Indeed...a real classic...i still asking why Africa...wake up! wake up! Love from Angola.... Flores para os artistas que participaram, principalmente para os que já se foram...Tia Lourdes...well done...um povo unido...Peace...paz
PAPA WEMBA verses in English : We are seeing tragic events unfolding in Africa. Oh Lord. Mother wake up from your sleep, Mother look at the sky the world is changing, angels dressed in white are sounding the trumpet. Mother, I need you to nurse me. Mother, I need your teachings. Mother I'm crying 😭.
PAPA WEMBA verses in English : We are seeing tragic events unfolding in Africa. Oh Lord. Mother wake up from your sleep, Mother look at the sky the world is changing, angels dressed in white are sounding the trumpet. Mother, I need you to nurse me. Mother, I need your teachings. Mother I'm crying 😭.
PAPA WEMBA verses in English : We are seeing tragic events unfolding in Africa. Oh Lord. Mother wake up from your sleep, Mother look at the sky the world is changing, angels dressed in white are sounding the trumpet. Mother, I need you to nurse me. Mother, I need your teachings. Mother I'm crying 😭.
2024...I'm still listening to this melody 27 years on... I remember clearly when it was released. It still makes so much sense and is still asking Africa so why???
Indeed, the mind is more powerful than a computer, after so many years I still have this song in my mind,.. It still sounds great after all the years... Africa, Africa, Africa my Land😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
Its years now I know this song but whenever I hear it play, I drop a tear and being overwhelmed with all mixed emotions. Just listening to the song makes Me wanna have 1 hour conversation with the ALMIGHTY GOD just to ask few question and get a full understanding on where did we go wrong as a continent of Africa. We have the "MOST BEAUTIFUL" Continent in the world, with so much to offer. A Continent filled with most beautiful diverse cultures, super-spiritual gifts with strong connection to our beloved Ancestors. But for some greater reason, its the most poor Continent in the world with too much hate, paranoia, tribalism the list goes on. Surely there must be a solid explanation to all these atrocities faced to our beautiful Continent.
masilo Africans dont want to help themselves we cant expect other nations to help or develop us when we hev everything to do so AFRICA has been blessed with everything but look at the cowards we call our leaders ....we remain a conquered continent my friend
Africa my continent, listen to the great voices of our mighty artists, praying to God Almighty to get rid of coronavirus from Africa and ultimately, from the whole world, r.I.p Papa wemba
2021 - I can't stop listening to this song over and over and over again. It's the best song ever put together by Africa's greatest. I watched the documentary as a teenager and the big question has always been on my head since then - So why. Rest in peace to all the legends in the song that have passed to great beyond 🙏
@@Okazu84Hi. I have not figured out anything. I do not know where to look for it if if is the making of this video documentary you are talking about. That is why i requested for the link if you have any.
I bought the album when it came out. These guys did a great song for the greatest cause... SO WHY? was a great sound, original, and "World" kind of genre; Notice the local dialects, English and French; also, notice the coming together to make a song with purpose: why AFRICA was still unstable due to wars and political turmoils everywhere; why? So Papa Wemba, Youssou N"dour, Wally Badarou snd friends' project was undoubtedly a cry and some type of activism; they were actively engaged in "waking up" the peoples of Africa by using the only tool they knew how to use the best: a message through Music. And, the message is still ringing in ears... The good news iis AFRICA MAY BE RISING as we write. Y'all have a great day!
PAPA WEMBA verses in English : We are seeing tragic events unfolding in Africa. Oh Lord. Mother wake up from your sleep, Mother look at the sky the world is changing, angels dressed in white are sounding the trumpet. Mother, I need you to nurse me. Mother, I need your teachings. Mother I'm crying 😭.
Mon enfance! On a même pas besoin de comprendre les paroles. Cette chanson dégage une telle émotion. Le son, la façon de chanter de chaque artiste, le chœur, l'instrumental, même les insensibles verseront une petite larme. Merci à tout ces grands artistes. Pour une Afrique Unis et en Paix.
