October 4th, 1900. Starved children in British concentration camp, South Africa. One European had the following comment on England's conduct with the concentration camps: "Great Britain cannot win her battles without resorting to the despicable cowardice of the most loathsome cure on earth - the act of striking at a brave man's heart through his wife's honour and his child's life."

War Child - October 4th, 1900
You, who are the hope of our people;
You, who our people can barely spare;
You, who should grow up to become a man;
You, who must perform your duty, if you can;
You, who have no part in the war;
You, who should sing and jump for joy -
You must perish in a children's camp
You must be eliminated for peace:
Fold your hands tight together,
Close your eyes and say amen!
Whooping-cough and consumption, without milk:
bitter for you is the fate of life!

There is your place, at the children's graves -
Two in one coffin, a wedding couple!
Al you gain is that we will remember:
Our freedom more precious than woman or child!
You are cringing away from the gusts of the wind
The chill seeping through the hail-torn tent -
Your scanty shield against torturing torrents;

The June chill bursts over the banks of the Vaal river -
And all you can hear are the coughs from your child, and the
ceaseless patter of rain on the canvas.

A candle stub, just an inch before death faintly flickering in a bottle
a sty offers more comfort and rest.

But here, at night every thought is a round of torture and tears.
Here, the early-born child flounders
Here, the aged fades away
Here, all you can hear is wailing and sighs
Here, every second is a lifetime of dread;

Every minute leaves scars on your soul, sacrifice without end.
Forgive? Forget? Is it possible to forgive?
The sorrow, the despair demanded so much!
The branding iron painfully left its scar
on our nation, for ages to see, and the wound is too raw -

Too close to our heart and to deep in our souls -
"Patience, o patience, how much can you bear?"
- C Louis Leipoldt

The Youngest Citizen
The camp of women is ruled by silence and darkness
The misery kindly concealed by the night
Here and there a minute light is flickering
Where the Angel of Death is lingering.

In this place of woe and of broken hearts
A young boy's muffled whimpers quiver through the night
Who can count all the tears, who can measure the grief
of an orphan alone in the world

Later on in the poem De Wet describes the struggle to the escaped child who wishes to join the commando:

Freedom demands from our ranks
Men of courage who taunt mortal danger.
But also in the camp, the mother, the nurturer
And the innocent child on her breast.

And the reward? Perhaps on the plains
A lonesome grave doused by no tears.
Sometime, perhaps, posterity might honour our heroes...
Boy, do you feel up to it? General, I do!"

"War Child" by The Cranberries
Who will save the war child baby?
Who controls the key?
The web we weave is thick and sordid, Fine by me.

At times of war, we're all the losers, There's no victory.
We'll shoot to kill and kill your lover, Fine by me.

War child, victom of political pride.
Plant the seed, teritorial greed.
Mind the war child. We should mind the warchild.

I spent last winter in New York, and came upon a man.
He was sleeping on the streets, and homeless.
He said, 'I fought in Vietnam.'
Beneath his shirt he wore the mark.
He bore the mark with pride.
A two inch deep insicion carved into his side.

War child, victim of political pride.
Plant the seed, teritorial greed.
Mind the war child.
We should mind the warchild.

Who's the loser now, eh?
Who's the loser now, eh?
We're all the losers now,
We're all the losers now.
Warchild, warchild.

THE CRANBERRIES - "Zombie"
Another head hangs lowly,
Child is slowly taken.
And the violence caused such silence,
Who are we mistaken?

But you see, it's not me, it's not my family.
In your head, in your head they are fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are crying...

In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Hey, hey, hey, hey, oh, dou, dou, dou, dou, dou...

Another mother's breaking Heart is taking over.
When the violence causes silence,
We must be mistaken.

It's the same old theme since 1916.
In your head, in your head they're still fighting,
With their tanks and their bombs,
And their bombs and their guns.
In your head, in your head, they are dying...

In your head, in your head,
Zombie, zombie, zombie,
Hey, hey, hey. What's in your head,
In your head, Zombie, zombie, zombie?
Johnny Clegg - Colours Of Change
I'm showing you this picture because it changed all that I am
It's a picture of somebody she's beautiful and holding my hand

At the moment they took the picture I felt a moment of something real
And I knew I could be somebody and change this life I feel

I feel a new day coming on see colours of change
I know the feeling of every man who's lived alone
And found that special place that he could call his own
Not that it means anything at all she's just the one who gives me
A place in this world

For an instant I felt the sun was shining down on me
And I knew I had the chance To be somebody
I feel a new day coming on see colours of change
I feel a new day coming on
bye bye loneliness - hello loveThe World in Union (Rugby World Cup 1995 opening and closing theme song) by
Jennifer Jones, Ladysmith Blacksmith Mambasa, "Where the World Began"

There's a dream I feel
So rare, so real:
All the world in union, the world as one -
Gathering together, one mind, one heart,
Every creed, every colour, once joined never apart.

Searching for the best in me, I will find what I can be,
If I win, lose or draw, there's a winner in us all,
It's the world in union, the world as one,
as we climb to reach our destiny,
Our New Age has begun!

