Nuh Batty Man, Nuh Salamite

(Patois)

 

Wa kina nahsi ting dat dem a kom wid?

Nuh bring unu batty ahgument tu mi.

Mi nuh wahn ier nuttn bout nuh salamite.

Kip unu batty bizniz ahn unu salamite bizniz tu unuself.

Gad neva mek man fi ave sex wid man.

An im neva mek ooman fi ave sex wid ooman.

Mi nuh suppuot batty man ahn salamite.

Man ahn man cyahn ave pickney.

Ahn ooman ahn ooman cyahn ave pickney.

Lang seed man nuffi married lang seed man.

Ahn ooman nuffi married ooman.

Fyah fi di batty man dem.

Ahn fyah fi di salamite dem.

Jugement fi all oo a promuot battyism.

Ow a man luk pan a nex man ahn lus ahfa im?

Ahn ow a ooman luk pan a nex ooman ahn lus ahfa ar?

Dem ting deh a frigin slackniss pan Jah lan.

Guh weh wid unu battyism ahn unu salamiteism.

Fyah fi di nahsi bwoy dem.

Ahn fyah fi di nahsi gyal dem.

Brimstuon ahn fyah fi di wolla unu!

This poem is about: 
My country
Our world

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