A Theme for a Nation. 
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I came from the Kambi Bolong
I am the Smiling Coast
I am the Nyancho, I am the Guewel, I am the eclectic
I am Edward Small, I am the clarion call
I am Nyimansata Sanneh-Bojang, I am the first
I am Sandeng, I am the rallying cry
I am Louis Thomasi, I am the Red, White, Blue, Green
I am Gambian
I am “Ya Boye”, I am the pulse, I am the edifice
I birthed, toiled, nurtured this land
I grew the “barra mano” and fed the land
I am the oyster-farmer of Saro
I am Gambian
I am Augusta Jawara, I am Mrs. Ndow
I am Auntie Amie, I am Mr. Sise, I am the educator
I am Gambian
I am Lenrie, I am Alh. Mansour, I am the teller of stories
I am Jaliba, I am Musa Afia, I am the singer of songs
I am Tata, I am Sonia, I waltz the Kora
I am The Fugitivz, I am OBoy and Gambian Child, I am hip
I am Gambian
I am Pata PJ, I am Jama, I am Jaha, I am Badara, I am Haddijatou, I am Juka
I am Maudo, I am Saikou, I am Immortal, I am Nafissa, Xmyls
I am Mola, I am Kadi Omar, I am the bearer of the torch
I am Gambian
I am the Sankandi Skirmish
I am the palm-wine tapper
I am the nomad, I am the Gainako
I am the Harmattan
I am the drought of the hinterland and flooding rains of Ebo Town
I am the sandy beach of Tujereng
I am the rock at Hella Kunda
I am the mouth of Africa, I am the Gambia river, The spirit of this great land
I am Gambian
I am Aku, I am Bambara, I am Fula, I am Jola
I am Karoninka, I am Mandinka, I am Manjago
I am Serahule, I am Serer, I am Wolof
I am the descendant of Lebanese, Moroccans, Mauritanians
From many lands we come
I am Gambian
We are ONE, but we are many
We’ll share a dream and with one voice
I am, you are, we are Gambian
Saul Njie
http://fatunetwork.net/i-am-gambian/
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I am Gambian
Posted - 03 Dec 2017 : 22:43:15
