Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- No Wings
- Preface to Second Edition
- Foreword to Second Edition
- Introduction to Second Edition
- A Note of History
- Should I Ever…
- THE COUNTRYSIDE
- AKAN
- EWE
- GA-ADANGME
- DAGOMBA
- HAUSA
- THE TOWN
- Tumble-Down Woods
- Tough Guy in Town
- In the Streets of Accra
- Snuff and the Ashes
- Radio Dance Hour
- This is Experience Speaking
- Palm Leaves of Childhood
- Hot Day
- The Literary Society
- It's Ritual Murder
- The Wrong Packing Case
- Lines on Korle Bu
- Pay Day
- The Walk of Life (Agbezoli)
- Peace
- Heaven is a Fine Place
- Ata
- Complaint
- To My Mother
- Oh! My Brother
- The Homeless Boy
- The Lone Horse
- The Perfect Understander
- The Woods Decay
- On Parting
- To the Night Insects
- The Blind Man from the North
- A Second Birthday
- In God's Tired Face
- The Executioner's Dream
- Had I Known
- Re-incarnation
- Ancestral Faces
- ‘O Forest, Dear Forest’
- My Sea Adventure
- The Passing of The King
- Patriotism
- African Heaven
- The Ghosts
- The Herdsman from Wa
- Pa Grant Due
- The Mosquito and the Young Ghanaian
- Unity in Diversity
- The Journey to Independence
- Ode to the Hon. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
- The Dawn of the New Era
- The Meaning of Independence
- National Anthem
- The Contributors
- Index
Unity in Diversity
from THE TOWN
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 August 2019
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- No Wings
- Preface to Second Edition
- Foreword to Second Edition
- Introduction to Second Edition
- A Note of History
- Should I Ever…
- THE COUNTRYSIDE
- AKAN
- EWE
- GA-ADANGME
- DAGOMBA
- HAUSA
- THE TOWN
- Tumble-Down Woods
- Tough Guy in Town
- In the Streets of Accra
- Snuff and the Ashes
- Radio Dance Hour
- This is Experience Speaking
- Palm Leaves of Childhood
- Hot Day
- The Literary Society
- It's Ritual Murder
- The Wrong Packing Case
- Lines on Korle Bu
- Pay Day
- The Walk of Life (Agbezoli)
- Peace
- Heaven is a Fine Place
- Ata
- Complaint
- To My Mother
- Oh! My Brother
- The Homeless Boy
- The Lone Horse
- The Perfect Understander
- The Woods Decay
- On Parting
- To the Night Insects
- The Blind Man from the North
- A Second Birthday
- In God's Tired Face
- The Executioner's Dream
- Had I Known
- Re-incarnation
- Ancestral Faces
- ‘O Forest, Dear Forest’
- My Sea Adventure
- The Passing of The King
- Patriotism
- African Heaven
- The Ghosts
- The Herdsman from Wa
- Pa Grant Due
- The Mosquito and the Young Ghanaian
- Unity in Diversity
- The Journey to Independence
- Ode to the Hon. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
- The Dawn of the New Era
- The Meaning of Independence
- National Anthem
- The Contributors
- Index
Summary
All Men are like choristers, singing just one song;
Some may sing Baritone, others may sing Alto,
Some may sing Tenor, others may sing Bass.
Whichever is your part, with others harmonise.
Unite in diversity, we are all but brothers.
All men are like instruments in the same orchestra;
Some may be strings, others may be wood-wind,
Some may be brass, others give percussion,
Whichever you are, with others always blend.
Unite in diversity, we are all but brothers.
All men are like footballers, playing on one side.
Some may be forwards, others may be halves.
Some may be backs, one may be the goal.
Whichever is your part, always help your team.
Unite in diversity, we are all but brothers.
All men are like students, studying various subjects,
In Training College, or in Technical School,
In Secondary School, or at the University.
Whichever is your College, be a diligent scholar.
Unite in diversity, we are all but brothers.
All men are like citizens of our dear Ghana,
Some are from Trans-Volta, others from the Colony,
Some are from Ashanti, others from the North,
Whichever is your region, be a good citizen.
Unite in diversity, we are all but brothers.
For all men are passengers, going to one end.
Some may sail in ships, others go by train,
Some may fly in aircraft, others go on foot,
Whichever is your lot, try to reach the end.
Unite in diversity, we are all but brothers.
All men are tourists, passing through this world,
They will all go six feet, where they all will rest.
And will sing forever, no more diversity.
Thenceforth, and then henceforth, though lots now differ,
Unite in diversity, we are all but brothers.
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- Voices of GhanaLiterary Contributions to the Ghana Broadcasting System 1955–57, pp. 242Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2018