To mark Madiba’s passing, the hauntingly beautiful song 'Tribute to Madiba'has now been released worldwide.
Accompanied by the Inanda Seminary School choir, Pierre de Charmoy, South Africa's top-selling solo artist from the 1980's, is back on the international stage with 'Tribute to Madiba', an inspirational song that laments the loss to the world of Nelson Mandela.
Recently released as a single on iTunes, Rhapsody and Amazon MP3 with the music video posted on YouTube and Facebook (Tribute to Madiba), the lyrics capture Nelson Mandela’s the spirit and positive influence on the modern world:
Painted a rainbow from your cell
Hard labour in a living hell
You fought for peace and liberty
Endured to set all people free
If there ever was a man to change the world
Madiba it was you
Then came the day of your release
Instead of war you spoke of peace
You reached out to your jailer’s hand
For all the world a righteous man
Now the world has lost the son who could not hate
Who taught us how to love
How to cry
How to live our lives
Your legacy is hard to bear
The road to freedom isn’t clear
The world will always need a man
Like you Madiba with your plan
Now the world has lost the son who could not hate
Who taught us how to love
How to cry
How to live our lives