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Rhodes’ Grave Must Fall Lyrics by Damien Marcus Gwini

Bira Guru

2021

Cecil John Rhodes' grave must fall
Because it symbolises the deliberate desecration and defilement of our sacred shrine
And of our indigenous Zimbabwean spirituality as a whole
The place where he chose to put his grave is called Malindadzimu
Which means the burial place of the deified ancestors
Also known as Matombo or Matopos (the holy hills)
Is a national shrine and a place of great significance in Zimbabwean cosmology
It is a place whеre people go to consult Mwari thе Supreme Being and receive higher guidance
It's an important rainmaking shrine and a burial ground for royals
Its sacredness in local Zimbabwean culture and spirituality cannot be overemphasised
So to have Cecil Rhodes grave and the other graves of his colonialist counterparts there is a great insult to us as Zimbabweans, to our ancestors and our history
Him putting his grave there was the ultimate act of spiritual domination
He dominated our forefathers and foremothers while alive, and by putting his grave in Malindadzimu he continues to dominate us in death
It was a way to assert his superiority over us and spiritually disarm Africans as Professor Mhoze Chikowero states, which cannot be tolerated
This is why things are not going well in our land, why there is so much turmoil and negativity
We have this curse on our land in the form of Rhodes grave
That grave and the other European graves must be removed, that's non-negotiable
Cleansing and purifying Matopo will go a long way in healing our collective psyche as a nation
It will be a step towards transformation on an intrinsic level
As long as Cecil Rhodes grave is still in our sacred shrine we remain a colonised people
His grave must fall, the time to decolonise is now!
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Damien Marcus Gwini

Damien Marcus Gwini

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