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Sea Green Singers - Womens Song in Dm - click on image to enlarge - (in Em)

  Women's Song
1. Women born without a past
We whose historys' quite unknown
Since the darkest times – women
Live a life that's never shown

Refrain:
Rise up, women we are slaves all
Break out, escape, tear down the wall
Arise, arise, arise, arise

2. Women humiliated, crushed
Bought and sold, raped and oppressed
Everywhere, every home – women
Outsiders, social rejects

3. Woman ignored by everyone
Sad, alone where do we start
They have divided us – women
Sisters, we are kept apart

4. Women it is time to strike
Our time has come around
Recognize our strength women
Thousands round us can be found

5. Women, we must be aware
Speak out, look around, behold
All together, now – women
All as one we must revolt

1. Nous qui somm'sans passé les femmes,
nous qui n'avons pas d'histoire
depuis la nuit des temps, les femmes,
nous somm' le continent noir.

Refrain: Levons nous fem' s'esclaves
et brisons nos entraves.
Debout, debout.

2. Asservies, humilies les femmes,
Achetees, vendues, violees
Dans toutes les maisons les femmes,
Hors du monde releguees

3. Seules dans notre malheur les femmes,
L'une de l'autre ignoree
Ils nous ont divisees, les femmes,
Et de nos sceurs separees

 

4. Le temps de la colere, les femmes,
Notre temps est arrivee
Connaissons notre force les femmes,
Decouvrons nous par miliers

5. Reconnaissons- nous, les femmes,
Parlons - nous, regardons - nous
Ensemble, on nous opprimes, les femmes,
Ensemble revoltons-nous

Levons-nous, femmes esclaves,
Et jouissons sans entraves
Debout, debout.