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Can anyone give me a good definition of the word "weakheart"?

I think I know what it means, but I wonder if there are connotations or references that I am missing. Does it have a special meaning for Rastas?

Also, I tried to search for the term using Google and looked at a few online Jamaican English dictionaries and found no entries. I only know the word from a reggae tune or two ("Blood and Fire" especially)-- is the word used in Jamaica?

Also, I have seen the word "patois" spelled "patwa". Is that the normal spelling in Jamaican English? When it is spelled in this way, does it refer to something slightly different?

weakheart is one who doesnt live up right in Jah sight. doing bad and slaving for vanity, ya'know. Got to be strong like a lion to do right and serve Jah in this shitstem, and when the pressure rise, the weakheart drop.

It is a play on words and comes from WICKED
pronounced WEEK' ARD / WEEK ART in patios

Also Patios is always spelt how it is pronounced
so PATIOS is therefore spelt PAT WA........Mon!

Ites!

Right Bredas, PATWA is PATOIS ina PATWA, yunno?

weakheart refers to who nuh deal wid Righteousness, iniquity workers, bad minded people wid heart of stone

`NUH WEAKHEART SHALL ENTER INA KINGDOM OF ZION´


JAH BLESS