Thought that would help.... lyrics to the whole song "So Why ?" Lyrics of the song 06-11-1997 Music by Wally Badarou (Transcript of the lyrics, long version 8'20")
JABU BAYETE (South Africa, in zulu ) Ngibathe Ngicelu Xolo (I've been asking for Peace) Ngatholi nzondo (But all I got was war) Ngibathe Ngecelu thando ma, ah oh (I've been looking for love) Yiningathi yini ngomhlaba (But I did'nt find togetherness) Yini Singa Funu Zwano ? ah oh (What is wrong with the world?) Ngibathe Ngicelu Xolo (What is wrong with the people?) Ngatholi nzondo, ah oh (Why don't we want peace?) PAPA WEMBA (Zaïre, in lingala ) Makambo mazali koleka makambo ya minene ngo ngo (Il y a des choses graves qui se passent en Afrique) Makambo tozali komona na Africa, yawee eewewe yoyo (Tout ce qu'on voit en Afrique, oh mon Dieu) Mama lamuka na pongi esila ya waho oho (Mère nourricière, réveille-toi) Mama tala likolo mokili mozali ko bongwana (Maman, regarde le ciel, le monde est en train de changer) Banzelu balati mpembee ba beti loseba (Je vois des anges vêtus de blanc jouer à la flûte) Mama posa ya mabele na yo (Mère patrie, nourris-moi) Mama posa ya mateya ma yo (Mère patrie, éduque-moi) Mama mayi ya miso etangi ngai (Mère patrie, sois sensible à mes larmes d'enfant) REFRAIN: Africa, Africa will sing - so why ? My people, your people are key - so why ? Together, united, we can stand - so why ? LOURDES VAN-DUNEM (Angola, in quimbundo ) Kibange kima se u mukua Rwanda, se ua Tokala mu Angola Anga mu Senegal, se u mukua Zaire anga Africa do Sul, (Whether you are from Rwanda, Angola, Senegal, Zaire or South Africa is not important ) Tukale Kiambote Tuana a African (What is important is that we are all Africans) Se eie u Mubundu Anga eie u Mundele (Whether Black or White is not important) Tudi Bane O Uji tu Ningalasa (What is crucial is that we respect each other) YOUSSOU N'DOUR (Senegal, in wolof, english and french ) Boul di fate nit moy garap bou nit - Wake up! (N'oublies jamais que l'homme est un remède pour l'homme - Wake up!) Why war, why this, why, why, why war ooh? Victimes de la guerre, pourquoi tant de haine? Déportés, oubliés, wo, wo, wo, woo Il faudra pardonner My generation La naissance d'une génération Lou waral lii ? (Comment justifier cela?) LAGBAJA (Nigeria, in english, yoruba and ibo ) My people. Oh Africa, Wak...wak...wak...wak...Wake up! Wak...wak...wak...Wake up Africa! Cool your anger, Tolerate each other Please... Biko (please) E dakun, E dabo (please, oh please) Together, united, we can stand, so why ? Wak...wak...wak...wak...Wake up! Wak...wak...wak...Wake up Africa! REFRAIN: Africa, Africa will sing - so why ? My people, your people are key - so why ? Together, united, we can stand - so why ? Masoxi, masoxi ndon ndon - so why ? (les larmes, les larmes m'en tombent - quimbundo) Africa, Africa will sing - so why ? The sun in your heart is your smile - so why ? Wozani bizanu tula - So why ? (Come on, let's ca ll for peace - zulu) ADLIB (END REFRAIN) JABU BAYETE ( in zulu and english ) Washu mathambo espoki wathi (Says the Skeleton of Africa) Africa, Umhlaba ubolile (Africa, the world is rotting) Abantu bane nkohla kalo (People are turning to evil) Umhlaba ubolile (The world is rotting) Umhlaba unengozi (The world is wounded) Sudan, Rwanda, Angola, Malawi, Liberia, Zaire Stop the killing Phansingo dlame (Stop the killing) South Africa: war is never good Phansingo dlame (Stop the killing) Reconciliation is the key road Ho Africa ! Ho Africa ! (Stop Africa! Stop Africa!) He She ! ( Let's move forward! ) YOUSSOU N'DOUR ( in wolof, french and english ) Diabot ou Africa, Mbokeugui (Enfants de l'Afrique, nous partageons tous les mêmes valeurs) Is there any goal lou ko diar (Y a-t-il un but qui vaille cela?) Waröntouniou faté li ko li di khew tey (Nous ne devrons jamais oublier ce qui est en train de se passer aujourd'hui) REFRAIN: So why ? So why ? So why ? Africa, Africa will sing - so why ? The sun in your heart is your smile - so why ? Wozani bizanu tula - So why ? (Come on, let's call for peace - zulu) LAGBAJA ( in english ) Sierra Leone Angola, Algeria, Somalia, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda Zaire, Burundi, Sudani, wake