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Dalton1
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 Posted - 03 Feb 2009 : 17:21:30
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Love Gambia, The
Flowers swayed left and right
Near the sweet Atlantic smile
Where love ever dwelt
With living roots on sandy beaches
Supported by running water piles
And the peeping smiley African sun
Casting taller and shorter shadows ashore.
There in! There in, love!
Little Gambia smiles aloud
To welcome a diverse world
Of people –the nation of the
Brown, red and colorless
From its time of inception
To the day of the recall blast.
There in! There in, love!
Hate and jealousy are strange
Hypocrisy is shun
Anger is an abomination
Love is a plant
A neighbor is gold
And that is wealth.
There in! There in, Love!
The fishes, the people and all
Swim in love and harmony
In a true habitat
Called Gambia –our homeland
"For the Gambia, Our Homeland
For the Gambia, Ever true."
Author: Dalton
*Color interpretation as on Gambia's national flag
Red -sun
White-peace
Blue-river Gambia
White-peace
Green-agriculture
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"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 18:17:33
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Nice poem Brother Dalton. I just want to read the color code of our national flag and fixate it onto our recent history as it were. We were led to independent statehood by the PPP using the blue flag, that party was removed by the AFPRC who have a green flag. Can we expect a change through a party using the red flag. Red is a color most people fear but it could herald change in status quo and lead us to prosperity and perhaps it is inevitable that we must follow the color code as in our national flag..This is just a thought , perhaps I am being too cynical or may be spooked by demons thus making me see things in this light..... I ignored the white because it seems to be a neutral color.
Jansa
Gambia our land of birth
We pledge to thee
Our whole hearted love
To cherish and defend in peace and in war
To make thee stand proud among thy peers
In the comity of nations
As thou taketh thine place at summits of grace
Thou did taught us to be proud of thy nature
Knowing thou are not small but great at heart
Size being thus immaterial
So we celebrate thy name
Holding the national colors
Of red white blue white green
With pride as men and women of grace
Till the end of time
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toubab1020
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 18:31:18
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kaanibaa,"I ignored the white because it seems to be a neutral color"
Tut.. tut........... how could you...........we are all brothers and sisters here on bantaba
(I thought that your entry was funny and made the joke in response ) |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 20:08:20
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| Ow men!; was I that obvious? Perhaps you read me wrong , by that portion so quoted; I wanted to say nothing wrong my friend , if you can read it wrong then I most hereby submit my sincere apologies.Toubab you do get deep insights on postings and lines of commentaries and so I guess I should take care of what i write to avoid falling into your web.Can you suggest a better word than neutral under the same topic please.Joke accepted but you know what You caught me with pants down literally speaking ; can you imagine that! hah! |
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Dalton1
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 20:22:37
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Bro Kani;
This is honestly a nice poem you wrote there. Had you competed when Jammeh was looking for a new national anthem, that would have been a winning poem. [just kidding!] & I share your analysis greatly on the color changes. Could it be an endorsement for Barrister Mai Fatty then? I don't think Kay and Mansa will let you here.
2bab likes to understand all the whys' and why-nots'. Once you do explain, 2bab takes your word for it and moves on. But for sure, you owe 2bab an explanation. |
"There is no god but Allah (SWT); and Muhammad (SAW)is His last messenger." shahadah. Fear & Worship Allah (SWT) Alone! (:
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 21:01:59
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quote:
Originally posted by kaanibaa
Nice poem Brother Dalton. I just want to read the color code of our national flag and fixate it onto our recent history as it were. We were led to independent statehood by the PPP using the blue flag, that party was removed by the AFPRC who have a green flag. Can we expect a change through a party using the red flag. Red is a color most people fear but it could herald change in status quo and lead us to prosperity and perhaps it is inevitable that we must follow the color code as in our national flag..This is just a thought , perhaps I am being too cynical or may be spooked by demons thus making me see things in this light.....I ignored the white because it seems to be a neutral color.
Jansa
Gambia our land of birth
We pledge to thee
Our whole hearted love
To cherish and defend in peace and in war
To make thee stand proud among thy peers
In the comity of nations
As thou taketh thine place at summits of grace
Thou did taught us to be proud of thy nature
Knowing thou are not small but great at heart
Size being thus immaterial
So we celebrate thy name
Holding the national colors
Of red white blue white green
With pride as men and women of grace
Till the end of time
Kaaniba
Red is now the color of Gambia Moral Congress (GMC). By the way Hamat Bah (NRP now uses Blue when PPP was banned. PPP asked to use the colour afterwards but Hamat refused.
I think PPP is using White now. Cant rememeber. Just too many parties these days. |
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.” |
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mansasulu
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 22:17:59
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| Didn't white use to belong to NCP? I think there is alot of irony in there! |
"...Verily, in the remembrance of Allâh do hearts find rest..." Sura Al-Rad (Chapter 13, Verse 28)
...Gambian by birth, Muslim by the grace of Allah... |
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toubab1020
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 22:28:37
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| Very Good Guys,perhaps we do share some of the same sense of humour,nothing hidden just thought that sentence was funny, OK I admit I did only use the bit I wanted. |
"Simple is good" & I strongly dislike politics. You cannot defend the indefensible.
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kondorong
Gambia
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Posted - 04 Feb 2009 : 22:45:44
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Originally posted by mansasulu
Didn't white use to belong to NCP? I think there is alot of irony in there!
NCP was also banned and a s a result it was a free for all to choose. Both white and blue were up for grabs.
May be PPP is not white after all. Chey aduna!!! |
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.” |
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kaanibaa
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06 Feb 2009 : 17:22:03
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| Support for Mai Fatty eh! hem! May be that is true , I just thought the color of the parties play a huge part of the political platforms of our various political parties., That was just a thought.Kukoi's group too , allegedly involved in the Farafenni attacks hoisted a red flag. I hope people here are keeping records of all the flags being used. Blue then green why not red , frightening hue but may be behind that color lies salvation and for sure it is a color that my people favor to wear when fighting the devil, did any one miss the red garbs of the exorcists who disrobed or disarmed the juju wearing officials, ah ! y! patchi nongh!Some say the devil does not approach areas covered with a red cloth ,am I dabbling in sorcery why not!; it is a la mode big time folks. |
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