Water No Get Enemy (исполнитель: Fela Kuti)
To ba fe lo weh omi lo- malo <> If you wan go wash- water you go use Toba fe sobeh omi lo- malo If you wan cook soup- water you go use To ri ba ngbona omi lero lero If your head be hot- water it cool am Tomo ba ngagda omi lo- malo If your child dey grow- water you go use If water kill your child- water you go use Tobi ba bwi nao homi lo- malo Ko sohun tole se ko ma lomi- o Nothing without water (repeat this couplet) **** [bad word] WATER, IT NO GET ENEMY - [AFTER EACH LINE] Oh me a water-o No go fight am, unless you wan die I say water No get enemy No go fight am, unless you wan die O me a water-o O they talk of Black-man power O they talk of Black power, I say I say water No get enemy No go fight am, unless you wan die I say water No get enemy I say water No get enemy O me a water-o O me a water-o _____________________________________ WATER NO GET ENEMY: EXPLANATION The "water" is the [bad word] people. The Government/Military must not make enemies of the populous, nor disturb their "flow" (endevours & routines)- as it is dangerous to make an enemy of the country's most essential resource. The people make everything happen. Nothing exists without water Water does not gain enemies because if you fight (renounce)water, you will die Power cannot exist without the people…