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Green Gold and Red Blood

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1.
Transforming 04:09
TRANSFORMING REF Transforming dem souls In weapons and arms Transforming dem souls Today children you got to live with “ tears ‘n’ crimes” Some live with poverty everyday Fighting fi youth who running away Live with the hunger every night ‘n’ day But with the police oppression everynight some will be dead We building foundation it’s no what they say But we build something and dem run away Dem a run a run a run Dem a run and make it burn’ REFRAIN Some say they help the poor but they never try Don’t wanna come to see children who always cry Don’t wanna see de slums and they don’t know why Da blood makes dem scared they can not deny Slavery chains have been cut Our children gonna fuss Mental slavery pains In our blood , heart and veins REFRAIN Mais encore aujourd’hui Toujours les mêmes qui trinquent C’est toujours le ghetto youth Le rasta qu’on pointe du doigt Jis pas’nou trop’ rudeboy nou dreadlocks pa pou yé Jis’ pas ‘ nou gen pliss fos yé pa lé bay nou la tè Jis’ pas’ nou gen pliss difé an nou lespri a pou sa yé pè Jis pas nou ka djoubaté nou militan nou guerrier Wa gwaan boy ?wa gwann ? Wa gwaan boy? Wa gwaan? REFRAIN DEM A RUN A RUN A RUN DEM A RUN A RUN A RUN IN DA GHETTO Slavery chains have been cut Our children gonna fuss Mental slavery pains…
2.
L’œil du jaguar Straight, straight are you fool ? trust dem ,trust dem Str-8 why you a go there, are you fool man to trust dem? Tout long yé ka pale mal, kan si nou péyi ka vin’ bad L’œil du jaguar, l’œil du Tig se repère sur nos têtes Depuis que l’or et la fusée font la richesse de nos terres An sa péyi a nou ja savé i té gen oun pasé austèr' Nou pé di moun ki la Gwiyan ka gadé roun ti goût amer Di sa disan ki ja coulé asou latè andan riviè’ Kompran’ a pa kan suk’ ka ba tafia sa goût amer Tout est fouillé tout est souillé de nos cultures à nos sous sols, Nos savoirs sont esclaves d’une histoire bannie par les écoles. Ils ont plié, pillé, tué et fouillent encore, Kompran a prézan ki model gout amer man, nou gen o fon nou djôl, A nous de gravir les marches sans jamais baisser la garde, Oh Gayana !! REFRAIN Tout long yé ka palé mal, kan si nou péyi ka vin bad Mais yana ka ba nou love Tell dem a nou paradise , Gayana vibes A mo péyi right now!! Timoun’yan ka soufri, yé ka wè trop’ disan Chien’yan ka couri pas’ yé ka wè nou divan A té toujou soumaké ki té pli importan Mais jodlà nou pran’ konsians’, nou dibout a prézan. Même si yé gen lagen’, nou gen force Yé ka considéré nou kan animal féroce Mais pa flipé nou pa faché, An lari nou ka sonjé, an dan ba bwa nou ka maché nou pa ké jen bizwen di yé Pas’ nou pa la pou palé, nou lé wè mentalité changé, ké nou péyi’a vansé Guyana blood a trop coulé. Une fusée imposée, comme si c’était pas assez Un fucking forage pétrolier o fon nou d’lo yé ka mété Une réputation entachée, par les médias par la télé, Trop de richesses qui sont volées au sein même de nos forêts, Pas’nou pa ka protégé La gwiyan est en danger A pou sa fo nou sonjé A pou sa fo yé changé. REFRAIN Combien de temps encore la Guyane devra t’elle subir ? Leur soi-disant progrès ça ne changera pas notre avenir On doit s’organiser, démontrer que l’on peut s’unir Les erreurs du passé sont censées nous faire réagir Un empire à l’affût de nos faiblesses Sé moun’yan lé wè oun détress’ Koté i ja gen nou richess’ Nou ké rivé a nou promess’ Yé ka vôlô nou konaissans’ I pa jen gen reconaissans’ Yé ka soucé nou ké yé éssens Yé lé cassé nou quintéssans’ Fokalizé an nou délinkans’ Sa ka prouvé yé indesans’ Sa ka prouvé yo dékadans’ Empir’a ka palé mal di nou ké trop’ médisans’ Mais nou granmoun’lagwiyann’ pa té jen bizwen di yo siens’ Enfer vert, jaune, rouge yé ba ou blazz ki pa gen sens’ Patché parol ké ka ba nou mais yé discour pa jen gen sens’ ? REFRAIN Straight, straight are you fool ? trust dem ,trust dem
3.