up! PAPA WEMBA ( in swahili ) Watoto wetu awana tena maïsha wema (The life of our children has no more meaning) LAGBAJA ( in english ) For the sake of tomorrow Stop the war, stop the destruction We've got to stop this barbarism in the name of tribalism! REFRAIN: My people, your people are key - so why ? Together, united, we can stand - so why ? Africa, Africa will sing - so why ? My people, your people are key - so why ? Together, united, we can stand - so why ? LOURDES VAN-DUNEM ( in portuguese ) Estamos unidos (We are one people) Meu povo unido (My people united) Unidos para Africa (United for Africa) Juntos para sempre (Together for ever) Para a paz e o amor (For peace and love) Para sempre Africa (For ever for Africa) YOUSSOU N'DOUR ( in english ) New generation Why love, why war, why, why? Why war, why this, why no love ? New generation Ohh, so why love, why no love? Sooo why, sooo why ? REFRAIN: Masoxi, masoxi ndon ndon - so why ? (les larmes, les larmes m'en tombent - quimbundo) Africa, Africa will sing - so why ? The sun in your heart is your smile - so why ? Wozani bizanu tula (Come on, let's call for peace - zulu) Source: www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/57jns8.htm
Beautiful and evergreen, this song! Arresting harmony of lyrics, rhythm and tune. The vocals and melody just so captivating and soulful. Sadly, the theme of this song still reverberates, even louder than back in 1997. Twenty two years on and we're yet to find any answers to that painful but persistent question...SO WHY? AFRICA, SO WHY?!!!
To this song came into my mine once again . I had to grab my phone to listen to it. Nigeria is 60 years. Why have we not develop. We need to wake up . wake up Nigeria.
Found this song 2 days ago. Wow. So many memories of the 90s. I remember watching the documentary and the making of this song in Lagos, Nigeria all those years ago... So Apt. How that in 2017 the question still is, so why?.........
Fell in love with this song after my uncle bought an original CD the year it was released(1997). Back then i didnt know what it meant but now i have a deeper appreciation of this song and what it meant with regards to race and ethnicity in Afrika. So powerful!!
J'empruntais la radio-cassette de mon père pour la passer, la repasser. Et elle fait tellement fondre en larme que chaque fois que mon père se fâchait, une fois qu'il l'entendait il s'adoucissait.
C'est un morceau encore d'actualité. Nos pays africains qui font toujours la guerre. Nous sommes tous des frères et sœurs. l'Afrique a besoin d'unité, de paix. Rappelons nous que ce sont nos ancêtres qui ont bâti les pays développés de l'Occident. Nous sommes forts, Nous pouvons sauver notre continent. Personne ne viendra le faire pour nous❤❤
PAPA WEMBA verses in English : We are seeing tragic events unfolding in Africa. Oh Lord. Mother wake up from your sleep, Mother look at the sky the world is changing, angels dressed in white are sounding the trumpet. Mother, I need you to nurse me. Mother, I need your teachings. Mother I'm crying 😭.
Wow. This song. -trouble time in Liberia at the time. This song gave us hope.😊 Wonderful work from great artists. Some of the finest we will ever see.😊
I remember watching the documentary (music goes to War) a long time ago, and that's when I fell in love with the song...unexpectedly, this music just came to mind, and I'm starting to think it's not a coincidence.
What a great song , by the great African musician, Given What is happening in USA recently there is a need of American musician to put together a song like this which will be relevant to USA to come down what is happen in USA
Africa unite truly we need more music like this especially now that Africans forgot who they are fighting each other for no reason we need to remember who we are n where we coming from
During the height of the Liberian civil war, this song spoke to the conscience of some Liberians that were fighting against each other. So why? Why kill another person, another child, another man, woman, what do we stand to achieve in all of this tribalistic and political violence. Wake Up Africans.
27 years laster....still here in June 2024 listening this.
