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Black Man’s Cry

Fela Kuti
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BLACK MAN’S CRYBLACK MAN'S CRY
  
Níjò wọ la mà bọ o l’òkó eru ọ?When will we be free from the slavery plantation?
A ọ bọ njókanò, l’òkó èru ọWe’ll be free one day slavery plantation
Tà lọ sò fùn mi pẹ àwó dùdú mọ gbè ṣ'àrá mi ọ da ọWho says my black skin is not beautiful?
E mù wà ki nrì ọShow me the person so I can see him
Tà lọ sò fùn mi pẹ àwó dùdú mọ gbè ṣ'àrá mi ọ da ọWho says your black skin is not beautiful?
E mù wà k’érì ọShow me the person so I can see him
Kọ ṣ’ọhun tò dà bi àwó dùdú ti ẹ gbè ṣ ’àrá yìnThere is nothing as beautiful as your black skin
Kọ ṣ ’ọhun tò dà bi àwó dùdú ti ẹ gbè ṣ’àrá yìnThere is nothing as beautiful as my black skin
E wọ mi dàáda ọLook at me closely


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