You are a dreamer of dreams walking a lonely shore
Dream if you will but remember there are iron laws
However much you seek to solve this mystery
No one ignores the iron vice of history
All those gone before dreamed to escape
They tried to fly over the palisades
Standing at the gates
This is Jericho
And the walls reach up to the stars
And outside we were singing psalms
Such a strange, strange place
For we are the prisoners
Of the prisoners we have taken
And the prophets' dreams are now forsaken
Sing me the songs of a world that I once knew
Recall the legends once so proud and true
My people used to live here not so long ago
But they fled into the night and I was left alone
I guard these walls for you and me
Dream on, sail on my memory
Standing at the gates
This is Jericho
And the walls reach up to the stars
And outside we were singing psalms
Such a strange, strange place
For we are the prisoners
Of the prisoners we have taken
And the prophets' dreams are now forsaken
Jonathan Paul Clegg, known as Johnny Clegg, was a South African singer-songwriter, dancer, and anthropologist born in Johannesburg in 1953. Nicknamed the 'White Zulu', he made a significant contribution to South African popular music by blending Zulu style with English pop. He began his musical career in the 1970s with the group Juluka, formed with musician Sipho Mchunu. The duo achieved great success thanks to the fusion of different musical traditions, introducing Zulu elements into Western rock and folk. In 1983, Clegg founded Savuka, a new group that continued to explore musical fusions between Zulu style and international pop. Among Johnny Clegg's most representative songs are 'Asimbonanga', 'Great Heart' and 'Scatterlings of Africa'. His music has often been used as the soundtrack for films and documentaries, helping to spread South African culture worldwide. Clegg dedicated much of his life to anthropology, studying Zulu cultural traditions and promoting intercultural dialogue. He died in 2019 from pancreatic cancer.
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