STRONG GIRL – Draft lyrics
SINGERS
Waje (Nigeria)
Victoria Kimani (Kenya)
Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania)
Arielle T (Gabon)
Selmor Mtukudzi (Zimbabwe)
Yemi Alade (Nigeria)
Judith Sepuma (South Africa)
Blessing (South Africa)
Gabriela (Mozambique)
CHORUS 1
Waje (Pidgin English)
Yeah yeah
Owo, yeye
Anywhere you dey,
Let them know say you be strong girl
Wena ngu Strong girl
Wewe ni strong girl
Victoria Kimani
Wherever you are
Show the world that you’re a strong girl
You’re a strong girl
Waje
Let them know say you be strong girl
Chorus: Strong girl
Waje
Omotola, Joyce Banda, Yvonne Chaka Chaka,
Winnie Mandela, Miriam Makeba, Mother Theresa
ohoho
VERSE 1
Waje
African baby, American Lady
It doesn’t matter where you’re from, you’re a strong lady
Yemi Alade
Chai, Asian baby, Australian sisi
The time has come to take our place as strong ladies
Victoria Kimani
Coz we are strong, ayo
If we come together we can rule the world, yeah yeah
Judith Sephuma (translated from Setswana)
If you hit a woman, ayo
You hit a rock
Together we are stronger
CHORUS 2
Waje
Anyhere you dey,
Let them know say you be strong girl
Wena ngu strong girl
Wewe ni strong girl
Yemi Alade
Anywhere you are
Show the world that you’re a strong girl
Say you’re a strong girl
CHORUS: Strong girl
Waje
Brenda Fassie, Genevieve Nnaji,
Angelique Kidjo,
Ngozi Okonjo
Beyonce, Malala Yousafzai, Michelle Obama
Strong girl
VERSE 2
Vanessa Mdee (translated from Swahili)
We face different situations and different problems
But we are resilient, I refuse to give in
Selmor Mtukudzi (translated from Shona)
It's now time to empower the woman, because when you empower a woman,
you have empowered the nation.
Arielle T (translated from French)
We are the future
The hope of a blest world
Here and everywhere
We are the bearers of life
Gabriela (translated from Portuguese)
Let's say it out loud, it's time to express ourselves
Let’s uplift women around the world.
CHORUS 3
Chorus: Strong girl
Waje
Anyhere you dey,
Let them know say you be strong girl
Wena ngu strong girl
Wewe ni strong girl
Yemi Alade
Anywhere you dey eh
Show the world that you’re a strong girl
You’re s strong girl
Selmor Mtukudzi adlib
We have had enough discussion about this, so now is the time to transform
things.
Chorus: Strong girl
Waje
Wangari Muthai,
Indira Ghandi, Funmilayo Kuti, Sirleaf Johnson, Oprah Winfrey,
Me sef I follow (I am one too)
Yu sef you follow (You are one too)
VERSE 3
Blessing
I’m a queen, I’m a star
Black African diva bizarre
Us women we shining like stars
Start from the bottom and rise to the top
You’re wonderful, loving and strong
Nothing is stronger than a woman’s worth
I’m the piece of the puzzle that’s missing baby
I completed the earth
Call me Sheba
Or just call me Miriam Makeba
See we run the world
Show some love to a strong girl
CHORUS 4
Vanessa Mdee (translated from Swahili)
We will fight for it together
Women of Africa,
Women of America
Whether you’re from Asia , Europe or Australia
Arielle T (translated from street French)
Yelele, women are golden
Together we beat all expectation
Yelele yelelelele
Strong girls
Let’s stand up with one voice