Rosa [English translation]

When you disgust obeying

You sink in the vase

There is always a drop

That makes a vase overflow.

And then you see yourself saying no

Finally, finally say it

For breathing deeply

The worst alleviates itself.

It was here or die

Without pride to the knees

When there is nothing to dream about

It’s that what we risk after all.

You demanded nothing there… Rosa

But it fell on you… this day there

You made the first step

And there Mandela was behind you.

You demanded nothing there … Rosa

But it fell on you… this day there

You made the way to open

You had this courage there… Rosa.

For those which in history

Didn’t remember your name... no

You are the first black woman

Who dared to say no

Because sitting in a bus

A white wanted your place

With to much fear

Of looking at him in the face.

If you saw Rosa

The roads that you made

Because one jour you will dare

Just to stand up to somebody.

You demanded nothing there… Rosa

But it fell on you… this day there

You made the first step

And there Mandela was behind you.

You demanded nothing there … Rosa

But it fell on you… this day there

You made the way to open

You had this courage there.

You demanded nothing there … Rosa

Rosa

Rosa

Rosa

You demanded nothing there… Rosa

But it fell on you… this day there

You made the first step

And there Mandela was behind you.

You demanded nothing there … Rosa

But it fell on you… this day there

You made the way to open

You had this courage there.

• Artist:Pascal Obispo