Moi
Still A Classic In 2024. Rest In Gracious Peace 3 Persons Who Have Died In This Artistic Music Group..... You Guys Did A Good Job. Well-done Team!!!!
Indeed...a real classic...i still asking why Africa...wake up! wake up! Love from Angola....
Flores para os artistas que participaram, principalmente para os que já se foram...Tia Lourdes...well done...um povo unido...Peace...paz
Timeless song. Africa needs to wake up still. Free Congo and everyone else. Love from Zim
2024❤❤❤ still relevant on repeat🎉🎉🎉
I won't stop listening to this song, I will listen to it until I die
Me too since a was child
Literally me ever since I found it on TH-cam. I'm mad it's not on Spotify, it'll def top my most played songs.
PAPA WEMBA verses in English :
We are seeing tragic events unfolding in Africa. Oh Lord.
Mother wake up from your sleep,
Mother look at the sky the world is changing, angels dressed in white are sounding the trumpet.
Mother, I need you to nurse
me.
Mother, I need your teachings. Mother I'm crying 😭.
2020 this song is still powerful
..and still powerful in 2021!!.stay safe and stay strong..New York May 15, 2021..
brings me to tears
One special song for AFRIKA👌👏
@@victormusic01x still one 2020, September
2024 01:36 Thursday 04/05 best song ever
What a song! It makes me cry every time i listen to it.. RIP Papa Wemba, Jabu Khanyile and Lourdes van Dunem..
Legends united...
Rip lucky Dube
Same here I cry a lot for AFRICA
Just realizing Jabu and Lourdes both died in 2006 and Papa Wemba in 2016. May their beautiful souls rest in perfect peace.
PAPA WEMBA verses in English :
We are seeing tragic events unfolding in Africa. Oh Lord.
Mother wake up from your sleep,
Mother look at the sky the world is changing, angels dressed in white are sounding the trumpet.
Mother, I need you to nurse
me.
Mother, I need your teachings. Mother I'm crying 😭.
Just heard this on metro fm today❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🇿🇦 may this be kept alive forever
Nami I first heard it from Metro FM's Wilson B Nkosi.
PAPA WEMBA verses in English :
We are seeing tragic events unfolding in Africa. Oh Lord.
Mother wake up from your sleep,
Mother look at the sky the world is changing, angels dressed in white are sounding the trumpet.
Mother, I need you to nurse
me.
Mother, I need your teachings. Mother I'm crying 😭.
2024...I'm still listening to this melody 27 years on... I remember clearly when it was released. It still makes so much sense and is still asking Africa so why???
Thank you Papa Wemba, Youssou N'Dour, Wally Badarou , Lagbaja, Jabu & Lourdes Van- Dunem ✊🏾🙏🏾🙌🇨🇬🇨🇩
Indeed, the mind is more powerful than a computer, after so many years I still have this song in my mind,.. It still sounds great after all the years... Africa, Africa, Africa my Land😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
Me too
Peace be upon this beautiful land of yours friend. I wish the best for it and plan on finally visiting the continent in 2023.
You're always welcome 😊
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Just heard this on Radio2000 today🇿🇦.....may we preserve this Masterpiece 😢❤
Best song ever made in Africa by Africans for a good course. Love all the voices
Africa is where my heart lies...Motherland
Il manquait Oliver Ngoma
Its years now I know this song but whenever I hear it play, I drop a tear and being overwhelmed with all mixed emotions.
Just listening to the song makes Me wanna have 1 hour conversation with the ALMIGHTY GOD just to ask few question and get a full
understanding on where did we go wrong as a continent of Africa. We have the "MOST BEAUTIFUL" Continent in the world, with so much to offer.
A Continent filled with most beautiful diverse cultures, super-spiritual gifts with strong connection to our beloved Ancestors.
But for some greater reason, its the most poor Continent in the world with too much hate, paranoia, tribalism the list goes on.
Surely there must be a solid explanation to all these atrocities faced to our beautiful Continent.
masilo Africans dont want to help themselves we cant expect other nations to help or develop us when we hev everything to do so AFRICA has been blessed with everything but look at the cowards we call our leaders ....we remain a conquered continent my friend
so live GOD out of this
Africa is where my heart lies...Love you Motherland
My brother...love from Angola
Fell inlove so effortlessly with this song 2 days ago.🥺🤝🏾❤🥰 Together United we can stand;TK
Africa my continent, listen to the great voices of our mighty artists, praying to God Almighty to get rid of coronavirus from Africa and ultimately, from the whole world, r.I.p Papa wemba
2021 - I can't stop listening to this song over and over and over again. It's the best song ever put together by Africa's greatest.
