Elodie Ngalaka

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"Cabindaise Woman N°2"

Cabindaise woman

Woman with pain forgotten by the whole world

In you so many tears accumulate

Mother of courage that nothing disarms

Who knows that always, even without weapons

One day justice and truth will win

You wait patiently for your children

For misery to go away

That the storms will calm down

 That a shower of kindnesses will turn into small miracles

That no mirage can erase

A field to plough, a school for the children,

Food in your woven basket

Shelter for the poor, the afflicted

Work for those who seek in vain 

How to earn their bread

Strong woman, wise woman

Now is the time to bury your resilience

Go forth with your head held high and show your suffering

Break the chains of those who are still in ignorance

Call out to the world, awaken its conscience

Don’t accept to see your children’s future trampled

Imagine their lives changing

And dance to the rhythm of your heart

Light the flame of hope

Your land will return to you, justice will win

Hunger you will forget, happiness you will see again

Your tears will be of joy

If you believe, you will live it!

 

Elodie Tshibassu-Gieskes