Etana - Melanin Lyrics

My black is beautiful (uh huh) It's my duty to tell yah Strong and powerful (uh huh) You can't duplicate (uh huh)

Black is beautiful (uh huh) So incredible (yeah yeah) Strong and powerful (yea yeah) You can't duplicate

Darker the berry di sweeta di juice yeah Black madda birth all di yutes dem First on the earth Foot pon di dirt Better know say me worth my weight in gold Time fi me talk up di truth yeah Nuh need fi di puddin see di proof yah Queens and pharaohs Look in the mirror Tell them you can't have my

My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin, my

My black is beautiful (uh huh) It's my duty to tell yah Strong and powerful (uh huh) You can't duplicate (uh huh) Black is beautiful (uh huh) So incredible (yeah yeah) Strong and powerful (yea yeah) You can't duplicate

Melanin a pop (pop oh yeah) Nah talk pop secret Di value the black man have Dem a try keep secret Me want mi daughter dem To see their beauty My shea butter babies

You can't have my oh oh oh

My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin, my

Beautiful melanin I'm proud to be black You know what I mean I do it for my black people And I stand for my black people

Tunaweza Kwapamoja Shikamana Kwa-umoja Sisisote Nguzo moja Eh eh eh eh eh We are very strong And incredible Viletulivyo Ubaguzi no

My black is beautiful (uh huh) It's my duty to tell yah Strong and powerful (uh huh) You can't duplicate (uh huh)

Black is beautiful (uh huh) So incredible (yeah yeah) Strong and powerful (yea yeah) You can't duplicate

My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin

My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin My mela, mela, mela, melanin, yeah

Nandy di African princess It's Etana the strong One Africa meets Kingston Yeah