Les Amazones d'Afrique, Rokia Koné, Inna MODJA, Mamani Keita, Nneka, Kandia Kouyate, Mariam Doumbia, Marema & Pamela Badjogo - I Play the Kora

I Play the Kora

I'm your mother
Love me
I'm your sister
Love me
I'm your wife
You do not have the right to beat me
We women, all the women
We want to be respected

Men, listen to us
The song we'll sing goes to you
Our sorrows and troubles are our weapons
And we women want to share them with you
The things that you have done to me
It is enough now
How you have played me and used
Together we will be stronger
To overcome the obstacles on our path
Together, we will be proud
To have raised our children in love and peace
To overcome the obstacles on our path
Men, join our fight,
Men, protect us as companions

I'm your mother
Love me
I'm your sister
Love me
I'm your wife
You do not have the right to beat me
We women, all the women
We want to be respected

Respect me as I respect you
Because I am independent
Men, do not ruin my life
And do not put me aside and decide for myself
To overcome the obstacles on our path
Women, listen to our message

I'm your mother
Love me
I'm your sister
Love me
I'm your wife
You do not have the right to beat me
We women, all the women
We want to be respected

Don't keep me from going to school
I want to learn and count and write
I don't want to be someone else's shadow
Don't laugh and make fun of me
When I say I want to be the President of my country
Don't make fun of me
Woman, wake up!
A woman is leading Liberia today

I'm your mother
Love me
I'm your sister
Love me
I'm your wife
You do not have the right to beat me
We women, all the women
We want to be respected

Don't accept
Never accept
To be the shadow of yourself

Credits
Writer(s): Kandia Kouyate, Nneka-lucia Egbuna, Fanta Bocoum, Marema, Patrick Ruffino, Valerie Malot
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