Lyrics and translation Kenny B - So Yu Ben Taigi Mi

So Yu Ben Taigi Mi

Ongoloku noit' e blaka lek' alen.
En obia a no fu yu, mi begi yu boi no go spit' na ini.
En ibri siri bon yu e syi dya ab' en ten,
Lek' fa ala sipi musu abi wan kapten
No luku a doti fu sei kriki want da noiti yu no nyan.
San no bun gi yu, no poti ini yu mati saka.
Yu syi den ogri di yu du, wan dei kan drai kon baka.
Yu mus' begi Gado fu a sa wai den maka.
So yu ben taigi mi mama, pe wi e libi dya, na fu wan ten.
So yu ben taigi mi papa, begi Jah, aladei
So yu ben taigi mi mama, pe wi e libi dya, na fu wan ten.
So yu ben taigi mi papa, begi Jah, aladei
Denki na yu srefi na dati na mama fu krutu
En te yu no e lespeki nowan, nowan o lespeki yu.
En tranga no e tya kaw go na pen.
Lek fa mama noiti e tapu dede, a e tapu syen.
Tantiri a no don, na wan dei fu Sabaku en wan dei fu Tyontyon.
Te watra e bari efu a no udu, a musu fu de ston.
Nyan dringi ma no gridi,
Te yu e go in yu grebi ala sani yu o libi dya.
So yu ben taigi mi mama, pe wi e libi dya, na fu wan ten.
So yu ben taigi mi papa, begi Jah, aladei
So yu ben taigi mi mama, pe wi e libi dya, na fu wan ten.
So yu ben taigi mi papa, begi Jah, aladei
Na leki Jona ini a fisi bere, David tegen Goliath,
Frede nowan mi boi, ma yu mus boigi gi Jah.
Bigi kankantri na aksi n'nyan,
Sabi pe yu e go ma no fergiti pe yu e tan.
Te mati kon na yu oso,
Gi en n'nyan fu a nyan ma yu no musu puru yu bere gi en.
Te yu e nyan nanga didibri, yu forku musu langa alaten.
Bar'nen na fu wan ten, a lek' fa wan dei son de en a tra dei alen.
So yu ben taigi mi mama, pe wi e libi dya, na fu wan ten.
So yu ben taigi mi papa, begi Jah, aladei
So yu ben taigi mi mama, pe wi e libi dya, na fu wan ten.
So yu ben taigi mi papa, begi Jah, aladei
Wasi un anu, da un kon nyan nanga mi
Wasi un anu, da un kon nyan nanga mi
Wasi un anu, da un kon nyan nanga mi
Wasi un anu, da un kon nyan nanga mi
No wan sani no nyun dya, no wan sani fostron.
Sani di fala watra tya gwe dati frudu e tya kon.
Kadaa mi na soso, sama a moi mo sama ya.

So Yu Ben Taigi Mi

My night is as black as a raven.
You never care about me, baby, please boy don't spit in it.
All the time you are tired, you just lie down and snore
Like a lazy sheep or a captain.
Don't look at the door to gossip about what you were doing at night.
Don't take what doesn't belong to you, you will get into trouble.
You see the bad things you do, they can come back to you one day.
You must ask God to wash away your sins.
That's what you told my mother, that we will live here, for a reason.
That's what you told my father, to call on Jah, almighty
That's what you told my mother, that we will live here, for a reason.
That's what you told my father, to call on Jah, almighty
Even yourself, you are the mother of pride
You don't respect anyone, no one respects you.
The strong are not afraid to go to jail.
Like mothers at night, they sleep with their dead, they sleep with their children.
Yesterday is gone, and today is Friday, and tomorrow is Sunday.
If the water is not enough, the stone must break.
Eat and drink, but don't be greedy,
You will go to your grave, all the things you will leave behind.
That's what you told my mother, that we will live here, for a reason.
That's what you told my father, to call on Jah, almighty
That's what you told my mother, that we will live here, for a reason.
That's what you told my father, to call on Jah, almighty
Like Jonah in the belly of the fish, David against Goliath,
Don't be afraid, my boy, but you must believe in Jah.
The big cannibal is hungry,
Know that you will go but don't forget where you come from.
When death comes for you,
Give it something to eat, but you don't have to hide your head.
If you eat with discipline, your fork must be long.
The river is for a reason, it's like one day follows another.
That's what you told my mother, that we will live here, for a reason.
That's what you told my father, to call on Jah, almighty
That's what you told my mother, that we will live here, for a reason.
That's what you told my father, to call on Jah, almighty
Invite them to eat with me
Invite them to eat with me
Invite them to eat with me
Invite them to eat with me
Nothing is missing here, nothing is lacking.
Where the bad water flows, there the good comes.
I am not alone, I am with my mother, I am with your mother.