Pata Pata
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Miss Makeba, are people happy in Johannesburg?
That depends on which people you're talking about. When we
Speak of people in Johannesburg, we have to be specific in that
In South Africa there are two separate communities, and that's
The white community and the black community. I will speak for
My community. I think we are happy. We dance, we sing
Because to us, sometimes it's better to laugh to keep from crying
Sakucuka sat' ipeka
Sakucuka sat' ipeka bo
Sakucuka sat' ipeka
Sakucuka sat' ipeka bo
Hiyo mama, hiyo mama, hiyo mama
Papata pata hiyo mama, hiyo mama
Hiyo mama, hiyo mama, hiyo mama
Papata pata hiyo mama, hiyo mama
The message I'm trying to give to my audience is not
One. I am just trying to make them understand me
As a person and understand my country and my people
Sakucuka sat' ipeka
Sakucuka sat' ipeka bo
Sakucuka sat' ipeka bo
Sakucuka sat' ipeka
Hiyo mama, hiyo mama, hiyo mama
Hiyo mama, hiyo mama, hiyo mama
Hiyo mama, hiyo mama, hiyo mama
Hiyo mama, hiyo mama, hiyo mama
All we are worried about is to fight and liberate ourselves. What will
Happen after that will depend, again, on the invaders. Until the
White man comes to any place, nothing lives
It's only when he comes and says, "Poof, I've
Discovered you. Now you exist." Which is ridiculous