Africa
A Love Letter to the Wild: Embracing Africa's Essence in Song
Lyrics
Every night the lions growl the rains come down
Describing the nightly sounds of lions growling and the onset of rain.
You can hear the wild dogs howl and the rain comes down
Emphasizing the wild dogs' howling coinciding with the falling rain.
Comes the dawn and the bush comes alive
Highlighting the awakening of nature at dawn in the bush.
See the fog take a jump and a dive
Depicting fog's movement with a jump and dive as a visual spectacle.
Oh the old busy chap in the day and he's flying
Referring to a busy character during the day, taking flight in the blue sky.
In the blue sky
Continuation of the imagery of flying in the blue sky.
I give my love to Africa
Expressing love for Africa, with repetition for emphasis.
You give your love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa (Africa)
-I give my love to Africa
-You give your love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa (Africa)
-Elephants at the water drinking the sun beams down
Depicting elephants drinking water while the sun shines down.
Monkey cries and the monkey go singing and the sun beams down
Describing monkeys singing as the sun beams down.
In the cities there's a buzzling about
Noting activity in cities with a buzz, while clouds allow for shouting.
In the clouds you can twist and shout
Emphasizing the freedom to twist and shout in the clouds.
Up above there's and it's flying
Continuation of the imagery of flying in the blue sky.
In the blue sky
-I give my love to Africa
Repetition of expressing love for Africa for emphasis.
You give your love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa (Africa)
-I give my love to Africa
-You give your love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa (Africa)
-Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Repetition of vocalizations, possibly indicating a musical interlude.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
-In the cities there's a buzzling about
Reiteration of city buzz and freedom in the sky with additional repetition of love for Africa.
In the clouds you can twist and shout
-Up above there's and it's flying
-In the blue sky
-I give my love to Africa
Repetition of expressing love for Africa for emphasis.
You give your love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa (Africa)
-I give my love to Africa
-You give your love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa (Africa)
-I give my love to Africa
-You give your love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa (Africa)
-I give my love to Africa
-You give your love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa (Africa)
-I give my love to Africa
-You give your love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa (Africa)
-I give my love to Africa
-You give your love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa
Repetition of expressing love for Africa with the inclusion of "We give our love to Africa."
You give your love to Africa
-We give our love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa
-You give your love to Africa
-We give our love to Africa
-I give my love to Africa
Final repetition of expressing love for Africa with "We give our love to Africa."
You give your love to Africa
-We give our love to Africa
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