As some of you might remember I am a passionate choir singer currently without a choir. I have a very firm belief that singing can change not only yourself but in some cases also the world. Through singing you can "say" things not allowed when you are living under oppression or tyranny and through singing you can unite against the oppressor. Through singing you can find hope, reassurance and faith. Through singing you can find great strength within yourself !
I heard this song for the first time today but it was released on the World AIDS Day 2007. Lyrics by Annie Lennox. It went right to my heart. It gave me hope for the future and reassured me once again of the power of singing! So all of you out there.....lets SING!
Sing, my sister... sing!
Let your voice be heard
What won't kill you will make you strong
Sing, my sister... sing!
You don't need
To disrespect yourself again
Don't hide your light behind your fears
My women can be strong
You've known it all along
What you need
Is what you haven't found
So...Sing, my sister... sing!
Let your voice be heard
What won't kill you will make you strong
Sing, my sister... sing!
Women are the mothers of the world,
my friend I tell you womankind is strong
Take your beautiful self up to the heights again
Back to the place where you belong
So...Sing, my sister... sing!
Let your voice be heard
What won't kill you will make you strong
Sing, my sister... sing!
C'mon my sisters now
Sing loud and sing proud
Sing my sister... sing!
Use your voice to call out
Let your voice be heard
Use your voice
For freedom
Let your voice be heard
Everywhere you go
For freedom
Yes for freedom
5,6 million are currently living with HIV in South Africa. The majority of them are women....
This is a call for the national implementation Of mother to child transmission prevention Programme in all the maternity hospitals in South Africa
Do you want to learn more about the programme ? http://www.tac.org.za/ can tell you more!
Take care and don`t forget to sing!
Jeanette
1 comment:
I can never watch such a clip with dry eyes, can you? There is a major disaster going on in Africa below the Sahara. It makes you feel that we are making a fuss of nothing daily. Those people up there have almost nothing, not even a future and still are singing and dancing. We should do that more. We can do that more, but just choose not to.
Though I do believe in a positive force, like this one to sing such a song. I think awareness (through singing in this case) is step one. Not all is lost!! Thanks for sharing, I haven't seen this clip before either!
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