I watched the documentary as a teenager and the big question has always been on my head since then - So why. Rest in peace to all the legends in the song that have passed to great beyond 🙏
What documentary? Is it the making of this song? Kindly, give me the tittle or the link to it please.
@@ndaulinendaulina5715 I think it's "So Why", the title of the said documentary, but I believe you must have figured it out by now.
@@Okazu84Hi. I have not figured out anything. I do not know where to look for it if if is the making of this video documentary you are talking about. That is why i requested for the link if you have any.
@@ndaulinendaulina5715 Oh ok, I'll be on the lookout, as I'm interested too now. If I find anything I will let you know here no worries
Africa!My continent❤️❤️❤️🙏🏼💖🇿🇦💃💃🤣🤣😍 I'm proud to be an African
I bought the album when it came out. These guys did a great song for the greatest cause...
SO WHY? was a great sound, original, and "World" kind of genre; Notice the local dialects, English and French; also, notice the coming together to make a song with purpose: why AFRICA was still unstable due to wars and political turmoils everywhere; why?
So Papa Wemba, Youssou N"dour, Wally Badarou snd friends' project was undoubtedly a cry and some type of activism; they were actively engaged in "waking up" the peoples of Africa by using the only tool they knew how to use the best: a message through Music.
And, the message is still ringing in ears...
The good news iis AFRICA MAY BE RISING as we write.
Y'all have a great day!
Theodomir Rwabagaro Well written!!✅
Theodomir Rwabagaro, much appreciated!
Do you know if it exists on the digital platforms? I can't find it anywhere
PAPA WEMBA verses in English :
We are seeing tragic events unfolding in Africa. Oh Lord.
Mother wake up from your sleep,
Mother look at the sky the world is changing, angels dressed in white are sounding the trumpet.
Mother, I need you to nurse
me.
Mother, I need your teachings. Mother I'm crying 😭.
Mon enfance! On a même pas besoin de comprendre les paroles. Cette chanson dégage une telle émotion. Le son, la façon de chanter de chaque artiste, le chœur, l'instrumental, même les insensibles verseront une petite larme. Merci à tout ces grands artistes. Pour une Afrique Unis et en Paix.
An AFRICAN ANTHEM-A song for all time-Touching to the core of the soul as an AFRICAN on the irrelevance of war.
Everytime I play this song 🎵 it goes deep in my vains and touches all the nerves. Great one 👌
I can never get tired of listening to this song.❤❤❤
This song has always spoken to my soul...simply a beautiful piece anytime...definitely evergreen !
I was introduced to this jam all by the historian and radio living legend Justice 🔥🔥🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Just-Ice Ramohlola legend of the airwave
Together united we can stand, so why!!!! Amen!!
This song brought me to my knees, I cried, I don't even understand the lyrics
As Africans were blessed by greatest artist in this song; this song was advocating for Pan Africanism of Nkwame
something that unfortunately we will never see come to reality because of our African crab mentality!
Thought that would help.... lyrics to the whole song
"So Why ?" Lyrics of the song
06-11-1997
Music by Wally Badarou
(Transcript of the lyrics, long version 8'20")
JABU BAYETE (South Africa, in zulu )
Ngibathe Ngicelu Xolo (I've been asking for Peace)
Ngatholi nzondo (But all I got was war)
Ngibathe Ngecelu thando ma, ah oh (I've been looking for love)
Yiningathi yini ngomhlaba (But I did'nt find togetherness)
Yini Singa Funu Zwano ? ah oh (What is wrong with the world?)
Ngibathe Ngicelu Xolo (What is wrong with the people?)
Ngatholi nzondo, ah oh (Why don't we want peace?)
