to hear the call (It’s time to stand together) Before we lose it all (Crowd chant in background: “Amandla! Awethu!”) From Limpopo down to Namaqualand We’re walking roads our fathers planned Through dust storms, through the winter’s bite We’ll march until the map is right The sun burns gold on the valley floor We’ve heard “not yet” but we’ll hear “no more” And the elders sing to the evening flame Every chorus carries our name
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