West Wind
Harmony in Promised Lands: Miriam Makeba's West Wind
Lyrics
West Wind blow ye gentle
Expressing a gentle request for the West Wind to blow softly.
O'er the souls of yesterday
Asking the West Wind to watch over the souls of the past.
My sons proud and noble
Describing the speaker's sons as proud and noble.
Here within my heart they lay
Expressing emotional connection, stating that the sons reside in the speaker's heart.
Guard each garland to warriors claim
Asking the West Wind to protect the laurel wreaths that belong to warriors.
I am the soil from which they came
Identifying the speaker as the source, indicating a connection to the soil or origin of the warriors.
West Wind with your splendor
Requesting the West Wind to showcase its splendor.
Take my brothers by the hand
Symbolically linking the West Wind with the speaker's brothers and asking for guidance.
Sunshine spread your glory
Calling for the spreading of sunshine and the glorification of the promised land.
Unify this promised land
Expressing a desire for unity in the promised land.
Free from exploitation and strife
Advocating for a state free from exploitation and conflict.
Nothing is more precious in life
Affirming the preciousness of a life devoid of strife.
West Wind with your splendor
Reiterating the request for the West Wind's splendor and guidance for the brothers.
Take my brothers by the hand
Continuing the plea for the West Wind to guide the speaker's brothers.
Sunshine spread your glory
Repeating the call for sunshine to spread glory and unify the promised land.
Unify this promised land
Emphasizing the desire for unity in the promised land.
Unify this promised land
Repeating the call for unity in the promised land.
Yes unify this promised land
Affirming the wish to unify the promised land.
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