INTRO (Spoken) Listen… From the Nile to the Cape… From Lagos to Nairobi… From Accra to Johannesburg… We were never broken. Only divided. Today we remember. We are one Africa. ⸻ CHORUS (English) Oh Africa, rise and shine One heartbeat, one bloodline No more chains upon the mind Our future waits, the time is now Oh Africa, hear the call When we stand, we never fall Many nations, one soul One Africa, forever whole ⸻ VERSE 1 (Zulu) Woza bantwana base-Afrika Simi ndawonye, asisabi Izwi labadala liyasibiza Sakha ikusasa ngothando Asisekho ebumnyameni Sivula amehlo ethu Amandla ethu asesandleni Siyaphakama sonke Meaning: Come children of Africa, We stand together without fear, The voice of our ancestors calls us, We build the future through love. ⸻ PRE-CHORUS Hey! No more borders in our hearts Hey! No more walls between our dreams Hey! Africa remembers who she is ⸻ CHORUS Oh Africa, rise and shine One heartbeat, one bloodline No more chains upon the mind Our future waits, the time is now ⸻ VERSE 2 (Yoruba) Awa ni omo Afrika A ko ni jiya mọ Awa yóò dide papo Láti kọ ọjọ tuntun Ero ẹrú kúrò l’okan wa A fi òtítọ́ rọ́pò rẹ Ilera, ọrọ ati àlàáfíà Yóò jẹ ti gbogbo wa Meaning: We are Africa’s children, We will suffer no more, Together we rise, To build a new day. ⸻ VERSE 3 (Igbo) Anyi bu otu ndi mmadu Otu obi ka anyi nwere Uwa ochie agabigala Ubochi ohuru abiala Ka anyi bilie ọnụ Ka anyi mee ka Afrika too N’ihi na ike di n’ime anyi Na nkwekorita anyi Meaning: We are one people, Sharing one heart, The old era has passed, A new day has come. ⸻ BRIDGE (Asante / Twi) Yɛn nyinaa yɛ baako Afrika yɛ fie Yɛmfa ɔdɔ nsi kwan mu Na yɛnkɔ anim Nokware bɛdi nkonim Yɛn adwene bɛgye Yɛbɛma Afrika apue Sɛ owia foforo Meaning: We are one, Africa is home, Let us walk in love, And move forward. Truth shall prevail, Our minds shall be free, Africa shall rise, Like a new sun. ⸻ BUILD-UP (Choir) Africa! Africa! One people! One destiny! Africa! Africa! One future! One family! (Amapiano log drums intensify) ⸻ FINAL VERSE (English) For too long we carried stories Written by another hand For too long we doubted greatness Buried deep within our land Now the children hear the calling From the mountains to the seas We are breaking mental prisons We are learning to be free Not through hatred Not through war But through wisdom Truth and more The future of Africa Will be written by Africans Together. ⸻ MASSIVE FINAL CHORUS Oh Africa, rise and shine One heartbeat, one bloodline Ancient roots and future skies The world will see us rise Oh Africa, hear the sound A billion voices gathering round Many languages, one song One Africa, forever strong ⸻ OUTRO (Choir Chant) Woza… Dide… Bilie… Sɔre… Rise… Rise… Rise… Africa Rising… Africa Rising… One Africa… Forever.
