MERCHANT - UM BA YAO

 Merchant Um ba yao
UM BA YA OH
By Merchant desde 1978 nos ha deleitado con esta socca reggee desde Trinidad y Tobago, en la gran guerra musical que llego a Barranquilla, con los sounds system de la epoca.


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I dream I was in Africa and I was a warrior
Hunting lion and tiger, brave like my forefather
And when the darkness gather, we sit around a fire
Telling of the bravery and courage of our great ancestors.
And we chanting...
[Um ba ya ya oh] Oh woh oh oh oh oh
[Um ba ya ya oh] Oh woh oh oh oh oh
[Um ba ya ya oh] Oh woh oh oh, oh woh oh oh

Beauty and freedom surround me, food and wealth in a quantity
If I could go back to Africa, then I could be a great hunter
Running, swimming, climbing or 'round a fire dancing
Women washing and singing, you can hear they voices echo in the wind.
They chanting...
[Um ba ya ya oh] Oh woh oh oh oh oh
[Um ba ya ya oh] Oh woh oh oh oh oh
[Um ba ya ya oh]
One day the village fell in grief, was the death of the tribal chief
The chief had a son named Mutuba who was to take over
But then came another warrior, who claim to be the next ruler
They tested their skill in a battle and Mutuba was the winner.
So the crowd chant...
[Um ba ya ya oh] Oh woh oh oh oh oh
[Um ba ya ya oh] Oh woh oh oh oh oh
[Um ba ya ya oh]...
Source: The lyrics posted on this blog are often transcribed directly from performances. Although it is my intention to faithfully transcribe I do not get all the words and I have a knack for hearing the wrong thing. Please feel free to correct me or to fill in the words that I miss by dropping me a message via e-mail. I'd be forever grateful. Thanks in advance!
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"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.
Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.
Mweh ka allay!