Sarah Kay - Lessons from South Africa

[@bevanwright9473]

As a South African, I have so much appreciation for this poem you wrote and keeping the stories of District Six alive. I cried throughout this video. It is so deep and so close to home. I had the opportunity to perform the District Six Musical in honour of my grandparents who lost their homes, but unfortunately lockdown happened in South Africa. But that poem spoke to me and it is just exquisite.

[@nondalophelo4775]

Wow this is just beautiful, it took me back in time when this happened in cape town even though i cant remember it feels like i was there. Being black was once a disgrace in my country. Now i wear my skin like a crown, im royalty.

[@natymercedes]

she always gets me crying. her words just speak for themselves

[@Nolooo]

Im actually from South Africa, born in '94,the year of our 'freedom' and it moves me deeply to hear the stories of the unknown people who suffered at the hands of white supremacy, i mean we always hear from our 'sung' heroes about the struggle but its much much endearing to know about the million nobodys whose worlds were as shaken by this. God bless you sarah

[@gianniclaud]

what a profound way to shed light to honor a time & place that deserved to be acknowledged! thank you Sara!

[@StoneyFry]

Shosholoza Kulezo ntaba Stimela siphume South Africa Kulezo ntaba Stimela siphume South Africa Wen' uyabaleka Kulezo ntaba Stimela siphume South Africa A rough translation: Go forward Go forward from those mountains on this train from South Africa Go forward Go forward You are running away You are running away from those mountains on this train from South Africa I'm not sure why she said " Stimela siphume Zimbabwe" but i grow up with the "Stimela siphume South Africa"

[@tlangingwenya9690]

It's a migration song so the location has always been changeable.

[@molebogeng-modimosebate3952]

My God, i thought i was the only confused one with regards to this. I love her to death but does the song really say Zimbabwe? Is there something im missing?

[@paballomotaung2859]

I love your poems. I always search for them on KZbin. To my amaze, I case across a poem about my country. This is an exquisite piece of art You've learnt the song. You've captured the history so well. Well done!

[@KrazyGrl93]

Holy shit. I listened to this because I adore Sarah Kay and her work and I'd never heard this one before. As per usual I am now crying because that was so beautiful. Powerful message.

[@darney14]

there was a super old video that I've seen of her performing this poem with two other artists playing instruments on stage...she must have performed it again recently because I'm also seeing this for the first time

[@zeldaradzuma7012]

This is beautiful....she even learnt the song🌻🌻🌻

[@mphonthungeni4571]

From south africa ... this made me love you more. I was born way before apartheid...but even after it I've heard way too much about it to know it

[@kennaelise8075]

I sang that song she sang in my county's highschool honors choir last year, and it is so beauftiful.

[@bightonchinembiri]

she always find better words to sink deeper into my heart,she is my best wordsmith ever

[@onalennamothibi5483]

wow. this poem is absolutely beautiful!

[@jaded606]

This makes me love her so much more.

[@SammieBellBringsSamiaBack]

This poem is so beautiful :)

[@caitlin7435]

I Live In South Africa!

[@rowlandmutede775]

Sarah, you aced it.

[@siyatshangela5455]

Wow!

[@promiseigere5882]

How come I never saw this

[@sakshik9933]

❤️❤️

[@chado3000]

I so wish the sound was better. All I hear is echoes

[@GiaTheSweetPotato]

I was born in South Africa after the Apartheid, it always shocks me to realize just how much about it was kept from me growing up. I'm white, grew up in a white family and mostly white school, and everyone was always very hush hush about it all. I suppose they didn't want us to know much about it, pull a blinder on us. It was rarely mentioned, and if it was mentioned it was by my mother, complaining about how free she used to be growing up in Apartheid, and now we can't even walk to the supermarket without feeling afraid. I have pretty much no opinion on the topic, other than I think that everyone should be equal. It really saddens me that there is still so much racism in South Africa, even after Apartheid, coming from both sides now. My family and I left because we just couldn't feel safe there. It's no environment to bring up children in.

[@oluchinwagboso7996]

And yet millions - literal millions of children are brought up here to this day. If you're not that connected to the country or not proud to be South African that's one thing but it's not right to say its not somewhere to bring up a child. You not made of the same stuff as the rest of us South African. Hope wherever you settled that you're happy there but why do you feel the need to crap on someone else's country. Rather continue to learn and teach your kids different than you were. Rasicm is a global issue; bred in homes before it reaches government institutionalisation.

[@GiaTheSweetPotato]

@@oluchinwagboso7996 @Oluchi Nwagboso I understand where you are coming from, and I didn't mean to offend you, it was a poor choice in wording. What I meant was that because of the high crime rates (especially racial and sexual violence) it has become a scary place to raise a family, but of course I don't mean that you are wrong for choosing to do so. You are very brave for sticking with your country proudly. My family chose to leave because we felt unsafe. We know someone who was very brutally murdered (burnt alive), and we have personally experienced several break ins and robberies. My father was scared to return to work because of a gang that was stalking him outside his office.

[@andrieslouw3811]

Beautiful poem. Like the pigeons coming home to roost idiom. Unfortunately you only hear one side of the story here. District six is severely idealized in literature. The truth is it was a slum. Full of people not paying their rent derelict buildings a danger to its occupants. almost like today s cape flats where gang voilence and raping of women is common place. The forced removals was an attrocity with that I agree But solving the problems they had then a different way though a whole different kettle of fish.