Bits of songs and broken drums
Are all he could recall
So he spoke to me
In a bastard tongue
Carried on the silence of the guns
Its been a long long time
Since they first came
And marched through our village
They taught us to forget our past
And live the future in their image
Chorus
They said
you should learn to speak a little bit of english
Dont be scared of a suit and tie.
Learn to walk in the dreams of the foreigner
-- I am a third world child
The outworlds dreams are the currency
That grip the city streets
I live them out
But I have my own
Hidden somewhere deep inside of me
In between my fathers fields
And the citadels of the rule
Lies a no-mans land which I must cross
To find my stolen jewel.
They said
you should learn to speak a little bit of english
Maybe practise birth control
Keep away from controversial politics
So to save my third world soul
Chorus
They said
you should learn to speak a little bit of english
Dont be scared of a suit and tie.
Learn to walk in the dreams of the foreigner
-- I am a third world child
Wo! ilanga lobunzima
Nalo liyashona
Ukuthini asazi
Mus ukukhala
Mntanami
(oh! we dont know when this sun of hardship will set.
Dont cry, my child.)
Bits of songs and broken drums
Are all he could recall
But the future calls his name
Out loud
Carried on the violence of the guns
Savuka, occasionally referred to as Johnny Clegg and Savuka, was a multi-racial South African band formed in 1986 by Johnny Clegg after the disbanding of Juluka. Savuka's music blended traditional Zulu musical influences with Celtic music and rock music that had a cross-racial appeal in South Africa. Their lyrics were often bilingual in English and Zulu and they wrote several politically charged songs, particularly related to apartheid. Some better-known Savuka songs include "Asimbonanga", and "Third World Child", from their 1987 album Third World Child. Band percussionist Dudu Zulu was killed in 1992; their song "The Crossing" was a tribute to him.
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