Name: Diaspora Blues
Duration: P00H06M18S
Description: (for my father, for his generation and for mine)

Diaspora Blues

from In Our Art by Shavu

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(for my father, for his generation and for mine)

lyrics

Deep in the ground
Cherished and nourished by the elders
Relentlessly our roots found
Their way crossing the arbitrary borders

Mother, oh mother
You've been our all and you'll always be
But in tears and with hope in our hearts we leave
They said the land is wide
Streets paved with gold
A future shining bright
At least so we were told

Burst of the bubble of illusionary impression
Regression despite the hard work
Depression
And some of us lose their mind
Others pugnaciously stand to defy

The years go by and we are here
In the daily battle we found our seat
Created a home, created brilliance
Created beautiful families

So we create this world
To put our minds at peace
Inherited pain, love and dreams
Diaspora stories, yeah Diaspora Stories, Diaspora

We made it
But still my heart is aching
Thinking about the loss, the sacrifice
We lost the connection, lost track of what's real
Stranger in our home
Some are banned so their wounds can't heal

So many birthdays, so many funerals we missed
Wonder where we'd be today
But that's how it is
So many childhoods so many loved ones we missed
I wonder where we'd be today

The dream, the dream
Returning as kings and queens
We shall come to you, mother
The promised land, the holy ground
Present our gift as we kneel

And we might grow old
Blind to see what we've got
Open doors, name in the red hardcovered book
And new generations born
Blessed with multiple homes
Beauty in community
Pain into pride
We take back our crowns
The dream, the dream, the one never buried (3x)
(Is it mine?)

So I create this world
To put my mind at peace
Inherited pain, love and dreams
Diaspora Stories

Iwacu, Iwacu
Nakubona nkishyima kandi nkababara
Bantu banjye, bantu banjye
Dutandukanye igihe kirekire
Umuzi umwe ariko ubutwabaye abanyamahanga
Ariko m'umutima wanjye nzi ko
M'uruziga rw'ubuzima
Ubucyeye n'ejo
(Our country, our country
Seeing you is joy and pain
My people, my people
We have been separated for long
Same root but now we are strangers
But in my heart I know
In the circle of life
The past is tomorrow)

credits

from In Our Art, released August 10, 2018
Composed by Luca Hauptfleisch (Loy), Shavu Nsenga // vocals & vocal arrangement: Shavu Nsenga // Background vocals: Shavu Nsenga, Luca Hauptfleisch (Loy), Florian Wunram // mixing & mastering: Luca Hauptfleisch (Loy)