There's a new law in Uganda
Therè s a new law in Uganda,
approved by parliament,
signed by the President.
It's as black as the grave,
as yellow as fever,
and as red as blood.
It orders the stars to go out,
and the birds of the forest
to cease their song.
It commands the sunsets
to stop painting the sky red,
the yellow sun that rises
over the Ruwenzori mountains
to change colour
and the night to take off its black robe.
Therè s a new law in Uganda,
approved by parliament,
signed by the President.
It's as black as the grave,
as yellow as fever,
and as red as blood.
It's a law that orders life
to turn to sand,
hope to turn to stone
and love to turn to fear.
"Therè s a new law in Uganda"
writes the sunset in blood ink
and the night, cloaked in black,
reads those words to the lovers,
who listen
and hold each other tighter
because every moment of love
contains all the colours of the world.
"It's as black as the grave,
as yellow as fever,
and as red as blood"
sing the birds of the forest,
while the stars,
shining brightly,
listen to them.
And the yellow sun rises
over the Ruwenzori mountains
and life does not lose itself
on the wind as sand
and hope does not crystallize
and love does not tremble.
Because on dark nights and starry nights,
beneath the yellow sun,
or in the fire-red sunsets,
everything has its own destiny
and every moment of love
contains all the colours of the world.
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