Oh, lift it up. Let it rise. From the red earth road to the river bend I see Ubuntu in the market, friend to friend Mama in her wrap, she commands the space Kids run bare feet in a joyful chase The drum talks loud when the evening falls Shadows dancing on the village walls Every name I know has a song inside With resilience we rise, we step with pride Oh, lift it up Let it rise, let it rise Oh, carry us Through the dust, through the pride Africa, oh Africa Your beauty never fades Africa, oh Africa Your rhythm made this place Love in the people Light in the face (Oh Africa) Africa, oh Africa We sing your name today We move with the groove, with the old soul deep Ancestors speak in the child’s sleep From the market call to the night-time praise Pure joy in the blood, it runs all ways From the ancient roots to the digital spark Young innovation lighting up the dark So we dance with respect, we remember well From the ash and the gold, the stories tell Oh, lift it up Let it rise, let it rise Oh, carry us Through the past, through the pride Africa, oh Africa Your beauty never fades Africa, oh Africa Your rhythm made this place Love in the people Light in the face (Oh Africa) Africa, oh Africa We sing your name today From the desert wind to the jungle rain From the high hill stone to the copper plain We stand as one with a thousand tongues Old ways live on when the new ones come History speaks, hear it clear and true Not just what was done, but what we do We honor the land, we honor the sound We hold this love and we pass it down Africa, oh Africa Your beauty never fades Africa, oh Africa Your rhythm made this place Love in the people Light in the face (Oh Africa) Africa, oh Africa We sing your name today Today... today...
