African Children

歌詞

Chorus: African children don't cry no more African people don't die no more politician don't lie no more we haffi stand up and go for a brighter tomorrow so don't cry no more African people don't die no more you know the time for peace is now we have to stand up and go for a brighter tomorrow soldados enanos - hasta los dientes armados matan a hermanas y a hermanos - y solo con ocho anos no hay nadie que les ofresca calor - tampoco hay tiempo para calmar el dolor - suenan siempre por un futuro mejor pero cada dia es peor peor y peor now we want no see no bredren and sistren dem dead but down in Africa blood run redder than red civil war destruction and violence but this time the killers are dem little children there aint no faith and no conscience no more just total elimination of hope and future to many black people killing each other we have to safe humanity and culture Chorus: African children don't cry no more African people don't die no more politician don't lie no more we have to stand up and go for a brighter tomorrow so don't cry no more African people don't die no more you know the time for peace is now we have to stand up and go for a brighter tomorrow Uganda is where my father come from I love my people and I love this land but there is a problem that a gwaan for too long some rebels inna north them keep fighting on inna darkness of the night the evil army it comes dem break inna the house and steal the mother their sons dem train dem as a soldier give them brainwash and guns and force dem to kill dem own families oh lord don't keep looking away - don't just say this is not your problem we all take part in the same bloody game - it's up to us to make a change now Chorus: African children don't cry no more African people don't die no more politician don't lie no more we have to stand up and go for a brighter tomorrow so don't cry no more African people don't die no more you know the time for peace is now we have to stand up and go for a brighter tomorrow soldados enanos - hasta los dientes armados matan a hermanas y hermanos hablo de ninos africanosque se ensangran las manos les quitaron su ninez su papa y mama y hogar ahora solos de un momento a otro les toca madurar a donde vamos a parar - este conflicto hay tratar de acabar don't keep looking away - don't just say this is not your problem we all take part in the same bloody game it's up to us to make a change now Chorus: African children don't cry no more African people don't die no more politician don't lie no more we have to stand up and go for a brighter tomorrow so don't cry no more African people don't die no more you know the time for peace is now we have stand up and go for a brighter tomorrow