Then, That Day, This Moment History is made
Martin Luther the Saint had The Event predicted
For That to happen, his life, he had willingly donated
This Day, as a birthday present, America offered
To the whole world a freshly reborn land
Long before, Abraham Lincoln stood daringly
For a man, never again a slave be considered
Such a long way from Alabama to Memphis
Fighting for Human dignity to everybody be granted
After this Day, throughout the world, because of OBAMA,
No longer will be tolerated that for the colour of his skin
A man be ever again looked for less than a man
Saint Martin Luther surely from Heavens rejoices
This Day, Africa to the whole world loudly declaims
The black blood over years dispersed from cotton fields to battlefields
The toils, the Klu Klux Klan killings were not in vain
To my peoples from deep South to Cape of good hope imposed
From the the Pyramids of Egypt which my sons built
From the heights of Kilimanjaro to Table mountain
Our Prayers louder than the Mau Mau war songs
Stronger than the bestial Sticks of the slaves drivers and the Boers
A new common Luo and Masai fraternal song is launched
From Massachusetts down to the Capitol a world is heralded
This peaceful song to the world proudly announces
A new America is born with the whole earth reconciled
At the whole world peace and prosperity justice and hope
At This moment memories turn to the Freedom fighters
To Dubois to Garwey to Angela to Elijah Mohamed
Long live OBAMA good luck to the new America
Ohe, Africa the Cradle has again, the world maternalised
Viva America Viva OBAMA Viva mother Africa
Aziz DIEYE
Washington, January 20th 2009