Rise, Afrika, Rise (The Time Is Now)

INTRO — LONE TALKING DRUM, SPOKEN, NOT SUNG This is the time to rise. This is the time to lead. This is the time to stop being last, and become the first. C'est le temps. É o tempo. Es el tiempo. È il tempo. Es ist Zeit. TRANSITION — DRUMS BUILD, CHOIR HUMS, MUSIC SWELLS VERSE 1 — ENGLISH, SUNG, WARM AND STRONG No more waiting at the bottom, No more living on the crumbs, Break the cycle of dependence— Hear the beating of the drums! Free the mind and free the market, Free the spirit, lift the land, We were never meant for last place; Now the future's in our hand. PRE-CHORUS — VOICES RISING The season has changed, The morning has come, Healing and peace For everyone. CHORUS — FULL CHOIR Rise, Afrika, rise! The time is now! One people, one vision—this is our vow. We do not climb alone, we rise as one; The fire is ours—the rise has begun! VERSE 2 — FRENCH, SUNG Fini l'attente, fini les excuses, Nos esprits libres, nos mains unies, De la pauvreté vers l'abondance, L'Afrique se lève, l'Afrique grandit. VERSE 3 — PORTUGUESE, SUNG Chegou a hora de curar feridas, Chegou a hora da paz e união, De Luanda a Maputo, uma só voz, África ergue-se, um só coração. CHORUS — MULTILINGUAL, FULL CHOIR Rise, Afrika, rise! The time is now! Debout, l'Afrique, c'est maintenant! ¡Levántate, África, ya es la hora! Ergue-te, África, chegou a hora! BRIDGE — SPANISH, HALF-TIME, BUILDING La estación ha cambiado, Ya llegó nuestro amanecer. No subimos solos, subimos juntos, O no subimos jamás. BRIDGE — ITALIAN, CHOIR RISING Un solo popolo, una visione, Un continente, una canzone! PRE-FINAL — GERMAN, BRASS ENTERS Das Feuer gehört uns, die Zukunft gehört uns, Gebt es weiter, Hand in Hand! CHOIR CHANT — CALL AND RESPONSE, SIX LANGUAGES Lead: Afrika must rise! Choir: L'Afrique doit se lever! Lead: A África vai erguer-se! Choir: ¡África debe levantarse! Lead: L'Africa deve sorgere! Choir: Afrika muss aufstehen! All: Unite! Unis! Unidos! Uniti! Vereint! FINAL CHORUS — TRIUMPHANT, FULL CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA Rise, Afrika, rise! The time is now! One people, one vision—this is our vow. We do not climb alone, we rise as one; The fire is ours—the rise has begun! Rise, Afrika, rise! Rise, Afrika, rise! OUTRO — MUSIC FALLS AWAY, SPOKEN OVER TALKING DRUM The rise has begun. L'essor a commencé. A ascensão começou. El ascenso ha comenzado. L'ascesa è iniziata. Der Aufstieg hat begonnen. FINAL TALKING DRUM END