Lyrics and translation Maurice Kirya - Echoes

Echoes

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This side of my country, we dreaming night and day
We're open for a better day, a brighter day, got to make it any way
Looking at my brothers, my sisters, they study every day
About a history that's not their own, they'll never get a visa any day

And in our backyard, there's a wealth that'll never end
But we're so blind to look behind,
They say the grass is greener on the other end

We've been misguided, about who we are
If they are coming here, why are we going there?
We should be reminded, about who we are
We are African kings and queens, the African dream
The Africa we know should never cry

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Échos

Eeh-ee-yeah, eeh-ee-yeah, eh- eeh-ee-yeah, eeh-ee-yeah

De ce côté de mon pays, nous rêvons jour et nuit
Nous sommes ouverts à un jour meilleur, à un jour plus lumineux, nous devons le faire coûte que coûte
Je regarde mes frères, mes sœurs, ils étudient tous les jours
Une histoire qui n'est pas la leur, ils n'auront jamais de visa un jour

Et dans notre cour, il y a une richesse qui ne finira jamais
Mais nous sommes si aveugles pour regarder derrière nous,
Ils disent que l'herbe est plus verte de l'autre côté

On nous a induits en erreur, sur qui nous sommes
S'ils viennent ici, pourquoi partons-nous ?
On devrait nous le rappeler, qui nous sommes
Nous sommes des rois et des reines africains, le rêve africain
L'Afrique que nous connaissons ne devrait jamais pleurer

Eeh-ee-yeah, eeh-ee-yeah, eh- eeh-ee-yeah, eeh-ee-yeah
Eeh-ee-yeah, eeh-ee-yeah, eh- eeh-ee-yeah, eeh-ee-yeah
Eeh-ee-yeah, eeh-ee-yeah, eh- eeh-ee-yeah, eeh-ee-yeah
Eeh-ee-yeah, eeh-ee-yeah, eh- eeh-ee-yeah, eeh-ee-yeah