My People

Mi gente

My People

¡Mi gente!
My people!
¡Sí! ¡Sí!
Yeah!
¡Mi gente!
My people!
¡Sí! ¡Sí!
Yeah!

La fundación de los Estados Unidos
The foundation of the United States
Descansa en el sudor de mi pueblo
Rests on the sweat of my people
Todos los enemigos de los EE.UU
Every enemy of the USA
Ha tenido que enfrentar a mi gente en las líneas del frente
Has had to face my people on the front lines

Gente, mi gente está muriendo
People, my people are dyin'
Y lo vemos todo el tiempo
And we see it all the time
No sé dónde estaría nuestro futuro
Don't know where our future would be
Si no está aquí, ¿cómo podemos mantenernos fuertes?
If he's not here, how do we stay strong?

Sólo nosotros podemos salvarnos de nosotros
Only we can save us from us
Llevar a cabo el cambio vamos a mostrar a nuestra gente el amor
Bring about change we will show our people love

Mi gente, mantén la cabeza en alto
My people, hold your head up
Mi gente, no se canse
My people, don't get fed up
Mi gente se levanta, mi gente lucha
My people rise, my people fight
Mi gente lo hace bien
My people do alright

Mi gente camina con orgullo y
My people walk with pride and
Estamos marchando lado a lado y
We're marchin' side by side and
Mi gente se ríe, mi gente llora
My people laugh, my people cry
Mi gente cabalga y muere
My people ride and die

Gente, mi pueblo, sigue esforzándose
People, my people, keep striving
Hay un plan maestro más grande
There's a greater master plan
Necesitamos conocer nuestra historia
We need to know our history
Éramos reyes y reinas de la mayor dinastía
We were kings and queens of the greatest dynasty

Sólo nosotros podemos salvarnos de nosotros
Only we can save us from us
Llevar a cabo el cambio vamos a mostrar a nuestra gente el amor
Bring about change we will show our people love

Mi gente, mantén la cabeza en alto
My people, hold your head up
Mi gente, no se canse
My people, don't get fed up
Mi gente se levanta, mi gente lucha
My people rise, my people fight
Mi gente lo hace bien
My people do alright

Mi gente camina con orgullo y
My people walk with pride and
Estamos marchando lado a lado y
We're marchin' side by side and
Mi gente se ríe, mi gente llora
My people laugh, my people cry
Mi gente cabalga y muere
My people ride and die

Mi gente, mantén la cabeza en alto
My people, hold your head up
Mi gente, no se canse
My people, don't get fed up
Mi gente se levanta, mi gente lucha
My people rise, my people fight
Mi gente lo hace bien
My people do alright

Mi gente camina con orgullo y
My people walk with pride and
Estamos marchando lado a lado y
We're marchin' side by side and
Mi gente se ríe, mi gente llora
My people laugh, my people cry
Mi gente cabalga y muere
My people ride and die

¿Quiénes son mi gente? Dr. Vernon Johns
Who are my people? Dr. Vernon Johns
Dr. Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks
Dr. Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks
Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X
Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X
Obispo Desmond Tutu, Mohammad Ali
Bishop Desmond Tutu, Mohammad Ali
Sydney Poitier, Quincy Jones
Sydney Poitier, Quincy Jones

Colin Powell, Oprah Winfrey
Colin Powell, Oprah Winfrey
Barraca Obama, Spike Lee
Barrack Obama, Spike Lee
Michael Jordan, Venus y Serena Williams
Michael Jordan, Venus and Serena Williams
Tiger Woods, equipo de baloncesto femenino de The Rutgers
Tiger Woods, The Rutgers Women's Basketball Team
Somos mi pueblo, somos el futuro
We are my people, we are the future

Mi gente, mantén la cabeza en alto
My people, hold your head up
Mi gente, no se canse
My people, don't get fed up
Mi gente se levanta, mi gente lucha
My people rise, my people fight
Mi gente lo hace bien
My people do alright

Mi gente camina con orgullo y
My people walk with pride and
Estamos marchando lado a lado y
We're marchin' side by side and
Mi gente se ríe, mi gente llora
My people laugh, my people cry
Mi gente cabalga y muere
My people ride and die

