"St Bono" Oversteps the Mark

When "Band Aid" turned Geldoff and Bono into 'Saints' they suddenly found that they could make pronouncements and Western Governments hopped around trying the accomodate these musicians 'political' views, no matter how one sided those politics were.

This sort of sycophantic adulation can turn any mans head, and I guess Bono can be as easily turned as anyone else cos he's decided that singing songs about killing other people is OK (in context) ..... specifically he's caused outrage amongst White and Liberal South Africans, by trying to justify the singing of the Black African struggle song "Shoot The Boer" at ANC rallies, as like his signing of Irish rebel songs. "When I was a kid and I'd sing songs I remember my uncles singing... rebel songs about the early days of the Irish Republican Army." and that  "We sang this and it's fair to say it's folk music," he told a South African newspaper.

The song was recently sung by ANC "Youth Leader" Julius Malema during his birthday speech , and which is now subject to a court battle as to whether its hate speech under the South African constitution.

Here a copy of the lyrics that I found on the web ... apparently transcribed and translated from the Times's online audio of Malema's birthday speech.

Ayasab' amagwala (the cowards are scared)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

ayeah

dubula dubula (shoot shoot )

ayasab 'a magwala (the cowards are scared)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

awu yoh

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

awe mama ndiyekele (mother leave me be)

awe mama iyeah (oh mother)

awe mama ndiyekele (mother leave me be)

awe mama iyo (oh mother)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

Ayasab' amagwala (the cowards are scared)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot )

ayeah

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

ayasab 'a magwala (the cowards are scared)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

iii yoh

dubula dubala (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

awe mama ndiyekele (mother leave me be)

awe mama iyo (oh mother)

awe mama ndiyekele (mother leave me be)

awe mama iyo (oh mother)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

Ziyarapa lezinja (these dogs are raping)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

ay iyeah

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

Ziyarapa lezinja (these dogs are raping)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

ay iiiyo

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

Aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

Aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

Aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

Aw dubul'ibhunu (shoot the Boer)

dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

Ayasab' amagwala (the cowards are scared)

Dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

Ay iyeah

Dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

Ayasab' amagwala (the cowards are scared)

Dubula dubula (shoot shoot)

Ay iyeah

Now I don't know about you Bono, but I don't think these are quite the same as the lyrics to "The Boys of the Old Brigade" are they?