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Reggae Fi Dada lyrics with English Translations
Galang dada, galang gwwaan yaw sah
Yu nevvah ad no life fi live
Jus' di wan life fi give
Yu did yu time 'pon earth
Yu nevvah get yu jus' dizert
Galang goh smile inna di sun
Galang goh satta inna di palace of peace
Oh di water it so deep Di water it so dark An' it full a harbour shark
Di lan' is like a rock Slowly shattahrin to sun Sinkin in a sea of calamity Where fear breed shadows Dat lurks in di dark Where people fraid fi walk Fraid fi tink fraid fi talk Where di present is haunted by di pass
A deh so mi bawn Get fi know 'bout staam Learn fi cling to di dawn An' wen mi hear mi daddy sick Mi quickly pack an' tek a trip
Mi nevvah have no time when mi reach Fi si no sunny beach wen mi reach Jus' people a live in shack People livin back-to-back Mongst cackroach an' rat Mongst dirt an' disease Subjec to terrorist attack Political intrigue, constant grief An' no sign of relief
Oh di grass turn brown So many trees cut doun An' di lan' is ovahgrown From country to town Is jus' tissel an' tawn Inna di woun a di poor Is a miracle ow dem endure
Di pain nite an' day Di stench of decay Di clarin' sights Di guarded affluence Di arrogant vices Cole eyes of kantemp Di mackin' symbols of independence
A deh so mi bawn Get fi know 'bout staam Learn fi cling to di dawn An' wen di news reach mi Seh mi wan daddy ded Mi ketch a plane quick
An' wen mi reach mi sunny isle It was di same ole style Di money well dry Di bullits dem a fly Plenty innocent a die Many rivers run dry Ganja planes flyin' high Di poor man him a try Yu tink a lickle try him try Holdin' awn bye an' bye Wen a dallah cyaan buy A lickle dinnah fi a fly
Galang dada, galang gwwaan yaw sah Yu nevvah ad no life fi live Jus' di wan life fi give Yu did yu time 'pon earth Yu nevvah get yu jus' dizert Galang goh smile inna di sun Galang goh satta inna di palace of peace
Mi know yu couldn't tek it dada Di anguish an' di pain Di suffahrin' di problems di strain Di strugglin' in vain Fi mek two ens meet So dat dem pickney coulda get A lickle someting fi eat Fi put cloths 'pon dem back Fi put shoes 'pon dem feet Wen a dallah cyaan buy A lickle dinnah fi a fly
Mi know yu try dada Yu fight a good fight But di dice dem did loaded An' di card pack fix Yet still yu reach fifty-six Before yu lose yu leg wicket So wi bury yu a Stranger's Burying Groun Near to mhum an' cousin Daris Not far fram di quarry doun a August Town
Oh di water it so deep Di water it so dark An' it full a harbour shark
Di lan' is like a rock Slowly shattahrin to sun Sinkin in a sea of calamity Where fear breed shadows Dat lurks in di dark Where people fraid fi walk Fraid fi tink fraid fi talk Where di present is haunted by di pass
A deh so mi bawn Get fi know 'bout staam Learn fi cling to di dawn An' wen mi hear mi daddy sick Mi quickly pack an' tek a trip
Mi nevvah have no time when mi reach Fi si no sunny beach wen mi reach Jus' people a live in shack People livin back-to-back Mongst cackroach an' rat Mongst dirt an' disease Subjec to terrorist attack Political intrigue, constant grief An' no sign of relief
Oh di grass turn brown So many trees cut doun An' di lan' is ovahgrown From country to town Is jus' tissel an' tawn Inna di woun a di poor Is a miracle ow dem endure
Di pain nite an' day Di stench of decay Di clarin' sights Di guarded affluence Di arrogant vices Cole eyes of kantemp Di mackin' symbols of independence
A deh so mi bawn Get fi know 'bout staam Learn fi cling to di dawn An' wen di news reach mi Seh mi wan daddy ded Mi ketch a plane quick
An' wen mi reach mi sunny isle It was di same ole style Di money well dry Di bullits dem a fly Plenty innocent a die Many rivers run dry Ganja planes flyin' high Di poor man him a try Yu tink a lickle try him try Holdin' awn bye an' bye Wen a dallah cyaan buy A lickle dinnah fi a fly
Galang dada, galang gwwaan yaw sah Yu nevvah ad no life fi live Jus' di wan life fi give Yu did yu time 'pon earth Yu nevvah get yu jus' dizert Galang goh smile inna di sun Galang goh satta inna di palace of peace
Mi know yu couldn't tek it dada Di anguish an' di pain Di suffahrin' di problems di strain Di strugglin' in vain Fi mek two ens meet So dat dem pickney coulda get A lickle someting fi eat Fi put cloths 'pon dem back Fi put shoes 'pon dem feet Wen a dallah cyaan buy A lickle dinnah fi a fly
Mi know yu try dada Yu fight a good fight But di dice dem did loaded An' di card pack fix Yet still yu reach fifty-six Before yu lose yu leg wicket So wi bury yu a Stranger's Burying Groun Near to mhum an' cousin Daris Not far fram di quarry doun a August Town
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