Brand New series beginning with the greatest lyricist in history, Mr. Miguel Orlando Collins, bka Sizzla Kalonji. #34 in honour of the 34th anniversary of his birth. Happy Born Day Sizzla.
#1. “Thou shall not kill, be still, go hold a Sabbath on the hill
Not until we overstand ourselves, blood nah go stop spill”
[‘Be Still’]
#2. “Grow yah locks and wear yuh turban
Pon di disobedient di fyah burn pon”
[‘Grow Your Locks’]
#3. “Tek dem di message to di Ithiopian
Tell dem Emperor Selassie is di almighty man
Lightening message! Fi every nation
To King Selassie I bows di generation”
[‘No Time To Gaze’]
#4. “One away.
Haffi trod it one away
Dem sen 50, 60, 70 Pagan
Mi slew dem off in space of one day”
[‘One Away’]
#5. “Freedom Cry
Black people wipe the tears from your eyes
Black Man rise
Too long you deh under disguise”
[‘Freedom Cry’]
#6. “What life has taught me is to love and not to boast
No teach di youth dem bout no damn holy ghost”
[‘As In The Beginning’]
#7. “Killing is not a part of our policy
You kill another, explain to almighty. . .
Mi nah know, how unuh look pon it, but is one way mi see it
If unuh mek di devil rule it, dat mean yuh heart week
Dat simply mean ah neva Jah unuh ah seek”
[‘Explain To Almighty’]
#8. “Whether or not, yow from dem diss King Selassie I
Whether or not, hey from you diss Emmanuel, babylon mi know yuh heart gwan stop
Whether or not, yow from you diss the Black Woman mi know, yuh glory it gwan drop
Whether or not, from you no love Rastafari that mean seh you don’t love the Black”
[‘Whether Or Not’]
#9. “Look at the victims of the rat race
Crushed by the pressures of modern life
Dem nerve tear apart struggling for survival
And still ah demself dem ah fight”
[‘Rat Race’]
#10. “Work so hard
To see us go to school
Blisters on your fingers so they can’t take us for fools
I’m here for a purpose
I’m here to rule
Most High Jah!
Rastafari will see us through”
[‘Thank U Mamma’]
#11. “We taking over!
And we’ve got nothing to fear
We taking over!
Righteousness mi declare”
[‘Taking Over’]
#12. “Thanks and praise to The Creator
Above all things, life is greater
Thanks and praise to The Creator
And learn to respect Mother Nature”
[‘Thanks & Praise’]
#13. “The whole world shall see
The lamb upon His throne ah come fi conquer di beast
Then shall the people shall rejoice in the name of Rastafari and be meek”
[‘The World’]
#14. “I’m proud to be one of those yeah!
I was born from an Afrikan
I’m Black from head to toes
That’s where my dignity shows yeah!
And to all Black Woman, my respect goes”
[‘Mother Of Nations’]
#15. “Babylon gi dem ah ride fi dem money
Get dem funny
And then brainwash dem pon dem western journey”
[‘Give Them Ah Ride’]
#16. “Dry cry!
Even tears.
Even my heart cries,
But who cares”
[‘Just One Of Those Days’]
#17. Take these words of divine
To the princess right away
Tell her to be fine
I don’t want her to stray”
[‘Words Of Divine’]
#18. “Smoke the herbs and get ah humble thought
Babylon couldn’t stop this one
Nah bumbaclaat”
[‘Humble Thought’]
#19. “Hey hey hey!
Hey Sizzla Kalonji seh mi love you one another
Hey hey hey!
Hey Sizzla Kalonji seh hotta hotta fyah”
[‘To the Point’]
#20. “Chat bout dem dat
Dem chat bout dem dis
Chat weh dem got
But they ain’t doing shhh”
[‘Chant Dem Down’]
#21. “One love for me and you
Jah will always see us through
Be careful of what you say and the things you do
Love and respect maketh all things new”
[‘One Love’]
#22. “What a stage show
Mi at a stage show
Mi no flop a stage
Ah mi di pretty girls flock a stage show”
[‘Stage Show’]
#23. “You’re still taking what’s not yours . . .
I’ve got to take myself away
From all these things that’s hurting me
I’ve got to make my life so free
Seems you don’t want nothing good for real”
[‘Take Myself Away’]
#24. “Beautiful world, Beautiful people
Praise Rastafari!
And study no evil”
[‘Beautiful World’]
#25. “Fulltime babylon realize
Sizzla is the element of surprise
And wicked heart, I must put you down
Burning you with words
Power and sound”
[’No Other Like Jah’]
#26. “Blaze fyah blaze!
Blaze fyah blaze!
Burn dem corruption
And burn out dem dutty ways”
[‘Blaze Fire Blaze’]
#27. “Just mek dem secure
Ah nah time fi pretend
Is I & I create this problem
And if your heart is yours
War woulda end
Fi the sake of the children”
[‘Make Dem Secure’]
#28. “Tell me what is babylon.
Children what is babylon?
Babylon definition is confusion”
[‘Kings Of The Earth’]
#29. “Dem get rotti
Slew dem with Karate
Praise King Selassie
Him ah di Ancient Monarchy”
[‘Karate’]
#30.“They can’t keep a good man down
Always keep a smile when they want me to frown
Keep the vibes and I stood my ground
They will never ever take my crown”
[‘Solid As A Rock’]
#31. “Unfortunately there’s no purity in dutty livity
Many take, to the evil so quickly
So do the good you can today”
[‘Rain Showers’]
#32. “I wonder
If I will see tomorrow
Living in this world of conflict and sorrow
Bodies lay cold as gunmen strike bold
And the wicked people is taking off like an arrow”
[‘I Wonder’]
#33. “Praise ye Jah!
Hail The Emperor!
King of Kings!
To a fullness
Have to express
Jah Jah that I always keep”
[‘Praise Ye Jah’]
#34. “Black Woman & Child
For you I really have so much love
Dollar bills and coins will fade away
They could never make I so proud”
[‘Black Woman & Child’]
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