PAPA WEMBA (Zaïre, in lingala )
Makambo mazali koleka makambo ya minene ngo ngo (Il y a des choses graves qui se passent en Afrique)
Makambo tozali komona na Africa, yawee eewewe yoyo (Tout ce qu'on voit en Afrique, oh mon Dieu)
Mama lamuka na pongi esila ya waho oho (Mère nourricière, réveille-toi)
Mama tala likolo mokili mozali ko bongwana (Maman, regarde le ciel, le monde est en train de changer)
Banzelu balati mpembee ba beti loseba (Je vois des anges vêtus de blanc jouer à la flûte)
Mama posa ya mabele na yo (Mère patrie, nourris-moi)
Mama posa ya mateya ma yo (Mère patrie, éduque-moi)
Mama mayi ya miso etangi ngai (Mère patrie, sois sensible à mes larmes d'enfant)
REFRAIN:
Africa, Africa will sing - so why ?
My people, your people are key
- so why ?
Together, united, we can stand - so why ?
LOURDES VAN-DUNEM (Angola, in quimbundo )
Kibange kima se u mukua Rwanda, se ua Tokala mu Angola Anga mu Senegal, se u mukua Zaire anga Africa do Sul, (Whether you are from Rwanda, Angola, Senegal, Zaire or South Africa is not important )
Tukale Kiambote Tuana a African (What is important is that we are all Africans)
Se eie u Mubundu Anga eie u Mundele (Whether Black or White is not important)
Tudi Bane O Uji tu Ningalasa (What is crucial is that we respect each other)
YOUSSOU N'DOUR (Senegal, in wolof, english and french )
Boul di fate nit moy garap bou nit - Wake up!
(N'oublies jamais que l'homme est un remède pour l'homme - Wake up!)
Why war, why this, why, why, why war ooh?
Victimes de la guerre, pourquoi tant de haine?
Déportés, oubliés, wo, wo, wo, woo
Il faudra pardonner
My generation
La naissance d'une génération
Lou waral lii ? (Comment justifier cela?)
LAGBAJA (Nigeria, in english, yoruba and ibo )
My people. Oh Africa,
Wak...wak...wak...wak...Wake up! Wak...wak...wak...Wake up Africa!
Cool your anger, Tolerate each other
Please... Biko (please)
E dakun, E dabo (please, oh please)
Together, united, we can stand, so why ?
Wak...wak...wak...wak...Wake up! Wak...wak...wak...Wake up Africa!
REFRAIN:
Africa, Africa will sing - so why ?
My people, your people are key
- so why ?
Together, united, we can stand - so why ?
Masoxi, masoxi ndon ndon - so why ? (les larmes, les larmes m'en tombent - quimbundo)
Africa, Africa will sing - so why ?
The sun in your heart is your smile - so why ?
Wozani bizanu tula - So why ? (Come on, let's ca ll for peace - zulu)
ADLIB (END REFRAIN)
JABU BAYETE ( in zulu and english )
Washu mathambo espoki wathi (Says the Skeleton of Africa)
Africa, Umhlaba ubolile (Africa, the world is rotting)
Abantu bane nkohla kalo (People are turning to evil)
Umhlaba ubolile (The world is rotting)
Umhlaba unengozi (The world is wounded)
Sudan, Rwanda, Angola, Malawi, Liberia, Zaire
Stop the killing
Phansingo dlame (Stop the killing)
South Africa: war is never good
Phansingo dlame (Stop the killing)
Reconciliation is the key road
Ho Africa ! Ho Africa ! (Stop Africa! Stop Africa!)
He She ! ( Let's move forward! )
YOUSSOU N'DOUR ( in wolof, french and english )
Diabot ou Africa, Mbokeugui (Enfants de l'Afrique, nous partageons tous les mêmes valeurs)
Is there any goal lou ko diar (Y a-t-il un but qui vaille cela?)
Waröntouniou faté li ko li di khew tey (Nous ne devrons jamais oublier ce qui est en train de se passer aujourd'hui)
REFRAIN:
So why ?
So why ?
So why ?
Africa, Africa will sing - so why ?
The sun in your heart is your smile - so why ?
Wozani bizanu tula - So why ? (Come on, let's call for peace - zulu)
LAGBAJA ( in english )
Sierra Leone
Angola, Algeria, Somalia, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda
Zaire, Burundi, Sudani, wake up!
PAPA WEMBA ( in swahili )
Watoto wetu awana tena maïsha wema (The life of our children has no more meaning)
LAGBAJA ( in english )
For the sake of tomorrow
Stop the war, stop the destruction
We've got to stop this barbarism in the name of tribalism!
