[Intro]
Yeah... Jeangoss pour les Rasta
One love, one heart, one fight
Les lions dorment jamais !
[Verse 1]
Rastaman, lève-toi, le soleil t’appelle
Babylone veut ta tête, mais Jah te fait des ailes
Locks sur la tête, la sagesse dans les veines
Tu marches avec les ancêtres, pas avec la haine
Ils disent “rasta fume”, mais toi tu allumes les consciences
Ta ganja c’est la paix, ta prière c’est la résistance
Orphelin, abandonné, mais jamais colonisé
Ton esprit est libre, même pieds enchaînés
[Chorus]
Lion debout, never bow down
Garde la foi, even when the system run you down
Lion debout, stand your ground
Jah is with you, quand tout le monde turn around
Lion debout, never bow down
One heart, one love, one crown
[Verse 2]
Rastaman, hold your meditation strong
Inna this struggle, we keep the faith alive
We rise from the dust, with roots deep in the ground
Marching for justice, lifting every faded crown
[Chorus]
Lion debout, never bow down
Garde la foi, even when the system run you down
Lion debout, stand your ground
Jah is with you, quand tout le monde turn around
Lion debout, never bow down
One heart, one love, one crown
[Bridge]
From the ghettos to the hills, hear the drum resound
Truth is a wildfire, spreading all around
Hands join as one, we break the chains that confound
Lion’s roar echoes: liberté, arises sound
[Chorus]
Lion debout, never bow down
Garde la foi, even when the system run you down
Lion debout, stand your ground
Jah is with you, quand tout le monde turn around
Lion debout, never bow down
One heart, one love, one crown
[Outro]
Never bow, never break, we rise again
Lion standing tall, under Jah’s sun and rain
One love, one life, forever remain
Le lion debout, jusqu’à la fin, yeah