A keresés eredménye

They shouted Black! at me

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I was only seven years old,
barely seven...
Did I say seven years?!
I wasn't even five!
 
Suddenly, some voices on the street
shouted at me: 'Black!'
 
Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black!
Black!
 
'Am I really black?' I told myself (Yes!)
What does it mean to be 'black'? (Black!)
I wasn't aware yet of the sad truth
behind that word. (Black!)
 
And I felt black, (Black!)
as they told me. (Black!)
And I stepped back, (Black!)
as they wanted. (Black!)
And I hated my hair, and my thick lips,
and I was ashamed of my burnt skin,
and I stepped back (Black!)
and I stepped back...
 
Black! Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black! Black!
 
And the time went by,
and always so bitter,
I kept on carrying at my back
this heavy burden,
And how heavy it was!
 
I straightened my hair,
I put on powder on my face,
and inside my guts
it always resounded the same word:
 
Black! Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black!
 
But one day, when I was stepping back,
I was stepping back and I was about to fall-
 
Black! Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black! Black!
 
So what?! So what?! (Black!)
Yes (Black!)
I am (Black!)
black! (Black!)
I am black! (Black!)
Yes (Black!)
I am (Black!)
black! (Black!)
I am black!
 
From now on, I don't want to
straighten my hair (I don't want to!)
And I will laugh at those
that try to avoid some sorrow for us
by calling black people 'people of color'.
 
And what color it is? (BLACK!)
And how nice it sounds! (BLACK!)
And what a rhythm it has!
 
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
 
Finally!
I finally understood! (finally!)
I won't step back (finally!)
and I move forward confident! (finally!)
and I move forward and hope! (finally!)
And I thank heavens because God wanted me to
be this jet black color.
And I understood! (finally!)
I now have the key:
 
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
 
I AM BLACK!!!
 

They Shouted At Me: Black!

Versions: #1
I was only seven years old,
only seven years...
What seven years
I wasn't even five!
 
Suddenly, some voices on the street
They shouted at me: 'Black!'
 
Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black!
Black!
 
'Am I black?' - I said to myself (Yes!)
What does it mean to be black? (Black!)
I didn't know the sad truth
that was behind it (Black!)
 
And I felt black (Black!)
Like they said (Black!)
And I recoiled (Black!)
Just as they wanted (Black!)
And I hated my hair and my thick lips
And I looked with sadness at my dark skin
And I recoiled (Black!)
And I recoiled...
 
Black! Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black! Black!
Black!Black! Black! Black! Black!
 
And the time went by,
And always so bitter
I continued to carry
my heavy burden on my back
And it was sooo heavy!...
 
I straightened my hair
I put powder on my face
And in my guts I always
heard the same word:
 
Black! Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black!
 
Until one day that I was recoiling,
I kept recoiling and was just about to fall-
 
Black! Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black! Black!
Black! Black! Black!
 
So what? So what? (Black!)
Yes- (Black!)
I'm- (Black!)
Black!- (Black!)
I am black! (Black!)
Yes- (Black!)
I'm- (Black!)
Black!- (Black!)
I am black!
 
From now on I don't want to
straighten my hair (I don't want to!)
And I'm going to laugh at those
Who think, according to them, that
To avoid us some bad moment
They call black people 'people of color'
 
And what color?! (Black!)
And how good it sounds! (Black!)
And what a rhythm it has!
 
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
 
Finally!
I fiinally understood! (Finally!)
I don't recoil anymore (Finally!)
I'm sure on my way (Finally!)
I move forward and hope (Finally!)
And I bless the heaven because God
wanted my skin color to be black,
And I understood (Finally!)
I have the key:
 
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK! BLACK! BLACK!
BLACK! BLACK!
 
I'M BLACK!!!!