WEEPING (Chorando)

Weeping (Chorando) é uma canção de protesto contra o apartheid sul-africano, aqui apresentada pelo Quarteto de Cordas do Soweto, acompanhando a voz de Vusi Mahlasela.

A letra de Weeping é sobre o apartheid na África do Sul e a capacidade de triunfar sobre o sofrimento.

O seu autor, Dan Heymann, um branco, escreveu a letra e a música desta canção, quando, e cito “… era um soldado relutante, convocado para o exército do regime de supremacia branca da África do Sul”.

I knew a man who lived in fear 
It was huge, it was angry, it was drawing near 
Behind his house, a secret place 
Was the shadow of the demon he could never face 
He built a wall of steel and flame 
And men with guns, to keep it tame 
Then standing back, he made it plain 
That the nightmare would never ever rise again 
But the fear and the fire and the guns remain

It doesn’t matter now 
It’s over anyhow 
He tells the world that it’s sleeping 
But as the night came round 
I heard its lonely sound 
It wasn’t roaring, it was weeping

And then one day the neighbors came 
They were curious to know about the smoke and flame 
They stood around outside the wall 
But of course there was nothing to be heard at all 
"My friends," he said, "We’ve reached our goal 
The threat is under firm control 
As long as peace and order reign 
I’ll be damned if I can see a reason to explain 
Why the fear and the fire and the guns remain"

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