Melanin - Etana, Nandy

Darker the berry di sweeta di juice yeah

Black madda birth all di yutes dem

First on the earth

Foot pon di dirt

Better know say me worth my weight in gold

Time fi me talk up di truth yeah

Nuh need fi di puddin see di proof yah

Queens and pharaohs

Look in the mirror tell them

You can’t have my

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin, my

My black is beautiful (uh huh)

It’s my duty to tell yah

Strong and powerful (uh huh)

You can’t duplicate (uh huh)

Black is beautiful (uh huh)

So incredible (yeah yeah)

Strong and powerful (yea yeah)

You can’t duplicate

Melanin a pop, (pop oh yeah)

Nah talk pop secret

Di value the b

Lack man have

Dem a try keep secret

Me want mi daughter dem to

See their beauty

My shea butter babies

You can’t have my oh oh oh

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin, my

Beautiful melanin

I’m proud to be black

You know what I mean

I do it for my black people

And I stand for my people

Tunaweza

Kwapamoja

Shikamana

Kwa-umoja

Sisisote

Nguzo moja

Viletulivyo

Ubaguzi

Eh eh eh eh eh we are very strong

And incredible

Viletulivyo

Ubaguzi no

My black is beautiful (uh huh)

It’s my duty to tell yah

Strong and powerful (uh huh)

You can’t duplicate (uh huh)

Black is beautiful (uh huh)

So incredible (yeah yeah)

Strong and powerful (yea yeah)

You can’t duplicate

You can’t have my oh oh oh

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin, my

Nandy di African princess

It’s Etana the strong One

Africa meets Kingston

Yeah