Songtexte
[verse]
When I was young my mother told me stories
Her gentle voice would weave the morning glories
She held me close and whispered in my ear
Words of a wisdom I would come to hold so dear
[verse]
She said my son if you would ever prosper
And reach the goals you set before you
You must try my child to always live right
Avoid the liquor's fleeting, hollow light
And cut your coat according to your size
Walk humble 'neath the vast and open skies
[chorus]
She's the sugar swirling in my tea
The butter on my bread, the sight I see
The apple of my eye, my honored queen
A constant light where happiness has been
[chorus]
The best woman I will ever need
In every thought and every selfless deed
She's my sweet mother, my guiding star
The one who shows me who we are
[verse]
In times of trouble she is by my side
To calm the stormy seas and turn the tide
She finds the sun behind the clouded gray
And teaches me to smile again each day
[chorus]
She makes you smile again, she turns the page
She makes you smile again with gentle courage
Through all the seasons and the years that pass
She is the shelter in the growing grass
[chorus]
The best woman you will ever need
From every promise sown to every grown-up seed
She's your sweet mother, your steady shore
The one you'll love forevermore
[bridge]
And now her name is whispered on the breeze
It echoes through the rustling of the trees
A continent of strength, of love so deep
A promise that the ancient memories keep
[chorus]
Mama Africa, Mama Africa
The cradle of our hope, the dawn's persona
Mama Africa, Mama Africa
The best woman we will ever need
[verse]
From her rich soil our stories take their start
Her rhythm beats in every human heart
She soothes the pain and mends the broken thread
With arms that hold the living and the dead
[bridge]
Oh Mama, Mama Africa
Your rivers flow where dreams are born
Oh Mama, Mama Africa
Through darkest night you bring the morn
[chorus]
The best woman we will ever need
From every planted hope to every towering creed
She's our sweet mother, our sacred ground
The truest love we've ever found
When I was young my mother told me stories
Her gentle voice would weave the morning glories
She held me close and whispered in my ear
Words of a wisdom I would come to hold so dear
[verse]
She said my son if you would ever prosper
And reach the goals you set before you
You must try my child to always live right
Avoid the liquor's fleeting, hollow light
And cut your coat according to your size
Walk humble 'neath the vast and open skies
[chorus]
She's the sugar swirling in my tea
The butter on my bread, the sight I see
The apple of my eye, my honored queen
A constant light where happiness has been
[chorus]
The best woman I will ever need
In every thought and every selfless deed
She's my sweet mother, my guiding star
The one who shows me who we are
[verse]
In times of trouble she is by my side
To calm the stormy seas and turn the tide
She finds the sun behind the clouded gray
And teaches me to smile again each day
[chorus]
She makes you smile again, she turns the page
She makes you smile again with gentle courage
Through all the seasons and the years that pass
She is the shelter in the growing grass
[chorus]
The best woman you will ever need
From every promise sown to every grown-up seed
She's your sweet mother, your steady shore
The one you'll love forevermore
[bridge]
And now her name is whispered on the breeze
It echoes through the rustling of the trees
A continent of strength, of love so deep
A promise that the ancient memories keep
[chorus]
Mama Africa, Mama Africa
The cradle of our hope, the dawn's persona
Mama Africa, Mama Africa
The best woman we will ever need
[verse]
From her rich soil our stories take their start
Her rhythm beats in every human heart
She soothes the pain and mends the broken thread
With arms that hold the living and the dead
[bridge]
Oh Mama, Mama Africa
Your rivers flow where dreams are born
Oh Mama, Mama Africa
Through darkest night you bring the morn
[chorus]
The best woman we will ever need
From every planted hope to every towering creed
She's our sweet mother, our sacred ground
The truest love we've ever found