Questão 1467637

War

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior

And another inferior

Is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned,

Everywhere is war ― Me say war.

That until there is no longer

First class and second class citizens of any nation,

Until the color of a man’s skin

Is of no more significance than the color of his eyes ―

Me say war.

[…]

And until the ignoble and unhappy regimes

that hold our brothers in Angola, in Mozambique,

South Africa, sub-human bondage have been toppled,

Utterly destroyed ―

Well, everywhere is war ― Me say war.

War in the east, war in the west,

War up north, war down south ―

War ― war ― Rumors of war.

And until that day, the African continent will not know peace.

We, Africans, will fight ― we find it necessary ―

And we know we shall win

As we are confident in the victory.

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MARLEY, B. Disponível em: http://www.sing365.com. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2011 (fragmento).

Bob Marley foi um artista popular e atraiu muitos fãs com suas canções. Ciente de sua influência social, na música War, o cantor se utiliza de sua arte para alertar sobre