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[Intro ]
(English)
Before a nation rises,
its people must awaken.
Freedom begins
inside the mind.
[Verse 1 | Krio Lead]
Wi lan no na wi yone
An wi sens na wi pawa
Dem fit tie wi han
Bot den no fit tie wi mind
Wi gran papa dem lef wisdom
Na wi blood e still de ron
Tide na today
Africa go rise again
Choir (Twi)
Yɛn ahoɔden wɔ yɛn mu
Yɛn nimdeɛ yɛ yɛn nkwa
[Verse 2 | Ashanti (Twi)]
Yɛn asaase yɛ yɛn agyapadeɛ
Yɛn nimdeɛ yɛ yɛn ahoɔden
Yɛrenfa obi adwene ntena ase
Yɛbɛsi yɛn daakye yɛn ara
Yɛn nananom nyansa
Da so te yɛn mu
Afrika bɛsɔre
Bio bio
Choir (Yoruba)
Agbára wa
Wà nínú wa
[Verse 3 | Yoruba]
Òmìnira bẹ̀rẹ̀
Nínú ọkàn ènìyàn
Ọgbọ́n ni agbára
Ìmọ̀ ni ìmúlò
Kí á kọ́
Kí á ṣiṣẹ́
Kí Afrika lè dìde
Choir (Malinké)
Hakili…
Fanga…
Afriki…
[Verse 4 | Malinké]
An ka hakili
Ye an ka fanga
An ka lɔnniya
Ye an ka sira
Afriki bɛ taa
Nye taa
An bɛ labɛn
Kafu kelen
Choir (Lingala)
Telema…
Telema Afrika…
[Chorus | Full Choir]
(Krio)
Afrika mek wi rɛz!
(Twi)
Afrika sɔre!
(Yoruba)
Áfíríkà dìde!
(Malinké)
Afriki i ka kɛ!
(Lingala)
Afrika telema!
(Swahili)
Afrika simama!
(Zulu)
Afrika vuka!
(Kikuyu)
Afrika wĩrũka!
(Luo)
Afrika chiew!
(All)
One People
One Future
One Africa
Rise Together
[Verse 5 | Lingala]
Tokobongisa Afrika
Na mayele
Na mosala
Na bomoko
Moto nyonso
Azali na motuya
Bomoi ya sika
Ebandi lelo
Choir (Swahili)
Nguvu yetu
Ndani yetu
[Verse 6 | Swahili]
Uhuru huanza
Ndani ya akili
Elimu hujenga
Taifa letu
Kila mtoto
Anaweza kuongoza
Afrika mpya
Inaanza sasa
Choir (Zulu)
Siyavuka
Sonke
[Verse 7 | Zulu]
Inkululeko
Iqala ngaphakathi
Amandla ethu
Awapheli
Sifunda
Siyasebenza
Sakha ikusasa
Lethu sonke
Choir (Kikuyu)
Tũgũcokia
Afrika
[Verse 8 | Kikuyu]
Ũhoro mwega
Wambĩrĩria
Mũtĩrĩri-inĩ
Ũmenyo
Nĩ hinya
Twĩhaka
Afrika
Nĩ igũcooka
Choir (Luo)
Wan gi teko
[Verse 9 | Luo (Dholuo)]
Ber marwa
Chakore e chuny
Puonj
Emo teko
Wachiem
Ka achiel
Afrika
Biro aa malo
[Bridge | Female Spoken Word]
(Krio)
Nobody nor fit free wi
If wi nor free wi mind.
(Twi)
Adwene a ɛde nkɔso ba.
(Yoruba)
Ọgbọ́n ló ń dá orílẹ̀-èdè sílẹ̀.
(Malinké)
Hakili ye an ka sira.
(Lingala)
Mayele nde nguya.
(Swahili)
Uhuru huanza ndani.
(Zulu)
Inkululeko iqala enhliziyweni.
(Kikuyu)
Ũmenyo nĩ wĩathi.
(Luo)
Puonj ema teko.
[Final Chorus]
(Krio)
Wi go rise!
(Twi)
Yɛbɛsɔre!
(Yoruba)
A ó dìde!
(Malinké)
An bɛ taa!
(Lingala)
Tokotelema!
(Swahili)
Tutasimama!
(Zulu)
Sizovuka!
(Kikuyu)
Tũgũcooka!
(Luo)
Wabiro chiew!
(All)
One People
One Future
One Africa
One Destiny
One Mind
One Heart
One Africa
[Outro]
(All Choir)
Africa…
Rise Together…
Afrique Debout…
África…
Afrika…
One People…
One Future…
One Africa…