One-legged damsel
Swaying supple spinster
Gorgeously dressing
To excite the desire of mankind
Charmed with immobility
But joyfully dancing to the beats
Of African cardinal points
Adored with countless folded arms
Ever glowing in the pristine greenness
Of the continent
You ridicule the anger
Of the winds
You dissolve the fury
In the eyes of the sun
You conjure rain from azure
Daily standing taller and taller
Making thousands lust after you
In their dreams and homes
You are the friend of all children
You are the lover of all women
You are the desire of all men
One-legged damsel
Swaying supple spinster
An alien plant in the land of tradition
Our pride and praise
Our gong and song