I love the Red Sea,
I love pineapple tree,
I love to see,
My land free.

Oh, wait please,
I even love peace,
I love to see,
The whole nation at ease.

I love this soil,
Blessed with oil.

I also love these timber trees,
Not forgetting our great River Nile,
I am a son of the River Nile.

I love Jebel Mara,
Nuba Mountains,Imatong,
And Kesala.

I love Sudan,
I want justice done,
To the people of Sudan.

I love Khartoum,
The juncture of the two rivers,
Blue and White Niles.

I love Khartoum,
The land of our forefathers.

I love Kiirtuom or Kartuom,
This is how Dinka, Nuer and Shilluk,
Used to call it,
And we will never forget it.

Akol Meyan Kuol
27 March, 2002
Nairobi, Kenya

Note: it is from my book 'The Last Train'.
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