This is an anti apartheid song sung by the Songshine Choir at the Anita Reed Peace Concert held on 21 May 2023 at the Coorparoo Memorial Hall. The song was led led by their musical director Greta Hunter who has a beautiful soprano voice in a call and response refrain so common in African music.
Origins of the song are not clear. I know the song was sung at Steve Biko's funeral. Zimbabwean poet Albert Nyathi wrote a song by the same title, "Senzeni Na?" on the day that activist Chris Hani died.
The lyrics very but these are some with the English translation below.
Senzeni na?
Sono sethu, ubumnyama?
Sono sethu yinyaniso?
Sibulawayo
Mayibuye i Africa
English translation[6]
What have we done?
Our sin is that we are black?
Our sin is the truth
They are killing us
Let Africa return
Recorded by Ian Curr on 21 May 2023 at Coorparoo Memorial Hall in Meanjin (Brisbane). The concert was organised by 'Just Peace' Qld.
