Beautiful Africa [English translation]
Beautiful Africa [English translation]
The troubles in Ivory Coast gave birth to a profound chaos,
The result was desolation and regret,
Regret was all the violence of my brothers in Guinea made me feel,
The troubles in the Congo are heading for misfortune,
Conflict is no solution, pride is hardly virtuous
Lord, give us wisdom, give us foresight.
Malians, let’s conquer the pride that’s rife within us,
It only leads to pain.
Disrespecting our fellow being only leads to disharmony
These battles in which everyone thinks only of themselves
Bring nothing but destruction
Conflict is no solution,
pride is hardly virtuous
Lord,
give us wisdom, give us foresight.
The misunderstanding between political leaders is baffling.
Can guilt be the cause of these destructive quarrels?
Or is it the thirst for power?
Conflict is no solution, pride is barely virtuous
Lord, give us wisdom, give us foresight.
Fratricidal schemes,
Destructive good intentions
Greater Mali capsizes, overwhelmed
Twisted foundations, broken moorings
The flood of my tears is in full spate
Ardent is my pain.
In my Afro-progressive veins
Burns Bambara blood infused with hope
Cut out against the light my boldness persists
Against the current my convictions resist
I believe in wisdom and integrity
Trust, dignity and humility
Growing in the hearts of your children
By the rightness of their acts
By their union and their steadfastness
Complicity and mutual respect
They’ll assuage the hurt that gnaws you
Africa, I love you
Afrique je t’aime
Conflict is no solution,
pride is hardly virtuous
Lord,
give us wisdom, give us foresight.
Battered, wounded Africa,
Why do you keep the role of the beautiful naive deceived
Yet, my faith does not know failure
More intense than ever,
My faith does not know failure
I love you beautiful Africa
Afrique je t’aime
I love you beautiful Africa
You are beautiful Africa
Hei hei héhé hei hé
Conflict is no solution,
pride is hardly virtuous
- Artist:Rokia Traoré
- Album:Beautiful Africa (2013)