Fwd: The De Hoop Dam - This IS meant to scare you...

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From: Amanzi2
Date: Mar 12, 2007 4:44 PM
Subject: The De Hoop Dam - This IS meant to scare you...
To: Marthinus van Schalkwyk c/o Riaan Aucamp < raucamp@deat.gov.za>
Cc: inbox@biophile.co.za, admiral@iafrica.com, ddavis@justice.gov.za, Tarron Dry <dryt@webmail.co.za>, "The Universe. . ." <amanzi2@gmail.com>, Sue Liell-Cock < info@intraftfed.com>

Dear Mr Aucamp

It is with great pleasure that I received your email address in the latest issue of "Biophile" as I'd been wanting it since I wrote this verse on hearing about the proposed dam last year, as an addition to my Southern African River Song (the tune is "Michael rowed the boat ashore").   The song is attached below:

The Oliphants River camps in Kruger Park,

Alleluia

Please don't dam her or she'll die in the dark!

Alleluia

 

So Thabo Mbeki has her fate in his hands,

Alleluia

What's water's price when death's measured in Rands?

Alleluia

 

So dam and be damned in this vicious cycle

Alleluia

Or love SA's Eden like the park in the Bible…

Alleluia

 

My dear Martinus, van Scalkwyk, Sir,

Alleluia

It's your cock on the block so you'd better beware!

Alleluia

 

We, the South African's who cry for our beloved country, implore you to look reason in the face then make your mark in SA history by leading the world in water conservation and sustainability.  What are we without clean air, clean water and clean food?  D.O.A. that's what!

 

Yours sincerely

 

p.s. Is there anybody out there who really can actually really help?

Southern African River Song

The River ORANGE is murky and brown, halleluiah,
Fish and honey on the other side, halleluiah.

The River DORING is prickly and cold, halleluiah,
Bushman paintings in a cave nearby, halleluiah.

The River BREEDE is round the bend, halleluiah,
Up the Creek you'll find your old best friend, halleluiah.

The River TUGELA is chomping and wild, halleluiah,
Eats us up from the inside out, halleluiah.

The River DUZI is deathly and dark, halleluiah,
Breeding misery in its murky depths, halleluiah.

The River ZAMBEZI is mighty and bold, halleluiah,
Dance with her till the morning's gold, halleluiah.

The River PALMIET is tricky and steep, halleluiah
Crack your nose if you go too deep, halleluiah.

The River DWARS is calling my name, halleluiah,
Waterfalls are partly to blame, halleluiah.

The River WIT is a maniac trip, halleluiah,
Paddle here, but please don't flip, halleluiah.

The VISGAT River will make you shiver, halleluiah,
Just a few souls will she deliver, halleluiah.

The WITELS River flows high in the mountain, halleluiah,
Get a chopper to drop you in her, halleluiah.

The great LIMPOPO flows along our border, halleluiah,
We are not allowed to cross her, halleluiah.

The River FISH has a rodeo hole, halleluiah,
Kayak here and learn to Eskimo roll, halleluiah.

The River CUNENE in northern Namibia, halleluiah,
Needs our help before they kill her, halleluiah.

The River KLEIN flows by my front door, halleluiah,
Runs right down to the Walker Bay Whales, halleluiah.

The UMKOMAAS is making peace, halleluiah,
Won't you smile and please say cheese, halleluiah.