REFRAIN:
My people, your people are key
- so why ?
Together, united, we can stand - so why ?
Africa, Africa will sing - so why ?
My people, your people are key
- so why ?
Together, united, we can stand - so why ?
LOURDES VAN-DUNEM ( in portuguese )
Estamos unidos (We are one people)
Meu povo unido (My people united)
Unidos para Africa (United for Africa)
Juntos para sempre (Together for ever)
Para a paz e o amor (For peace and love)
Para sempre Africa (For ever for Africa)
YOUSSOU N'DOUR ( in english )
New generation
Why love, why war, why, why?
Why war, why this, why no love ?
New generation
Ohh, so why love, why no love?
Sooo why, sooo why ?
REFRAIN:
Masoxi, masoxi ndon ndon - so why ? (les larmes, les larmes m'en tombent - quimbundo)
Africa, Africa will sing - so why ?
The sun in your heart is your smile - so why ?
Wozani bizanu tula (Come on, let's call for peace - zulu)
Source: www.icrc.org/en/doc/resources/documents/misc/57jns8.htm
Thanks a lot
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Amazing. Thanks
Wow we are grateful MoAfrika🙏
Beautiful and evergreen, this song! Arresting harmony of lyrics, rhythm and tune. The vocals and melody just so captivating and soulful. Sadly, the theme of this song still reverberates, even louder than back in 1997. Twenty two years on and we're yet to find any answers to that painful but persistent question...SO WHY? AFRICA, SO WHY?!!!
To this song came into my mine once again . I had to grab my phone to listen to it. Nigeria is 60 years. Why have we not develop. We need to wake up . wake up Nigeria.
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Found this song 2 days ago. Wow. So many memories of the 90s. I remember watching the documentary and the making of this song in Lagos, Nigeria all those years ago... So Apt. How that in 2017 the question still is, so why?.........
1997. My first audio CD purchase ever. Timeless. #NOSTALGIA
Takes me back in time... my childhood
great song ever, even though l don't understand the rest of the song but it rocks, rip jabu khanyile
OMG!! I cry all the time listening to this song, cannot get enough of it and my heart bleeds for those no longer with us, yes, so why???
The song that speaks to your soul.
Fell in love with this song after my uncle bought an original CD the year it was released(1997). Back then i didnt know what it meant but now i have a deeper appreciation of this song and what it meant with regards to race and ethnicity in Afrika. So powerful!!
One of the greatest pieces of art. Rise In Power to Papa Wemba and Lucky Dube.
Je coule des larmes chaque fois que je l’écoute. Que d’émotions! Que de vibrations positives! Ce monde ne devrait être que AMOUR, hélas!
Powerful song,will forever touch my heart
J'empruntais la radio-cassette de mon père pour la passer, la repasser. Et elle fait tellement fondre en larme que chaque fois que mon père se fâchait, une fois qu'il l'entendait il s'adoucissait.
😭😥🇦🇴
Oui entk c trop bien chanté
Tellement d'émotions en réécoutant cette chanson. Toute mon adolescence défile dans ma tête.
chanson tres emotive qui a bercé notre enfance
RIP, Lourdes Van Dunem, a soft voice from Angola.
Pour une Afrique unie et en paix tu as œuvré. Tu as marqué a jamais le peuple africains. Repose en paix PAPA WEMBA. Nous ne t’oublierons jamais.
Tout simplement sublime ! ça me fait toujours couler quelques larmes !
C'est un morceau encore d'actualité. Nos pays africains qui font toujours la guerre. Nous sommes tous des frères et sœurs. l'Afrique a besoin d'unité, de paix. Rappelons nous que ce sont nos ancêtres qui ont bâti les pays développés de l'Occident. Nous sommes forts, Nous pouvons sauver notre continent. Personne ne viendra le faire pour nous❤❤
The great song ever composed by African greatest artist. Rip Papa wemba
Legend never dies, RIP PAPA WEMBA.
J’ai des larmes aux yeux quand j’écoute cette chanson, sa me fait pensé à mon enfance. RIP à toi papa wemba et jabu khanyilé. 😢
I can't express how much I love this song, I can't I have alot of reflections, I grow with it
Wake Up Africa! Lets Unite! Together United We Can Stand!
