Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Strength & Hope , by - Sizzla Kalonji. Release date: 09.11.2009
Song language: English
Strength & Hope |
| Intro Haile I, ever live in love, blessed my lord & empress, Ethiopia |
| Hear the right O Jah Rastafari, attend unto I and I cry and give ears |
| unto I and I words that going not of favourites |
| Let basentess come forth from thy prison, tell yuh to rise, behold the things |
| which are equal |
| I and I say black people never lose the faith, Him cop he head so we get it and the king of glory shall come in Emperor Haile Selassie I is our ever-living king, yes |
| Is more love & joy Rastafari bring, yeah yeah |
| Chorus 1 Rastafari ha we strength & hope |
| Inna d system d youths dem na go cope |
| The life some living is ah joke |
| Always live for the best, of course, yah |
| Verse 1 Ay, be not like dem old Phareces & Scribes, yahh |
| Be not like dem who always fuss and fight, ooohhh |
| Just live in love and protect your life |
| Israelites, give praises, always yes |
| And to the most high |
| Verse 2 It has been such a very long while |
| Black people been suffering, yah, hey |
| High society say dem ah d top ah d line |
| So dem take we as dey mockery and postering, yow |
| Dem couldn’t stop mih locks from growin' |
| Yow, well deh couldn’t stop Jah breeze from blowin', no Ah say dem couldn’t stop d river from flowin' |
| To Ethiopia, Africa black people goin' |
| Righteousness Rastafari sowing |
| Aayy, justice endowing |
| Chorus 2 Rastafari ha we strength & hope |
| Inna d system d youths dem cyah cope |
| All dey got to give are guns & coke |
| Dey never see fire we done smoke, burn dem out |
| now |
| Verse 3 It surely give me joy to see you seeing & praise the Most High |
| It will give you joy, how good in place and black people dem ha in I, jyow |
| Why should we ever dear fight, yow |
| When everyone is equal in Selassie I sight |
| Be fruitful and live in the sunshine |
| King Selassie I hail we every time |