We face high mountains, must cross rough seas,
We must take our place in history, and live with dignity,

Just to be the best I can
Sets the goal for every man,
If I win, lose or draw, it's a victory for all,
It's the world in union, the world as one,
as we climb to reach our destiny,
Our New Age has begun !

Johnny Clegg - Orphans of the Empire

On ships they came from Europe, across the salt sea
Come for the build and raise a colony and in the jungle green their citadels did gleam
In tribute and homage to the old country
And soon their children grew and promised to be true
Orphans of an Empire, their destiny

Hold me close Africa, Fill my soul Africa
Let me grow old, Africa
Let me in, Fill my soul Africa
Don't let me go, Africa. Let me grow old, Africa
And remember me

Imperial gentleman, he built mighty walls
And in the jungle atternoon he plays polo when he's bored
He sips a gin and tonic and tells
you confidentially, He wishes he understood the indiginies
But the shadows they are lengthening and the sun it must set
Bewildered and confused he scurries home to his bed

He cannot understand the soldiers all at hand
For with guns you cannot fight a foe that dwells within
But the battle had begun and a soldier he's become
Who can sing his litany?
It's a beggarman's prayer or a string on the wind
Will that be all that lingers on the memory?

And who will remember that African December?
When he knelt before the colours and swore to do or die?
And he kissed his frightened lover, beneath the glowing embers
Of that dark, strange heaven, that ancient sky
Now he's gone to dust, just like all good soldiers must
But the mournful mutter of the battlefield still lingers in the air

So it's farewell sweet Caroline, farewell Elizabeth
Goodbye gentle ladies of the old order
And farewell to your islands carved upon this continent
Some England, some France and some Germany
Soon you will return to that dream across the sea
Cause here is no more honey left for tea

Hold me close Africa, Fill my soul Africa
Let me grow old, Africa
Let me in
Fill my soul Africa
Don't let me go, Africa
Let me grow old, Africa
And remember me
"Another Country" by Mango Groove

You will walk beside me
I'll tell you no lies
and then you'll see another country in my eyes

If we could reach beyond the bounds of blame
and make history blind
and peel away the easy balm of words
this is all we'd find

A mother cries, fear in an old man's eyes
a child's blood on the walls
no crueler price to pay
no harder way to fall

There is a place for anger
things we won't forgive
and I know it's not enough to face your shame
with words you'll never live

But let's begin to look within
to where the future lies
and find the strength to live beneath
another country's skies

Another time, another place
another country, another state of grace
You'll walk beside me
I'll tell you no lies
and then you'll see another country in my eyes

QKumba Zoo - Weeping

I knew a man who lived in fear
It was huge, it was angry, it was drawing near
Behind his house, a secret place
Was the shadow of the demon he could never face
He built a wall of steel and flame
And men with guns to keep it tame
Then standing back, he made it plain
That the nightmare would never, ever rise again
But the fear, the fire, and the guns remained

It doesn't matter now
It's over anyhow
He tells the world that it's sleeping
But as the night came round
I heard it slowly sound
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

And then one day the neighbors came
They were curious to know about the smoke and flame
They stood around outside the wall
But of course there was nothing to be heard at all
"My friends," he said, "We've reached our goal.
The threat is under firm control.
As long as peace and order reign,
I'll be damned if I can see a reason to explain
Why the fear, the fire, and the guns remained."

It doesn't matter now
It's over anyhow
He tells the world that it's sleeping
But as the night came round
I heard it slowly sound
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping
It wasn't roaring, it was weeping

Is there a light?
Can you see the light shine?
I think I've found a way through (yes, I found a way)
I know things have changed, but the fear remained in me
Till I touched the light in you
Oh, say over, say over...

Mango Groove - Hellfire

I remember moments no sentiment or mystery
incidents in your life like pages in our history
We are out on a date
Theres a roadblock late at night and a military man
my skin is white, my lover's skin is black,
can't he see we're together
but the military man doesn't understand
That your love burns me like a hell fire ...
And theres a song called hellfire
that everybody plays
striking chords of memory
in so many different ways
Your love burns me like a hellfire...

The Black eyed Peas - Where is the Love ?

What's wrong with the world, mama ?
People livin' like they ain't got no mamas
I think the whole world addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma

Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here living in the USA
The big CIA, the Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate and when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah
Madness is what you demonstrate and that's exactly how anger works and operates
Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight, take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach and would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us, send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love ?

It just ain't the same, always unchanged
New days are strange, is the world insane
If love and peace is so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don't belong
Nations droppin' bombs, Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones
With ongoin' suffering as the youth die young
So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone
So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong
In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin'
in Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover
The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)
Where's the love, y'all

People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach
And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love ?

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin'
Selfishness got us followin' our wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema
Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity ?
Whatever happened to the fairness in equality ?
Instead in spreading love we spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under
That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down
There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under
Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found

Now ask yourself Where is the love?
People killin', people dyin'
Children hurt and you hear them cryin'
Can you practice what you preach and would you turn the other cheek ?

Father, Father, Father help us
Send some guidance from above
'Cause people got me, got me questionin'
Where is the love ?