Paroles et traduction Fela Kuti - Buy Africa

Buy Africa

Se tiwa nio mio fe
Se tiwa nio mio ra
Se tiwa nio mio se
Se tiwa nio mio fa mio
Se tiwa nio mio se

Tani ma ba wa je
Tani ma ba wa se
Kila se ma lowo l'Africa
Kila se ma lowo l'Africa
Afi ti aba ra ti wa o e
Afi ti aba se ti wa o
Afi ti aba ra ti wa o e
Afi ti aba se ti wa o

Se tiwa nio mio fe
Se tiwa nio mio ra
Se tiwa nio mio se
Tani ma ba wa je
Tani ma ba wa je
E eh eh eh eh

Se tiwa nio mio fe
Se tiwa nio mio ra

Na so
Na so African man dey talk
Him go see e own thing wey e dey make for him own country
E thing thing wey e dey do for him own country
Him go say him no want am, e no good
The one wey come from the other country
Outside Africa na e good for he own

He be fool! Big fool!
Because unless we buy our own thing
Unless we do our own thing
We no go make money
To be like the other countries outside Africa
That is why we have to do our own thing
Patronise our own thing, so we can be rich like other countries outside Africa
Now because African man say him no go do e own thing
Him no go buy e own thing
I ask him a question in my own language
I ask him a question in my mother tongue, I go like this
I say
Na na na na eh
Tani ma ba wa je
Tani ma ba wa je
Kila se ma lowo l'Africa
Kila se ma lowo l'Africa

Afi ta ba ra tiwa o
Afi ta ba se tiwa o
Ko'gbon o
Baba mi ko'gbon o
Ko'gbon o
Iya mi ko'gbon o
Ko'gbon o
Egbon mi ko'gbon o
Ko'gbon o
Ore mi ko'gbon o
Buy Africa

Buy Africa

If you love me my dear
If you love me my dear
If you love me my dear
If you love me my dear
If you love me my dear

Who will feed us?
Who will cloth us?
Everything is in Africa
Everything is in Africa
Unless we buy our own
Unless we make our own
Unless we buy our own
Unless we make our own

If you love me my dear
If you love me my dear
If you love me my dear
Who will feed us?
Who will feed us?
Oh oh oh oh oh

If you love me my dear
If you love me my dear

This is how
This is how an African man talks
He will see his own product made in his own country
The product made in his own country
He will say he doesn't want it, it's not good
The one from another country
Outside Africa is good for him

He is a fool!
Because unless we buy our own products
Unless we make our own products
We will not make money
Like the other countries outside Africa
That's why we have to make our own products
Patronise our own products so we can be rich like other countries outside Africa
Now because African man says he won't make his own products
He won't buy his own products
I ask him a question in my own language
I ask him a question in my mother tongue, I say
I say
Da da da da eh
Who will feed us?
Who will feed us?
Everything is in Africa
Everything is in Africa

Unless we buy our own
Unless we make our own
Don't be dumb
My father is wise
Don't be dumb
My mother is wise
Don't be dumb
My sibling is wise
Don't be dumb
My friend is wise
Buy Africa