Intro:
Woh nah, na, na, nah, na, nigh
Woh nah, na, na, nah, na, dekat
Woh deh, deh, woh
Woh deh, deh, woh
Greetings, is like the first good mankind
Salam, seperti manusia baik pertama
On hurt hurt ever pray to is the sun, woh, deh, deh
Pada luka sakit yang pernah didoakan adalah matahari, woh, deh, deh
Den di evil priest, come wid a god name atom
Imam jahat Den, datanglah sebuah nama dewa atom
Atom mean one god and one god only
Atom berarti satu tuhan dan satu tuhan saja
Rastaman discover that is three in one one in three
Rastaman menemukan itu tiga dari satu dari tiga
Blessed be on to thee only trinity for iver, for iver
Terberkatilah satu-satunya trinitas untuk iver, untuk iver
And iver more, woh, deh, deh, lord, woh
Dan iver lagi, woh, deh, deh, tuan, woh
Chorus:
Paduan suara:
We-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, we are Africans
Kami-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, kita orang Afrika
We-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, free Africans
Kami-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, orang Afrika gratis
We-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, we are Africans
Kami-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, kita orang Afrika
We-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, free Africans
Kami-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, orang Afrika bebas
Verse 1:
Ayat 1:
Down the jungle, the quite jungle
Di hutan, hutannya sangat rimbun
The lion sleeps tonight
Singa tidur malam ini
Farracan led the million man march
Farracan memimpin jutaan orang berbaris
Di lion dance tonight
Di singa menari malam ini
Africans in America
Orang Afrika di amerika
Dem cal dem Afro-American
Dem kal dem Afro-Amerika
But the inhabitants dem fi understand
Tapi penduduknya sangat mengerti
Sey America a capture land
Sey America merupakan daerah tangkapan
Europe land is fi European
Eropa adalah Eropa
And is there white man belong
Dan adakah orang kulit putih itu miliknya
Now the Indians who own di land
Sekarang orang Indian yang memiliki tanah
Naw lives on reservation, but !
Naw tinggal di reservasi, tapi!
Chorus:
Paduan suara:
We-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, woh na, na ,na ,na, nigh
Kami-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, woh na, na, na, na, dekat
We are Africans, woh lord
Kami orang Afrika, woh lord
Fr-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, woh, na, na, na, na, nigh
Fr e-e-e-e-e-e-e, woh, na, na, na, na, dekat
Free Africans
Orang Afrika gratis
We-e-e-e-e-e-e, woh, na, na, na, na, nigh
Kami-e-e-e-e-e-e, woh, na, na, na, na, dekat
We are Africans, lordy, lord
Kami orang Afrika, lordy, lord
Fr-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, woh, na, na, na, nigh
Fr-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, woh, na, na, na, dekat
Free Africans
Orang Afrika gratis
Verse 2:
Ayat 2:
O.J. Simpson one ting mi deh warn yuh
O.J. Simpson satu ting mi deh peringatkan yuh
Sey fi stick to yuh owner kind, woh
Sey fi tongkat untuk pemilik yuh, woh
Yuh switch from yuh kind
Yuh beralih dari yuh baik
And yuh nearly serve time
Dan ya hampir meluangkan waktu
Could a mix up in a babylon
Bisakah campuran di babylon
If yuh guilty you know the story
Jika Anda bersalah Anda tahu ceritanya
But yuh bless by selassi hands
Tapi yuh memberkati dengan selassi tangan
Now yuh bust di case
Sekarang yuh bust di case
Put a smile pon yuh face
Taruh senyum pon yuh wajah
And join repartriation
Dan bergabunglah dengan repartriasi
Rodney King, look how bad dem beat him
Rodney King, lihat betapa buruknya mereka memukulinya
Pon public television
Televisi umum Pon
Full time we get it straight
Penuh waktu kita mendapatkannya lurus
Dem nuh like we race
Dem nuh seperti kita balapan
Mek we pack up and leave dis place, cause
Mek kita berkemas dan meninggalkan tempat ini, penyebabnya
Chorus
Paduan suara
Verse 3:
Ayat 3:
Marcus Garvey & Malcolm & Martin Luther
Marcus Garvey & Malcolm & Martin Luther
A true black man, woh
Seorang pria kulit hitam sejati, woh
Anybol, and selassi I Mandela dem a Ethiopion
Anybol, dan selassi I Mandela seorang Etiopia
Down di jungle di quite jungle
Hutan di hutan belantara
Di lion sleep tonight, woh
Di singa tidur malam ini, woh
Farracon led the million man march
Farracon memimpin sejuta orang berbaris
Di lion dance tonight
Di singa menari malam ini
Chorus:
Paduan suara:
We-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, we are Africans
Kami-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, kita orang Afrika
Fr-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, free Africans
Fr e-e-e-e-e-e-e, orang Afrika gratis
We-e-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, so go deh, na, na, na, nigh
Kami-e-e-e-e-e-e-e, jadi pergi deh, na, na, na, dekat
We are Africans, we all are
Kita orang Afrika, kita semua begitu
We-e-e-e are Africans
Kami-e-e-e adalah orang Afrika