African Children
African children don't cry no moreAfrican people don't die no morepolitician don't lie no morewe haffi stand upand go for a brighter tomorrowso don't cry no moreAfrican people don't die no moreyou know the time for peace is nowwe have to stand upand go for a brighter tomorrow
soldados enanos - hasta los dientes armadosmatan a hermanas y a hermanos - y solo con ocho anosno hay nadie que les ofresca calor - tampoco hay tiempo paracalmar el dolor - suenan siempre por un futuro mejorpero cada dia es peor peor y peor
now we want no see no bredren and sistren dem deadbut down in Africa blood run redder than redcivil war destruction and violencebut this time the killers are dem little childrenthere aint no faith and no conscience no morejust total elimination of hope and futureto many black people killing each otherwe have to safe humanity and culture
African children don't cry no moreAfrican people don't die no morepolitician don't lie no morewe have to stand upand go for a brighter tomorrowso don't cry no moreAfrican people don't die no moreyou know the time for peace is nowwe have to stand upand go for a brighter tomorrow
Uganda is where my father come fromI love my people and I love this landbut there is a problem that a gwaan for too longsome rebels inna north them keep fighting oninna darkness of the night the evil army it comesdem break inna the house and steal the mother their sonsdem train dem as a soldier give them brainwash and gunsand force dem to kill dem own families oh lord
don't keep looking away - don't just say this is not your problemwe 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 moreAfrican people don't die no morepolitician don't lie no morewe have to stand upand go for a brighter tomorrowso don't cry no moreAfrican people don't die no moreyou know the time for peace is nowwe have to stand upand go for a brighter tomorrow
soldados enanos - hasta los dientes armadosmatan a hermanas y hermanoshablo de ninos africanosque se ensangran las manosles quitaron su ninez su papa y mama y hogarahora solos de un momento a otro les toca madurara donde vamos a parar - este conflicto hay tratar de acabar
don't keep looking away - don't just say this is not your problemwe all take part in the same bloody gameit's up to us to make a change now
African children don't cry no moreAfrican people don't die no morepolitician don't lie no morewe have to stand upand go for a brighter tomorrowso don't cry no moreAfrican people don't die no moreyou know the time for peace is nowwe have stand upand go for a brighter tomorrow