Full Kontrol 04:57
FULL KONTROL REFRAIN Jah jah is my full kontrol When life is tuff, life is ruff Jah jah is my full control Times get so hard when I’m sad Jah jah is my full control When dem make me mad, Me keep control Jah jah is my full Kontrol When dey wanna make me bad only JAH make me wiser Jah jah is my full Kontrol When life is tuff When badness come He’s always by my sides To keep it calm I need Jah advice To find the way of roads We all need Jah lights What make the people fall Makes the children cry To stop violence in towns We need Jah guide To unmask scary ghosts We need jah vibes When you see sunshine Shinin’ on grass It ‘s thanks to strength of Jah Nature shall rise What makes me strong Who will give me long life What makes the leaders talk Is no what makes us dye Dem make it false Spreading all dem lies To stop violence in towns we need Jah guide REFRAIN Youth wanna burn the youth wanna make money Dem getting ruff livin away from almighty Knowledge and wisdom are weapons, that is the reason why Jah show dem way to get freedom Youth haffi learn dem past and history Life can be tough even far from poverty Knowledge and wisdom are weapons That is the reason Take dem minds out of prison Youth wanna rise up ready to kill fi the glory Burn da schools to get the control fully Knowledge and wisdom are so crucial That is my vision Jah guides dem to get Kontrol REFRAIN When I feel bad, he gives me protection Jah is my guide in every situations Help me to never cry to resist to temptation Jah is my life my mystical redemption Everytime I fall down He makes me stand up Everytime I go down He makes me rise up On da snow in da rain pon the train pon the plane I try to keep control in da police station I try to keep fully control in da street in da office I get kontrol Against oppressors, downpressors, Again crime minista, Politikal publisha REFRAIN In every situation, pon the train pon the plane I get Kontrol In every situation, pon the train pon the plane I get Kontrol Jah Jah is my full control.
4.
Pressure 03:14
PRESSURE REFRAIN In spite of pains we never cry We’ll always stand dem pressure We nah give up fight, never cry We’ll always stand dem pressure Stand de pressure, ina towns Stand de pressure, when I get no time Make it for sure, when girls make me sad Stand de pressure when laws are mad Full de future of social networks Stand de pressure when I work Keepin’ culture ,can’t stop Jah work Stand dem pressure!! REFRAIN Biggest liar is de Vatican Stand de pressure inna danger zone Stand de pressure of pigs , of police Peace mentality fi more justice Keepin’ culture, making sacrifices Stand de pressure sacrify my rights Stand de pressure that I criticize Stand de pressure!!! REFRAIN Some stand de pressure in jail With no future but guide by Hailé I Stand de pressure, chant fi I’n’I Make it for sure until me a dye Stand de pressure of corruption Never eat the fruits of temptation Stand the pressure of life Stand dem pressure. REFRAIN
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La couleur de nos fleuves We de stone We de stone Ti youth de camopi’s gone Ayant vécu dans le bush dans le zion Veut se poser sur Cayenne à Downtown Pour y refaire sa vie tel un Lion Mais tu sais petit youth n’a connu que le fleuve Oyapock Camopi River Kitan misié rivé Saint Georges Fo misié take the bus Fin rivé an sa ghetto missiè lé fè kon Big boss Ké so gunshot an so lanmin youth ka pensé li gen fos En six mois petit youth pensait avoir roulé sa bosse REFRAIN Ils vendent leurs âmes au diable pour des pépites d’or La couleur de nos fleuves n’est plus la même alors Que nos frères, nos sœurs se meurent pour des pépites Coutumes et traditions s’oublient ou sont détruites