Fatel Razack 1845 Poem by sookdeo manansingh manansingh

Across the Atlantic to the sugar estate
a new recruit travels to see what mystery await
to replace the rootcrops of Africa with the new spice
the voyage to a new world they brought some rice

through strong winds and heavy rain they continue all night
to play the music of their culture and look for the light
an unforgettable journey that will print in the mind
one in search of treasure leaving all comfort behind

the motherland of their birth they are forced to forsake
what great disaster await to realize their own mistake
the signs of struggling with the wave
means that their lives they must save

the tides will turn when they will arrive
to understand what it really means to survive
the ocean will never return for them to see tomorrow
for now they must look ahead and remove all sorrow.