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Stay together ft mercia “sista cool” williams
Lyrics:Philip George cowie
Music:phillip George cowie
Chorus:sample from Shania twain’s “still the one”
Year: 2002/3
Liefde, liefde vir jou broer
[liefde, is so ‘n eenvoudige ding]
(love, love for your brother
[love, its such a simple thing])
Liefde vir jou suster
[vir ons almal]
(love for your sister
[for us all])
Vir jou ma vir jou pa vir jou vriend vir jou vyand
(for your moms your pops your friend your enemy)
[vir jouself]
(for yourself)
1st verse
My mense leen my julle ore
(my people lend me your ears)
Kom deel met my wense en drome soos ons trap in wyse spore
(come share in my wishes and dreams as we step in wise footprints)
En gee ‘n glimlag aan jou naaste
(and give a smile to your neighbour)
Smile met jou broer en jou suster en jou pa se aanstaande
(smile with your brother and your sister and your fathers fiancé)
Ek was al in ‘n situasie waar ek moes kies of ek sou help of sou ek net my rug draai
(I have been in a situation where I had to choose if I would help or just turn my back)
Shit ons almal maak foute
(shit we all make mistakes)
Ek kan nou nog sien hoe hy haar jag met sy ak47
(I can still see how he chased her with his ak47)
En sy vir hulp skree en raak moeg
(and her screaming for help and getting tired)
Die neighbourhood was dood, die pote vermis, en sy het net vir hulp gesoek
(the neighbourhood was dead, the cops missing, and she was only looking for help)
Aller hoogste, wees genade op die siel
(all mighty, have mercy on the soul)
Ek se my gebed vir hierdie wat ‘n goeie siel verniel
(I say my prayer for those who ruin a good soul)
Maakie saak as jy wit is of swart is of bruin
(don’t matter if your white or black or brown)
Indian of moslim, ons almal voel pyn
(i… or m…, we all feel pain)
Ons kan gain uit die feeling van rustelose nagte
(we can gain from the feeling of restless nights)
Want once jy weet hoe dit voel dan hou jy dai gedagte
(cos once you know what it feels like then you keep that memory)
En leer uit ons mistakes en maak dit ons responsibility
(and learn from our mistakes and make it our responsibility)
Om liefde nie te fake, en strewe na humility
(to not fake love and strive towards humility)
Strewe na beskerming van ‘n broer tot ‘n suster
(strive towards protection of a brother to a sister)
En staan mekaar by, ag vergeet dai fight van gister
(and support eachother, oh forget that fite of yesterday)
Chorus
Looks like we made it (x3)
Look how far we’ve come my baby
Might have taken the long way
I knew we’d get there someday
Cos we stayed together
Look how far we’ve come my baby
My baby, we’ve stayed together
Look how far we’ve come my baby
2nd verse
Kom staan met my en wees verenig saam met my
(come stand with me and be united with me)
Voel die liefde saam met my, bring jou broer en suster by
(feel the love with me, bring your brother and your sister)
Want jy kan kry wat jy hier diep binne begeer
(cos you can get your hearts yearnings)
En jy kan leer om jou toekoms te beheer
(and you can take charge of your future)
Want die drank en die drugs en die rape en die sexual abuse
(cos the alcohol[abuse] and the drugs and the rape and the sex…)
Die kinder molestering en die domestic violence
(the child molestation and the domestic violence)
Die grudge en die silence
(the grudge and the silence)
Sal jou net onder kry, maar liefde kan jou wys hoe om jou uit te kry
(will only get you down, but love can show you how to get you out)
Help om jou oppie way te kry jou wys da is ‘n beter way
(help to get you on your way, show you there’s a better way)
Vra net jou ma en jou pa en foken hou op stry
(just ask your mom and dad and stop fucking arguing)
En as jy nie ‘n ma of ‘n pa het nie
(and if you don’t have a moms or a pops)
Dan moet jy weet jy het ‘n tjomy in die hotnotjie
(then you should know you have a friend in this coulerd)
So hou jou kop hoog wees trots die here is jou rots
(so keep your head high, be proud, your creator is your rock)
Jys gemaak vir sukses dis jou vredevolle bots
(you’re made for succes that’s your contentfull collition)
Los die bottle uit, want vanaand moet jy stryt kyk
(leave the bottle alone, cos tonight you have to look straight ahead[focus])
Die pad is lank en ons kom al ‘n lanktyd aan
(the road is long and we’ve come a long way)
- Genre
- hip hop