On ne compte même plus les suicides En Guyane l’orpaillage est un génocide Pa jen bliyé to rasin bodoy’ Fo to tchimbé pou to fanmi’ C’est du vibz qui donne c du Gaza mi seh La sonnerie de son phone commence à s’exciter Ses sœurs de Camopi Wayampi commencent à flipper Elles se font du soucis et voudraient lui annoncer : Ça y est le mercure a eut raison de lui Le fléau GARIMPEIROS lui a fait perdre la vie Petit youth aujourd’hui a perdu son père A cause de l’or, à force de souiller leur terre Les suicides les morts liés à la folie de l’homme La fièvre de l’or auront détruit sa vie Pour la soif de l’or, l’homme agit sans merci Pour la soif de l’or, GAYANA is no free. REFRAIN Ce message l’a assommé youth est détruit Il va falloir assumer rentrer au pays Mais notre youth se sent libre , Il n’en a pas envie Il a choisi d’oublier , Petit youth veut vivre sa vie S’occuper de sa Djal, De son futur petit La vie sur le fleuve lui aura brouillé l’esprit Les suicides les morts liés à la folie de l’homme À cause de l’or ti youth sera un rude boy, Ti youth sera un rude boy. REFRAIN Stop to fool the children Dem wanna stop to cry Fool de children don’t you see what a gwaan Fool de children they kill indians Fool de children don’t you see suicides Ti youth finalement restera à Cayenne Sur le chemin de l’école il, écoutera du Kartel. We de stone, little stone of foundation of our country revolution The stone of foundation fi no more bad mind revelation We de stone little stone of foundation of Gayana revolution
7.
MAD GAL A song fi di gyal dem Spending hours on her phone she knows she loves me Inside beauty on the top she makes me crazy Spending hours on her phone she knows she loves me Inside beauty on the top she makes me crazy REFRAIN Plays with men like a judge with a victim She’s so bad when she dances on a riddim Gayana Gyal you make me mad when you kotch on me BIS Pou yana Gyal , mo té kan Django Pou yana gyal, même au ghetto Koté nou grandi lanmou té ké pé vini Mo té ka pensé ki sa love té ja fini Mo konet sa sista dépi long time Mo ka songé jou’a mo wèy’l pour la first time Mo pa pé té savé ki manzel ja rouvin lagwiyan’ Manzel’ pli bel manzel’gen pliss style And inside beauty just on top Inside beauty just on top. She’s a root gyal, and she gets wiser when I chant fi her Remembers times of plantation of slavery pains She repeats that we love gave her a reason to live to give and forget things That she has forgiven. RERAIN BIS Spending hours on her phone she knows she loves me Inside beauty on the top she makes me crazy Spending hours on her phone she knows she loves me Inside beauty on the top she makes me crazy Guilty to no resist to her vibes Makes me crazy every time I go to her flat Looks sexy every time I can look at her cook me up Kalawang of mangos Tou lé jou’ manzel ka palé mo di Tchimbo Elle wine up sur du Konshens du Buzy du King Shango Me répète tous les jours qu’elle veut qu’on aille ensemble à Parbo, my Gal Inside her flat she’s often naked She’s so gorgeous every time I take Photo shooting of her, magic beauty inside her. REFRAIN A song fi di gyal dem Yana yana yana yana yana gyal Wanna wanna wanna wanna love Pou yana Gyal , mo té kan Django Pou yana gyal, meme au ghetto Koté nou grandi lanmou té ké pé vini Mo té ka pensé ki sa love té ja fini Mo konet sa sista dépi long time Mo ka songé jou a mo wèy’l pour la first time Mo pa pé té savé ki manzel ja rouvin lagwiyan Manzel pli bel manzel gen pliss style Yana yana yana yana yana gyal Wanna wanna wanna wanna love Spending hours on her phone she knows she loves me Inside beauty on the top she makes me crazy Spending hours on her phone she knows she loves me Inside beauty on the top she makes me crazy
8.
