Jacob Zuma is the coolest President ever I love that guy
the most rock and roll President
for the most rock and roll country in the world
going there, we're here
don’t tell us anymore, we know now yeah
We are a country of first's
and we don’t look out our blessings in this country
we love to complain
oh the corruption and the you know, and the crime
and all of this, we don’t even look at when crime does go down
we don’t celebrate. Yeah, but it's not enough
and you know Zuma does something good, like firing people that don’t work
Ugh, but that's not enough. He should fire them all
you know we just go and we get crazy and we complain
We don’t look at the natural blessings God has given us
like you know, we got a bloodless revolution we went through
which was amazing, I still to this day am proud of that
the fact that we don’t get any natural disasters in this country
do we? No, no
No earthquakes, no Tsunami's, no typhoons or hurricanes
none of that, we get none of that
but I bet there's still some idiot out there going
"that's how behind we are, we don’t even get
natural disasters like the rest of the world
Africa"
We're the coolest country in the world.
Only country in the world that has 11 official languages.
Only country.
It's a testament to who we are.
Only country that has multiple languages in their national anthem.
Imagine that.
No one else can claim that, which is amazing.
Shows how diverse we are.
Also means we're the only country in the world where 99 percent of the population doesn't
know what the anthem means, but still.
Oh, you laugh, but it's true. We don’t.
We don't - Like no one here.
99% of the population does not know what the anthem means.
You see it when you watch people when they sing, when they try to sing it.
You see in their eyes, let me show you.
And you sir, that was a guilty look.
White guy here was like, "yeah."
Yeah, I've seen people.
But it's not easy, it's not easy, the languages aren't easy, you know?
Because it's 'Nkosi sikelel Africa'.
Do you know what it means Sir?
Do you know what it means?
'God bless Africa', yes, that's right.
And then the next part, what does that mean?
See, I love that.
Young white guys, God knows he's like, "No, I don't know actually."
Old guys are touchy.
They're like, "Of course I know what it means!
Ahhhh God, God bless Africa."
Yeah.
And you're like, "And the next?"
"Ah, God bless Africa."
"And the next part?" "Ah, bless it some more buddy!"
You sing it but you don't know what it means.
You know it's simple in the beginning, 'Nkosi sikelel Africa'.
Ah, Everyone knows that bit.
It gets a bit harder, you know?
'Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo'.
And It's very difficult in the second verse for some, 'Morena bokoka
setjhaba sa heso, O fedise dintwa Le matshwenyeho'.
Yeah, it gets quiet, just like that.
People don't know what's going on.
And yet you sing.
I've seen white people sing the anthem, it's always fun to watch.
You don't sing it, you just like mumble through it.
Hoping no one will notice.
You start off very confident though.
Come out there, *Anthem starts playing*
"Nkosi sikelel Africa!"
*Mumbling anthem*
...Nkosiiiiii
sikelelaaaa
thinaaaa
*back to mumbling anthem*
...SETJHABA SA!
Yeah have you noticed how the volume always goes up there? Always!
It was like someone standing behind the country with a huge volume knob.
Always. Especially at rugby games, I've noticed this.
The volume always goes up at that point.
Because before that, all these Afrikaans guys aren't singing along.
They act like they've dropped their bakkie keys.
Those crafty Dutchman.
I've watched them.
Some will start, everyone will be there.
*Anthem starts*
"Nkosi sk- Ohh...
(mumbling)
SETJHABA SA!
Yeto. Come on Frikkie!
Sheshaba Sa. Cornelius we are singing now!
"South Africa"
"SOUTH AFRICAAA!"
And they lose their minds!
Ringing out from our blue heavens
from our deep seas breaking round
How does it look Steve!
"everlasting mountains..."
lose their minds
the whole beginning bit, nobody knew what they where singing
I don’t understand
and some people, some people have learned it phonetically
which I commend you on
but you still don’t understand what the song is about
like the rugby team, they where forced to learn it
and they have learned it, but they still don’t know what it means
you'll see them when they sing, because they forced them
the South African Rugby Union, they came out and they said
"It is a disgrace
to see a National team
that does not even know how to sing
their National Anthem.
if you want to play Rugby for your country
you must learn the words
they said, "No, but we don’t speak, we don’t speak"
"Hey! You want to play Rugby?"
"Yes" "Then learn the words"
"Okay!"
and they learned them, and they show you they have learned them
because when the camera comes over them, if you look ant Bafana Bafana
they are the most chilled out guys in the world when they sing the anthem
they do a million things at once
shirts over there, they are all chilled out
they are there, the camera comes
*Singing the Anthem chilled out*
these guys are chilled
the Rugby guys show you that they have learned it
the camera will come on Bakkies and Victor and they will be there
*Singing Anthem*
*Singing the Anthem*
they are not holding each other, they are holding each other back
*sing the Anthem angrily*
but they still don’t know what the song means
which is very dangerous in my opinion, it really is
because you are sing a song
it's not just a song, it's an Anthem
it's a pledge, it's a promise. You put your hand on your hart.
and you are promising something but you don’t know what that promise is
it's very dangerous
for all you know the whole song could be about killing you
you laugh, but you've seen how happy black people get when they sing it
how do you know while you are mumbling
that what we are actually singing isn’t
"When Mandela dies we are going to kill them all"
"we are going to kill, we are going to kill you"
Yeah, you laugh
but if you listen carefully there's a part in the song where they go
"Yes, you!"
"and then we'll own South Africa"
but you don’t know.