Peace And Love – English Lyrics

• By: Yemi Alade, Ziggy Marley
• Album: Rebel Queen

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into "Peace And Love" by Yemi Alade and Ziggy Marley, a vibrant fusion of Afrobeats and reggae that promotes unity and harmony. This song offers a rich linguistic experience, blending English with African influences, making it a powerful tool to explore expressions of solidarity and peace in a musical context. Its clear message and infectious rhythm provide an engaging way to connect with the song's call for global understanding.

[English]

Let there be peace and love in Africa oh

peace and love in Africa

Let there be peace and love

Nigeria oh

peace and love in the whole wide world

everybody singing in the streets and dancing

everybody jumping in your heels and clapping

Let other kids in the streets be laughing

and everybody feeling the joy of the morning

Living a good life is a normal something

woman no crying no more

We'll be there for you

You're not alone my brother

You're not alone my sister

You're not alone nah nah

a-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya

a-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya-ya

Struggle for the heart is where the conflict starts

And when the sound blow blow blow a message has been sent

Wipe the hatred from our hearts sisters yeah

Everyone gonna do their part my brothers yeah

Tell me why I need a VISA when I wanna see my brother going to Uganda and I need a 50 dollars?

Is this the price that we paying for love?

So tell me why all the hating and the blood

Africa Africa

Africa Africa

Divided by a many boundaries

we should be bigger better than this

You're not alone, You're not alone my brother

You're not alone, You're not alone my sister

Anyway you go, me I go wait for you

me I go dey there for you

Me I fi pray for you, you're my sister

Let there be peace and love

peace and love in Africa

peace and love

peace and love Ethiopia

peace and love

peace and love South Africa

peace and love

peace and love Somalia

Let there be singing in the streets and dancing

let there be jumping on your heels and clapping

Let all the children in the streets be laughing

everyone feel the joy of the morning

Anytime you go you must come back

No matter religion or your culture

Living a good life is a normal something

woman no crying no more

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
peace /piːs/ B1	noun - the state of being free from war or conflict
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone or something
Africa /ˈæf.rɪ.kə/ A2	noun - the second‑largest continent, located south of Europe
streets /striːts/ A2	noun - public roads in a city or town
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move rhythmically to music
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A2	verb - to make sounds and movements of the face that express joy
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - great happiness or delight
heart /hɑːt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood through the body; also the centre of emotions
conflict /ˈkɒn.flɪkt/ B2	noun - a serious disagreement or clash
hatred /ˈheɪ.trɪd/ B2	noun - intense dislike or aversion
boundaries /ˈbaʊn.dər.iz/ B2	noun - limits or edges that separate one area from another
culture /ˈkʌl.tʃər/ B2	noun - the customs, arts, social institutions of a group
religion /rɪˈlɪdʒ.ən/ B2	noun - a system of faith and worship
visa /ˈviː.zə/ B2	noun - official document allowing a person to enter or stay in a country
Uganda /juːˈɡændə/ A2	noun - a country in East Africa
brother /ˈbrʌð.ər/ A1	noun - a male sibling
sister /ˈsɪs.tər/ A1	noun - a female sibling
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of living beings; the period between birth and death
crying /ˈkraɪ.ɪŋ/ A2	verb - to shed tears, typically as an expression of emotion
bigger /ˈbɪɡ.ər/ A2	adjective - larger in size or extent

Key Grammar Structures

• Let there be peace and love in Africa oh

  ➔ Imperative/optative construction: let + subject + base verb (let there be)

  ➔ The word "let" introduces a wish or request: "let there be" = "may there be".

• You're not alone my brother

  ➔ Present simple negative with contraction (you are → you're) + complement

  ➔ The contraction "you're" stands for "you are"; "not" negates the verb, and "alone" is a subject complement.

• We'll be there for you

  ➔ Future simple with will + be + adverbial phrase

  ➔ "We'll" = "we will" expresses a future intention; "be there for you" is a predicate phrase.

• Struggle for the heart is where the conflict starts

  ➔ Relative adverb "where" introducing a clause of place

  ➔ "where" links the noun phrase "the conflict" to the location of the action: "the conflict starts".

• Tell me why I need a VISA when I wanna see my brother going to Uganda and I need a 50 dollars?

  ➔ Embedded question with "why" and time clause with "when"; informal "wanna" = want to

  ➔ "why" introduces the embedded question "why I need a VISA"; "when" links a time condition; "wanna" = "want to".

• Divided by a many boundaries

  ➔ Past participle used as an adjective in a passive‑voice phrase

  ➔ "Divided" is a past participle describing the subject; the phrase implies something "is divided by many boundaries".

• Anytime you go you must come back

  ➔ Modal verb "must" expressing obligation; adverbial clause of time "Anytime you go"

  ➔ "must" conveys a strong obligation; "Anytime you go" sets the condition for the requirement.

• No matter religion or your culture

  ➔ Concessive phrase "no matter + noun" meaning ‘regardless of’

  ➔ "No matter" introduces a condition that does not affect the statement that follows.

• Anyway you go, me I go wait for you

  ➔ Discourse marker "anyway" + contrasting clause; use of pronoun reinforcement "me I" (colloquial emphasis)

  ➔ "Anyway" signals a shift or concession; "me I" repeats the subject for emphasis, a feature of informal speech.