African Traditions · Pidgin / English
Farm of Unity
A soulful celebration of African communal farming — when villages planted, worked, and harvested as one family.
Lyrics
*(African Communal Farming in Villages)*
Before the city lights
Before machines and engines
Africa farmed together
One hand no fit carry harvest alone
Eh-yahh, eh-yahh
Village people gather ooo
When the morning sun rise high
Everybody dey outside
Mama call, Papa shout
Today na farming time
We dey farm together ooo
One family, one ground
Eh-ehhhh, together we rise
When one man weak, we lift am up
Africa no dey walk alone
Planting hope inside the soil
Harvest coming by and by
Na unity
Na community
Sun dey rise for village square
Dust dey dance inside the air
Grandmama singing ancient song
Calling everybody come along
Men dey clear the heavy bush
Women laughing, children rush
Everybody know their role
Working hand and soul to soul
No be money call us here
Na community we dey share
If your farm need helping hand
Village go answer your command
Who go farm alone?
Nobody
Who go help the weak?
Everybody
Talking drum dey speak for land
Calling every helping hand
Rain go come, the seed go grow
Village spirit overflow
We dey farm together ooo
One family, one ground
Eh-ehhhh, together we rise
When one man weak, we lift am up
Africa no dey walk alone
Planting hope inside the soil
Harvest coming by and by
Na unity
Na community
Elders know the rain go fall
How to hear the earth dey call
Moon and season guide the way
Ancient wisdom never stray
Children learning side by side
How to plant with village pride
From cassava down to yam
Everybody build the land
When harvest season finally come
Hear the dancing, hear the drum
Nobody go sleep with pain
Everybody share the gain
Mbok, nnyin ikot ekpeme edi esit
Ndito ke isọñ ọwọrọ kiet
Igwe bụ ike
No farmer stand alone
No child hungry for village
When people gather
Blessing multiply
Eh yahhh, eh yahhh
Africa remember
Eh yahhh, eh yahhh
Village never die
We dey farm together ooo
One family, one ground
Eh-ehhhh, together we rise
When one man weak, we lift am up
Africa no dey walk alone
Planting hope inside the soil
Harvest coming by and by
Community
Unity
Africa rise
In Africa
The farm was never only food
It was family
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