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I have been listening for some time this cut where the Congos say some interesting things about Rasta and how they understand the meaning of religion and have been trying to understand their message ... sometime i don't understand all the words because of the sound quality but also because of the language.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xc0ABN8S7sQ

Perhaps can somebody tell me what they say .....

... by the way, BIIIIIIIIIIIG TUNE

It's more or less like this. One or two words I was uncertain of. If he says *dark* temple and also the word after english. Some parts sound like he just stumbles a little on the words.

Selassie I! Rastafari!

Rasta is not a religion
Rasta is not a religion
Rasta is not a religion

Just because I call on Rastafari
I offend a lot of parasites. I say
Just because I give praise to his majesty
I am living in higher heights

We don't want to be called a religion
Religion in our estimation is an immoral thing
It's one parasite preying on another while they pray
Rasta not in to that.
I&I is deal with a livity which is clean upright. Real livity.
That was rasta is.
Natty in the english means neat and clean.
So rasta is about living a neat and a clean life.
That was rasta is.
We don't have no big policy no dark temple made of gold anywhere we are about to pray or anything like that.
Where one or two are gathered that's where we pray.

Rasta is not a religion.
Rasta is not a religion.
Rasta is not a religion.

Selassie I. Rastafari.

Give praises
Give praises
Give praise to the almighty for life

Give praises
Give thanks and praise
Give praise to the almighty for life

All rastas is coming in to one now.
Bobo ashanti, nyabinghi.
Everybody is entrenched in one thing to glorify Jah and praise Selassie I and til them put another king on the throne in Africa.
I&I forever round the west will seh Selassie I! Rastafari!

Give praises
Give praises
Give praises to the almighty for life

Give praises
Give thanks and praise
Give praise to the almighty for life

So lets move in to the new world
It's a new order
Instead of all this muslim killing christians
Christians killing catholics. This killing that.
This killing must stop. Where will it stop.
Where will it stop?!
That's the question you should be asking you
Where is all this religious slaughter that is taking place in the world now?
Under the influence and name and banner of various gods.
Where will it stop?
That is my important question I would like to ask the world.

Give praises
Give praises
Give praises to the almighty for life

interesting lyrics , I like them.

cheers
jj

Give thanks. Blessings and love!