PRESSURE REFRAIN In spite of pains we never cry We’ll always stand dem pressure We nah give up fight, never cry We’ll always stand dem pressure Stand de pressure, ina towns Stand de pressure, when I get no time Make it for sure, when girls make me sad Stand de pressure when laws are mad Full de future of social networks Stand de pressure when I work Keepin’ culture ,can’t stop Jah work Stand dem pressure!! REFRAIN Biggest liar is de Vatican Stand de pressure inna danger zone Stand de pressure of pigs , of police Peace mentality fi more justice Keepin’ culture, making sacrifices Stand de pressure sacrify my rights Stand de pressure that I criticize Stand de pressure!!! REFRAIN Some stand de pressure in jail With no future but guide by Hailé I Stand de pressure, chant fi I’n’I Make it for sure until me a dye Stand de pressure of corruption Never eat the fruits of temptation Stand the pressure of life Stand dem pressure. REFRAIN
9.
L’œil du jaguar Straight, straight are you fool ? trust dem ,trust dem Str-8 why you a go there, are you fool man to trust dem? Tout long yé ka pale mal, kan si nou péyi ka vin’ bad L’œil du jaguar, l’œil du Tig se repère sur nos têtes Depuis que l’or et la fusée font la richesse de nos terres An sa péyi a nou ja savé i té gen oun pasé austèr' Nou pé di moun ki la Gwiyan ka gadé roun ti goût amer Di sa disan ki ja coulé asou latè andan riviè’ Kompran’ a pa kan suk’ ka ba tafia sa goût amer Tout est fouillé tout est souillé de nos cultures à nos sous sols, Nos savoirs sont esclaves d’une histoire bannie par les écoles. Ils ont plié, pillé, tué et fouillent encore, Kompran a prézan ki model gout amer man, nou gen o fon nou djôl, A nous de gravir les marches sans jamais baisser la garde, Oh Gayana !! REFRAIN Tout long yé ka palé mal, kan si nou péyi ka vin bad Mais yana ka ba nou love Tell dem a nou paradise , Gayana vibes A mo péyi right now!! Timoun’yan ka soufri, yé ka wè trop’ disan Chien’yan ka couri pas’ yé ka wè nou divan A té toujou soumaké ki té pli importan Mais jodlà nou pran’ konsians’, nou dibout a prézan. Même si yé gen lagen’, nou gen force Yé ka considéré nou kan animal féroce Mais pa flipé nou pa faché, An lari nou ka sonjé, an dan ba bwa nou ka maché nou pa ké jen bizwen di yé Pas’ nou pa la pou palé, nou lé wè mentalité changé, ké nou péyi’a vansé Guyana blood a trop coulé. Une fusée imposée, comme si c’était pas assez Un fucking forage pétrolier o fon nou d’lo yé ka mété Une réputation entachée, par les médias par la télé, Trop de richesses qui sont volées au sein même de nos forêts, Pas’nou pa ka protégé La gwiyan est en danger A pou sa fo nou sonjé A pou sa fo yé changé. REFRAIN Combien de temps encore la Guyane devra t’elle subir ? Leur soi-disant progrès ça ne changera pas notre avenir On doit s’organiser, démontrer que l’on peut s’unir Les erreurs du passé sont censées nous faire réagir Un empire à l’affût de nos faiblesses Sé moun’yan lé wè oun détress’ Koté i ja gen nou richess’ Nou ké rivé a nou promess’ Yé ka vôlô nou konaissans’ I pa jen gen reconaissans’ Yé ka soucé nou ké yé éssens Yé lé cassé nou quintéssans’ Fokalizé an nou délinkans’ Sa ka prouvé yé indesans’ Sa ka prouvé yo dékadans’ Empir’a ka palé mal di nou ké trop’ médisans’ Mais nou granmoun’lagwiyann’ pa té jen bizwen di yo siens’ Enfer vert, jaune, rouge yé ba ou blazz ki pa gen sens’ Patché parol ké ka ba nou mais yé discour pa jen gen sens’ ? REFRAIN Straight, straight are you fool ? trust dem ,trust dem
10.
