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Africans Arise lyrics with English Translations
[Intro: Kabaka Pyramid]
Kabaka P yeah
Accurate!
Skibbylibeng yeah
Woo na na now
This one is going out to every African
From the motherland
[Chorus: Kabaka Pyramid] Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive And be the eye in the storm, yeah Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive And be the eye in the storm, yeah
[Verse 1: Kabaka Pyramid] I beg you please excuse me If you're not an African child Stop diggin' up we African soil Crimes weh dem do to we, we have it 'pon file Them kill of Ghaddafi fi we African oil Conflict diamonds, ebola, syphilis Missionaries but we don't know what dem mission is Politicians giving fo'fo's to the little kids Still the possibilities limitless
[Chorus: Kabaka Pyramid] Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive And be the eye in the storm, yeah Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive And be the eye in the storm, yeah
[Verse 2: Kabaka Pyramid] Huh Mama Africa she wear the pain of the world on her shoulders And she never complain And even through the modernisation effort She still keeps her ancient traditions the same The metropolitan cities bright and beautiful But be mindful not destroy the landscape, cah No matter your religion or national division Cyaan out this yah burning flame
[Chorus: Kabaka Pyramid & Akon] Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive And be the eye in the storm, yeah Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive (hope alive) And be the eye in the storm, yeah
[Verse 3: Akon] Akon! Me see the ghetto every time I pass by (pass by) These little youth dying and they don't know why (hey) Dem holding on to the piece of the pie Because let it take men then light it on fire Oh I won't leave or neglecy my woamn (no) And I respect me from morning (yeah) And if you is a soldier you know this Just to get through the night (to get through the night) I barely survived (barely survived) Just trying to do it right (do it right)
[Chorus: Kabaka Pyramid & Akon] Africans arise (ooh yeah) And be strong, yeah (oh) Keep hope alive (hope alive) And be the eye in the storm, yeah (yeah) Africans arise (ooh yeah) And be strong, yeah (oh) Keep hope alive (keep hope alive) And be the eye in the storm, yeah (ooh yeah)
Africans arise (oh) And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive (keep hope alive) And be the eye in the storm, yeah (yeah) Africans arise (ooh, rise) And be strong, yeah (oo) Keep hope alive (ah) And be the eye in the storm, yeah (yeah)
[Chorus: Kabaka Pyramid] Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive And be the eye in the storm, yeah Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive And be the eye in the storm, yeah
[Verse 1: Kabaka Pyramid] I beg you please excuse me If you're not an African child Stop diggin' up we African soil Crimes weh dem do to we, we have it 'pon file Them kill of Ghaddafi fi we African oil Conflict diamonds, ebola, syphilis Missionaries but we don't know what dem mission is Politicians giving fo'fo's to the little kids Still the possibilities limitless
[Chorus: Kabaka Pyramid] Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive And be the eye in the storm, yeah Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive And be the eye in the storm, yeah
[Verse 2: Kabaka Pyramid] Huh Mama Africa she wear the pain of the world on her shoulders And she never complain And even through the modernisation effort She still keeps her ancient traditions the same The metropolitan cities bright and beautiful But be mindful not destroy the landscape, cah No matter your religion or national division Cyaan out this yah burning flame
[Chorus: Kabaka Pyramid & Akon] Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive And be the eye in the storm, yeah Africans arise And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive (hope alive) And be the eye in the storm, yeah
[Verse 3: Akon] Akon! Me see the ghetto every time I pass by (pass by) These little youth dying and they don't know why (hey) Dem holding on to the piece of the pie Because let it take men then light it on fire Oh I won't leave or neglecy my woamn (no) And I respect me from morning (yeah) And if you is a soldier you know this Just to get through the night (to get through the night) I barely survived (barely survived) Just trying to do it right (do it right)
[Chorus: Kabaka Pyramid & Akon] Africans arise (ooh yeah) And be strong, yeah (oh) Keep hope alive (hope alive) And be the eye in the storm, yeah (yeah) Africans arise (ooh yeah) And be strong, yeah (oh) Keep hope alive (keep hope alive) And be the eye in the storm, yeah (ooh yeah)
Africans arise (oh) And be strong, yeah Keep hope alive (keep hope alive) And be the eye in the storm, yeah (yeah) Africans arise (ooh, rise) And be strong, yeah (oo) Keep hope alive (ah) And be the eye in the storm, yeah (yeah)
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