Woman Be My Country Lyrics - Johnny Clegg & Savuka

Here we stand on the edge of the day 

Faces melting in the african rain 

So many seasons of silent war 

So many drowned before they reached the shore 

Nothing is clear to me any more in this sad and strange landscape 

I've got no defense, I've got no attack 

I can't leave, I can't stay and I've got no way back 

Hard to deal with the way things have been 

I can't lie but the truth is so extreme 

Woman be my country, 'till my country can be mine 

Hide me deep inside your borders in these dark and troubled times 

Remember me my innocence before I drowned in the sea of lies 

Woman be my country, 'till my country can be mine 

Too many seasons of quiet rage 

Too many young people just wasted away 

Too many futures hanging in the balance 

Too much owing nothing left to pay 

A lonely flag flutters in the breeze 

For the hardened hearts who still want to believe 

Am I the witness or am I the crime 

A victim of history or just a sign of the times 

Across my heart questions and shadows still fly 

But in the dead of the night I know where the answer lies 

Woman be my country, 'till my country can be mine 

I have no flag, I sing no anthem, I no longer carry an armalite 

Bathe me in you sweet rivers, anoint me with your touch and your smile 

To your colours I give my allegiance, I lay it on the line 

Ngikhathele ngifile wena weqat' izwe 

Ngikhathele ngifile zindaba zakho 

Yash' imizi yobada 

Woman be my country, 'till my country can be mine 

Hide me deep inside your borders in these dark and troubled times 

Remember me my innocence before I drowned in the sea of lies 

Woman be my country, 'till my country can be mine