Lyrics Melanin - Etana, Nandy

Melanin

Darker the berry di sweeta di juice yeah
Black madda birth all di yutes dem
First on the earth
Foot pon di dirt
Better know say me worth my weight in gold
Time fi me talk up di truth yeah
Nuh need fi di puddin see di proof yah
Queens and pharaohs
Look in the mirror tell them
You can’t have my
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin, my
My black is beautiful (uh huh)
It’s my duty to tell yah
Strong and powerful (uh huh)
You can’t duplicate (uh huh)
Black is beautiful (uh huh)
So incredible (yeah yeah)
Strong and powerful (yea yeah)
You can’t duplicate
Melanin a pop, (pop oh yeah)
Nah talk pop secret
Di value the b
Lack man have
Dem a try keep secret
Me want mi daughter dem to
See their beauty
My shea butter babies
You can’t have my oh oh oh
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin, my
Beautiful melanin
I’m proud to be black
You know what I mean
I do it for my black people
And I stand for my people
Tunaweza
Kwapamoja
Shikamana
Kwa-umoja
Sisisote
Nguzo moja
Viletulivyo
Ubaguzi
Eh eh eh eh eh we are very strong
And incredible
Viletulivyo
Ubaguzi no
My black is beautiful (uh huh)
It’s my duty to tell yah
Strong and powerful (uh huh)
You can’t duplicate (uh huh)
Black is beautiful (uh huh)
So incredible (yeah yeah)
Strong and powerful (yea yeah)
You can’t duplicate
You can’t have my oh oh oh
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin
My mela, mela, mela, melanin, my
Nandy di African princess
It’s Etana the strong One
Africa meets Kingston
Yeah