Fight fi us 03:45
FIGHT FI US REFRAIN We always fight fi us We always fight fi us We’ll always fight fi our rights We always fight fi us Yeah man we nah give up the fight We always fight fi us We always fight fi our rights We’ll always fight fi us Due to the Gideon signs With the trumpets of light light light We pray the almighty one oh JAH Jah Rastafari. In streets blood is so much common Political inity in towns we’ve never seen down Life is so ruff’n ‘tuff to preserve the mankind dignity Ruff’n’ tuff to eliminate all poverty Since the mankind slavery we work fi Jah victory Since minds captivity , work fi one love ministry Fears of the children never fool the nation, never fool nation. REFRAIN We always fight fi us We always fight fi us We’ll always fight fi our rights Coz’ so called leaders never fuss Yeah man we nah give up the fight We always fight fi us We always fight fi our rights We’ll always fight fi us Due to the mystical ites Running away from dem lies We know that we’ll always find guilties Coz we know Jah is our guide We work fi wisdom ministry Work fi rebel music ministry Try to help poor people ministry REFRAIN /We always fight fi us We always fight fi us We’ll always fight fi our rights Coz’ so called leaders never fuss Yeah man we nah give up the fight We always fight fi us We always fight fi our rights, We’ll always fight fi us.
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REFRAIN Jah jah is my full kontrol When life is tuff, life is ruff Jah jah is my full control Times get so hard when I’m sad Jah jah is my full control When dem make me mad, Me keep control Jah jah is my full Kontrol When dey wanna make me bad only JAH make me wiser Jah jah is my full Kontrol When life is tuff When badness come He’s always by my sides To keep it calm I need Jah advice To find the way of roads We all need Jah lights What make the people fall Makes the children cry To stop violence in towns We need Jah guide To unmask scary ghosts We need jah vibes When you see sunshine Shinin’ on grass It ‘s thanks to strength of Jah Nature shall rise What makes me strong Who will give me long life What makes the leaders talk Is no what makes us dye Dem make it false Spreading all dem lies To stop violence in towns we need Jah guide REFRAIN Youth wanna burn the youth wanna make money Dem getting ruff livin away from almighty Knowledge and wisdom are weapons, that is the reason why Jah show dem way to get freedom Youth haffi learn dem past and history Life can be tough even far from poverty Knowledge and wisdom are weapons That is the reason Take dem minds out of prison Youth wanna rise up ready to kill fi the glory Burn da schools to get the control fully Knowledge and wisdom are so crucial That is my vision Jah guides dem to get Kontrol REFRAIN When I feel bad, he gives me protection Jah is my guide in every situations Help me to never cry to resist to temptation Jah is my life my mystical redemption Everytime I fall down He makes me stand up Everytime I go down He makes me rise up On da snow in da rain pon the train pon the plane I try to keep control in da police station I try to keep fully control in da street in da office I get kontrol Against oppressors, downpressors, Again crime minista, Politikal publisha REFRAIN In every situation, pon the train pon the plane I get Kontrol In every situation, pon the train pon the plane I get Kontrol Jah Jah is my full control.

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released June 29, 2014

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