[male vocals] Yeah,
rise
up
Oh,
la
terre
est
à
nous
Stand
up
African
people,
The
sun
is
rising
on
our
land
The
history
is
being
written,
Let's
sweep
the
dust
Just
check
up
the
horizon
'cause
our
history
is
sacred
I
have
been
living
for
so
many
years
in
the
darkness,
asking
so
many
questions
about
my
genesis,
I
wondered
how
my
skin
took
a
very
powerful
colour!
I
wondered
how
my
colour
could
lose
its
dignity!
And
then
I
wondered
why
people
did
not
give
respect
or
value
to
their
black
colour!
I
wondered
why
this
colour
be
considered
as
sign
of
sin
and
death! §
Shining
black
colour
is
my
skin.
Black
is
the
colour
of
power
Black
is
the
colour
of
renaissance
Black
is
the
colour
of
revolution
Black
is
the
colour
of
freedom
restauration
Black
is
the
colour
of
my
land
Black
is
the
colour
of
AFRIKA
Africans
should
never
be
down
They
should
get
united
as
One
'cause
AFRIKA
is
our
ID
AFRIKA
of
Notable
MALESE
Yirayira
AFRIKA
of
Fiston
KIZENGA
AFRIKA
of
Bisika
ISE-NGOMA
AFRIKA
of
Boli
KAMBERE
AFRIKA
of
KIMPA
VITA
AFRIKA
of
mwalimu
NYERERE
AFRIKA
of
KWAME
KROUMA
AFRIKA
of
LUMUMBA
AFRIKA
of
IBRAHIM
TRAORÉ
No
use
to
ask
permission
of
our
existence
Jah
bless,
guide
our
steps
to
the
light
and
truth
Strengthen
our
efforts
'cause
dignity
is
root
of
our
liberty
Proud
of
our
colour
that
bears
our
identify
Stand
up
Africa,
the
whole
world
must
hear
it
The
time
is
turning
on
our
favor
So
let's
fight
for
the
coming
generations
One
voice,
one
heart,
one
people
Yeah,
la
révolution
commence
ici
Jah
bless