Strength & Hope - Sizzla Kalonji

Intro Haile I, ever live in love, blessed my lord & empress, Ethiopia

Hear the right O Jah Rastafari, attend unto I and I cry and give ears

unto I and I words that going not of favourites

Let basentess come forth from thy prison, tell yuh to rise, behold the things

which are equal

I and I say black people never lose the faith, Him cop he head so we get it and the king of glory shall come in Emperor Haile Selassie I is our ever-living king, yes

Is more love & joy Rastafari bring, yeah yeah

Chorus 1 Rastafari ha we strength & hope

Inna d system d youths dem na go cope

The life some living is ah joke

Always live for the best, of course, yah

Verse 1 Ay, be not like dem old Phareces & Scribes, yahh

Be not like dem who always fuss and fight, ooohhh

Just live in love and protect your life

Israelites, give praises, always yes

And to the most high

Verse 2 It has been such a very long while

Black people been suffering, yah, hey

High society say dem ah d top ah d line

So dem take we as dey mockery and postering, yow

Dem couldn’t stop mih locks from growin'

Yow, well deh couldn’t stop Jah breeze from blowin', no Ah say dem couldn’t stop d river from flowin'

To Ethiopia, Africa black people goin'

Righteousness Rastafari sowing

Aayy, justice endowing

Chorus 2 Rastafari ha we strength & hope

Inna d system d youths dem cyah cope

All dey got to give are guns & coke

Dey never see fire we done smoke, burn dem out

now

Verse 3 It surely give me joy to see you seeing & praise the Most High

It will give you joy, how good in place and black people dem ha in I, jyow

Why should we ever dear fight, yow

When everyone is equal in Selassie I sight

Be fruitful and live in the sunshine

King Selassie I hail we every time