Make Us One
Harmony in Diversity: Miriam Makeba's Plea for Unity
Lyrics
We come from far away places
We have traveled from distant locations.
To the Golden City
Arriving at the Golden City, symbolizing a place of significance.
We've left our parents miles and miles away
We've left our parents far away.
So Lord please make us live together (Lord give)
Requesting the Lord to bring people together.
And make us live in peace (Us peace)
Asking for collective harmony and peace.
Lord make us one
Seeking unity through divine intervention.
We come from far away places
Repeating the theme of coming from distant places to the Golden City.
To the Golden City
Reiterating the journey to the Golden City.
We've left our parents miles and miles away
Emphasizing the physical distance from parents.
So Lord please make us live together (Lord give)
Repetition of the plea for communal living.
And make us live in peace (Us peace)
Repetition of the desire for collective peace.
Lord make us one
Reiteration of the plea for oneness.
We come from different types of nations
Highlighting diverse national and home backgrounds.
And different homes
Acknowledging differences but emphasizing unity.
But now we're forming one big family
Forming a united family despite diverse origins.
So Lord please make us live together (Lord give)
Continuing the request for communal living.
And make us live in peace (Us peace)
Reiterating the plea for collective peace.
Lord make us one
Repetition of the plea for oneness.
Make us live in harmony
Asking for harmony reminiscent of divine children.
Like children of the Lord
Desiring a harmonious existence as children of the Lord.
We come from different types of nations
Recalling diverse national and home backgrounds.
And different homes
Reiterating differences while emphasizing unity.
But now we're forming one big family
Stressing the formation of a united family.
So Lord please make us live together (Lord give)
Continuing the plea for communal living.
And make us live in peace (Us peace)
Repetition of the desire for collective peace.
Lord make us one
Reiteration of the plea for oneness.
Make us live in harmony
Repeating the call for harmonious living.
Like children of the Lord
Emphasizing harmony akin to the children of the Lord.
We come from different types of nations
Reiterating diverse national and home backgrounds.
And different homes
Highlighting differences but emphasizing unity.
But now we're forming one big family
Emphasizing the formation of a united family.
So Lord please make us live together (Lord give)
Continuing the plea for communal living.
And make us live in peace (Us peace)
Reiteration of the plea for collective peace.
Lord make us one
Repetition of the plea for oneness.
We come from far away places
Revisiting the theme of coming from distant places to the Golden City.
To the Golden City
Reiterating the journey to the Golden City.
We've left our parents miles and miles away
Emphasizing the physical distance from parents.
So Lord please make us live together (Lord give)
Repetition of the plea for communal living.
And make us live in peace (Us peace)
Repetition of the desire for collective peace.
Lord make us one
Reiteration of the plea for oneness.
Lord make us one
Final plea for unity and oneness.
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