I made it quite clear That from now on – today We must change our attitudes, our minds We must realise that from now on We are no more a colonial but a free and independent people We are prepared to pick it up And make it a nation that will be respected By every other nation in the world Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world! That new African is ready to fight his own battles And show that after all, The black man is capable of managing his own affairs We are going to demonstrate to the world That we are going to create our own African personality and identity Our independence is meaningless Unless it is linked up With the total liberation of the African continent Take the shackles off my feet Make I go, make I go It's a battle with the beast Take your shield, help me go Kwame Nkrumah takeover New Africa, makeover Let's bow our heads and pray oh lord Our father help us fight the war Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo Oh yes, thank you I'm a human being in Africa But a black man in America African in England Don't forget where you are from Ghana down to Suriname Taken from our motherland Don't forget your mother tongue Please don't shoot me, we are one Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo Bra fie ooo, bra fie Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo Now have a look through history's binoculars And please don't tell me you've forgotten us Your last children living anonymous In a very strange land where dem carried us And it must be a natural phenomenon How we still can remember where we're coming from Even tru the brainwashing curriculum Up through the ages and milleniums Last 400 years has been fabulous We been working as slaves, living ravenous But to overdo ya stay can be hazardous Now a time fi go home thanks for having us Please make a ya promise o promised land And welcome me home any time I land And make I feel like I belong with us Until that day, no giving up Ghana is free forever
[00:09.37]I made it quite clear [00:11.75]That from now on – today [00:14.67]We must change our attitudes, our minds [00:19.31]We must realise that from now on [00:21.75]We are no more a colonial but a free and independent people [00:25.97]We are prepared to pick it up [00:28.43]And make it a nation that will be respected [00:30.93]By every other nation in the world [00:33.41]Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world! [00:37.12]That new African is ready to fight his own battles [00:41.77]And show that after all, [00:43.20]The black man is capable of managing his own affairs [00:46.06]We are going to demonstrate to the world [00:49.02]That we are going to create our own African personality and identity [00:54.18]Our independence is meaningless [00:58.14]Unless it is linked up [00:59.24]With the total liberation of the African continent [01:17.77]Take the shackles off my feet [01:20.33]Make I go, make I go [01:22.76]It's a battle with the beast [01:25.14]Take your shield, help me go [01:27.68]Kwame Nkrumah takeover [01:30.07]New Africa, makeover [01:32.32]Let's bow our heads and pray oh lord [01:34.81]Our father help us fight the war [01:37.25]Bra fie ooo, bra fie [01:40.30]Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo [01:42.35]Bra fie ooo, bra fie [01:44.60]Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo [01:58.59]Oh yes, thank you [02:01.19]I'm a human being in Africa [02:03.75]But a black man in America [02:06.40]African in England [02:08.61]Don't forget where you are from [02:11.28]Ghana down to Suriname [02:13.71]Taken from our motherland [02:16.16]Don't forget your mother tongue [02:18.48]Please don't shoot me, we are one [02:20.84]Bra fie ooo, bra fie [02:23.61]Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo [02:26.06]Bra fie ooo, bra fie [02:28.31]Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo [02:30.61]Bra fie ooo, bra fie [02:33.13]Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo [02:35.56]Bra fie ooo, bra fie [02:38.02]Bra fie na yɛ twɛn woo [02:52.56]Now have a look through history's binoculars [02:55.96]And please don't tell me you've forgotten us [02:58.29]Your last children living anonymous [03:00.65]In a very strange land where dem carried us [03:03.15]And it must be a natural phenomenon [03:05.52]How we still can remember where we're coming from [03:07.98]Even tru the brainwashing curriculum [03:10.26]Up through the ages and milleniums [03:12.81]Last 400 years has been fabulous [03:15.21]We been working as slaves, living ravenous [03:17.72]But to overdo ya stay can be hazardous [03:20.05]Now a time fi go home thanks for having us [03:22.64]Please make a ya promise o promised land [03:25.00]And welcome me home any time I land [03:27.44]And make I feel like I belong with us [03:29.88]Until that day, no giving up [03:35.93]Ghana is free forever