Videoclip
Rica
Mama told me when I was young
– Mama a bisa mi ora mi tabata hóben
“Come sit beside me, my only son
– “Bin sinta banda di mi, mi úniko yu
And listen closely to what I say
– I skucha ku atenshon loke mi ta bisa
And if you do this it’ll help you
– I si bo hasi esaki, e lo yuda bo
Some sunny day”
– Algun dia di solo”
Oh, yeah
– Oh, sí
Oh, take your time, don’t live too fast
– Oh, tuma bo tempu, no biba muchu lihé
Troubles will come and they will pass
– Problema lo bin i pasa
You’ll find a woman, yeah, and you’ll find love
– Bo ta haña un muhé, sí, i bo ta haña amor
And don’t forget son there is someone up above
– I no lubidá, yu, ku tin un hende ariba
And be a simple kind of man
– I mi sa un tipo simpel di hòmber
Oh, be something you love and understand
– Oh, mi sa algu ku bo ta stima i komprondé
Baby, be a simple kind of man
– Mi bebe, mi sa un tipo simpel di hòmber
Oh, won’t you do this for me son, if you can?
– Bo no ta hasi esaki pa mi, yu, si bo por?
Forget your lust for the rich man’s gold
– Lubidá bo lust pa e oro di e hòmber riku
All that you need is in your soul
– Tur loke bo mester ta den bo alma
And you can do this, oh, baby, if you try
– I bo por hasi esaki, oh, mucha muhé, si bo purba
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied
– Tur loke mi ke pa bo, mi yu, ta pa ta satisfecho
And be a simple kind of man
– I mi sa un tipo simpel di hòmber
Oh, be something you love and understand
– Oh, mi sa algu ku bo ta stima i komprondé
Baby, be a simple kind of man
– Mi bebe, mi sa un tipo simpel di hòmber
Oh, won’t you do this for me son, if you can?
– Bo no ta hasi esaki pa mi, yu, si bo por?
Oh, yes, I will
– Oh, si, lo mi hasié
Boy, don’t you worry, you’ll find yourself
– Mucha, no preokupá, lo bo topa bo mes
Follow your heart and nothing else
– Sigui bo kurason i nada mas
And you can do this, oh, baby, if you try
– I bo por hasi esaki, oh, mucha muhé, si bo purba
All that I want for you, my son, is to be satisfied
– Tur loke mi ke pa bo, mi yu, ta pa ta satisfecho
And be a simple kind of man
– I mi sa un tipo simpel di hòmber
Oh, be something you love and understand
– Oh, mi sa algu ku bo ta stima i komprondé
Baby, be a simple kind of man
– Mi bebe, mi sa un tipo simpel di hòmber
Oh, won’t you do this for me son, if you can?
– Bo no ta hasi esaki pa mi, yu, si bo por?
Baby, be a simple, be a simple man
– Bebé, sea simpel, sea un hòmber simpel
Oh, be something you love and understand
– Oh, mi sa algu ku bo ta stima i komprondé
Baby, be a simple kind of man
– Mi bebe, mi sa un tipo simpel di hòmber