Africa my motherland,Africa my home,Africa my root,the joje of legends it 'so why ' wake up Africa, the sleeping Giant. I weep.
Africa my home...
So why ???
Legends...
Mon enfance defile dans ma tête quand j'ecoute ce morceau.
PAPA WEMBA verses in English :
We are seeing tragic events unfolding in Africa. Oh Lord.
Mother wake up from your sleep,
Mother look at the sky the world is changing, angels dressed in white are sounding the trumpet.
Mother, I need you to nurse
me.
Mother, I need your teachings.
Mother I'm crying 😭.
This is a master piece of legends joint together ♡
J'aime beaucoup cette musique depuis q je était enfant en angola..lurdes van du nem, papa wemba.q dieu soit avec vous....
2021 we are still here, staying at home and washing hands
Collaboration of all time, great job
I love this song ❤
I basically discovered ‘ this song today, never heard it before. Beautiful
Wow. This song. -trouble time in Liberia at the time. This song gave us hope.😊 Wonderful work from great artists. Some of the finest we will ever see.😊
South Africa land of AZANIA approves✊Aluta Continua
Close to 3 decades later, still here. What a classic
Africain réveillons nous , nous sommes tous d'une même branche d'arbre vraiment une chanson émotionnelle
What a master piece 👌
That leading voice is the late Jabu Khanyile's in IsiZulu.Great voices great music & GREAT message.MUNGU IBARIKI AFRIKA.
Thank you for africa
what a amazing powerful collection..
This is December 2023 and this song still hits home and makes me love being an African again and again.
Been listen to this soulful , powerful message ever since I was a teenager (back in '98). Hits different everytime
This is an evergreen song...for those who know.
03 Aug 2024...this song is timeless, a real classic
2024 I'm still here.. Africa my Motherland.
I remember watching the documentary (music goes to War) a long time ago, and that's when I fell in love with the song...unexpectedly, this music just came to mind, and I'm starting to think it's not a coincidence.
Un chef d'œuvre !! Merci mister Wally Badarou !! 👍
Quite emotional, wow this is timeless and still touches the soul
Timeless
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I often wish the Africa story could sound like the sweet song for it. I love the song since '97. I usually move to tears listening to it.
This is who we are a people of peace and this reminds us
Thank you for the gift of songs. This is one of the most treasured albums in my home. 👑👑👑
2020 and it still brings lots of emotion listening to this old classic.
What a great song , by the great African musician, Given What is happening in USA recently there is a need of American musician to put together a song like this which will be relevant to USA to come down what is happen in USA
Africa in it's best and we should be proud. What we have s the pure art
The song is all about Africa embracing the sense of PEACE and LOVE...Generation to generation, no song comes close to SO WHY. #SOWHY
Africa unite truly we need more music like this especially now that Africans forgot who they are fighting each other for no reason we need to remember who we are n where we coming from
Ah oui son endiablé.... J'adore... Merci papa na wemba
Who is here listening to this song in 2021? I still believe.
Radio 2000 always plays this song 🤜🤛 Afrique
Luanda aos 7 12 2023 João tomás mizalaque curtir os clássicos da música africana
Mes larmes sèchent sur mes joux ❤ Rip Wemba, you’ll be a Goat like all others ❤. From 🇬🇦
During the height of the Liberian civil war, this song spoke to the conscience of some Liberians that were fighting against each other. So why? Why kill another person, another child, another man, woman, what do we stand to achieve in all of this tribalistic and political violence. Wake Up Africans.
C'est vraiment pour l'Afrique
Beautiful song, Africa Unite✊
So many childhood memories. 🔥🔥🔥
1997 the afdl rebels took power in congo. 1998 the eastern part of congo was almost gone… such a classic
I'm legit mad Radio 2000 listeners of the Better Together show didn't vote for this song today 😂 I've been listening to this since midday because wow🙂
Watoto wetu hawana tena maisha mema,We can stand,so why Africa.RIP( Papa Wemba,Jabu Khanyile,Lourdes Van Dunem)
Wep chercher pendant longtemps Dieu merci
I love this song deeply since when i's younger. I love deeply my mother land (ÁFRICA) and my people till i'm daed❤❤❤❤❤