Mi gente, mantén la cabeza en alto
My people, hold your head up
Mi gente, no se canse
My people, don't get fed up
Mi gente se levanta, mi gente lucha
My people rise, my people fight
Mi gente lo hace bien
My people do alright

Mi gente camina con orgullo y
My people walk with pride and
Estamos marchando lado a lado y
We're marchin' side by side and
Mi gente se ríe, mi gente llora
My people laugh, my people cry
Mi gente cabalga y muere
My people ride and die

Harriet Tubman, Shirley César
Harriet Tubman, Shirley Caesar
Jane Pittman, Juanita Bynum
Miss Jane Pittman, Juanita Bynum
Maya Angelou, obispo T.D. Jakes
Maya Angelou, Bishop T.D. Jakes
Señora C.J. Walker, Obispo Noel Jones
Madam C.J. Walker, Bishop Noel Jones

Las mamás Mabley, Reverendo Blake Scott
Moms Mabley, Reverend Blake Scott
Aretha Franklin, Reverendo Jamal Bryant
Aretha Franklin, Reverend Jamal Bryant
Dorothy Dandridge, Richard Pryor
Dorothy Dandridge, Richard Pryor
Lena Horn, Samuel Jackson
Lena Horn, Samuel Jackson
Nancy Wilson, Magic Johnson
Nancy Wilson, Magic Johnson
Mahalia Jackson, Smokey Robinson
Mahalia Jackson, Smokey Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson, Nikki Giovanni
Sugar Ray Robinson, Nikki Giovanni
Adam Clayton Powell, Ateni Shakur
Adam Clayton Powell, Afeni Shakur
Los hermanos Funk, Miles Davis
The Funk Brothers, Miles Davis
Sr. James Brown, 2Pac
Mr. James Brown, 2Pac
Bob Marley, Biggie Smalls
Bob Marley, Biggie Smalls

Billie Holiday, Cathy Hughes
Billie Holiday, Cathy Hughes
Charlie Parker, Betty Shabazz
Charlie Parker, Betty Shabazz
Denzel Washington, Coretta Scott King
Denzel Washington, Coretta Scott King
Morgan Freeman, Angela Davis
Morgan Freeman, Angela Davis
James Earl Jones, Nat King Cole
James Earl Jones, Nat King Cole

Curtis Mayfield, Bob Johnson
Curtis Mayfield, Bob Johnson
Marvin Gaye, Johnnie Cochran
Marvin Gaye, Johnnie Cochran
Berry Gordy, Nat Turner
Berry Gordy, Nat Turner
Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby
Michael Jackson, Bill Cosby
Cuba Gooding Jr., Gregory
Cuba Gooding Jr., **** Gregory
Chris Tucker, Langston Hughes
Chris Tucker, Langston Hughes

Reverendo Al Sharpton, Katherine Dandrige
Reverend Al Sharpton, Katherine Dandrige
Jesse Jackson, Debbie Allen
Jesse Jackson, Debbie Allen
¡Guau! Gregory Hines
Woo! Gregory Hines
Benjamín Zefaniah, Robert Pele
Benjamin Zephaniah, Robert Pele
Kofi Annan, Luther Vandross
Kofi Annan, Luther Vandross

Tyler Perry, Wynton Marsalis
Tyler Perry, Wynton Marsalis
Zadie Smith, Charles Blanco
Zadie Smith, Charles White
Pelé, Romare Bearden
Pele, Romare Bearden
Robert Mugambi, Gordon Parks
Robert Mugambi, Gordon Parks
Omar, John McLean
Omar, John McLean

Mariam Makeba, Susan Taylor
Mariam Makeba, Susan Taylor
Alma II Alma, Tom Bail
Soul II Soul, Tom Bail
Antwan Fuqua, Damien Marley
Antwan Fuqua, Damien Marley
Trevor McDonald, Las estrellas negras
Trevor McDonald, The Black Stars
Angie Stone, Conde Basie
Angie Stone, Count Basie
Duke Ellington, Jackie Robinson
Duke Ellington, Jackie Robinson

Bill Clinton, eso es lo que dije
Bill Clinton, that's right I said it
Saben que fue el primer hombre negro en la Casa Blanca
Y'all know that was the first black man in the White House