Rhodesians Never Die
Rhodesians Never Die rodezijska je domoljubna pjesma. Napisao ju je i snimio Clem Tholet 1973. godine.[1] Iako je prvotno objavljena kao pop pjesma, njezin tekst dao joj je ikonski status među Rodežanima tijekom Rodezijskoga građanskoga rata.[2]
Here's the story of Rhodesia, a land both fair and great.
On 11th of November an independent state.
This was much against the wishes of certain governments.
Whose leaders tried to break us down, to make us all repent.
But we're all Rhodesians and we'll fight through thick and thin.
We'll keep our land a free land, stop the enemy coming in.
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi till that river's running dry.
This mighty land will prosper for Rhodesians never die.
They can send their men to murder
And they can shout their words of hate.
But the cost of keeping this land free will never be too great.
For our men and boys are fighting for the things that they hold dear.
This land and all its people will never disappear.
But we're all Rhodesians and we'll fight through thick and thin.
We'll keep our land a free land, stop the enemy coming in.
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi till that river's running dry.
This mighty land will prosper for Rhodesians never die.
We'll preserve this little nation, for our children's children too.
For once you're a Rhodesian, no other land will do
We will stand forth in the sunshine, with the truth upon our side.
And if we have to go alone, we'll go alone with pride.
But we're all Rhodesians and we'll fight through thick and thin.
We'll keep our land a free land, stop the enemy coming in.
We'll keep them north of the Zambezi till that river's running dry.
This mighty land will prosper for Rhodesians never die.
Izvor:[3]
- ↑ African Affairs, sv. 87, Royal African Society, 1988., str. 66
- ↑ Frederikse, Julie: None But Ourselves: Masses vs. Media in the Making of Zimbabwe, Heinemann, 1983., str. 51
- ↑ Rhodesians Never Die, Musixmatch, pistupljeno 17. travnja 2020.