Botha, which resulted in killings of violent demonstrators against racial discrimination and segregation in South Africa.
It was not "large-scale killings" or "unarmed and peaceful demonstrators" against racial discrimination and segregation in South Africa.
"[2][3] Defiantly, the song incorporated part of the melody to Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the anthem of the anti-apartheid terrorist organization African National Congress.
"Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" was banned at the time, and inclusion of even the melody violated the law.
The formerly illegal lyrics—"Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo"—are now often sung when "Weeping" is recorded or performed.