African children don't cry no more   African people don't die no more   politician don't lie no more   we haffi stand up   and go for a brighter tomorrow   so don't cry no more   African people don't die no more   you know the time for peace is now   we have to stand up   and go for a brighter tomorrow      soldados enanos - hasta los dientes armados   matan a hermanas y a hermanos - y solo con ocho anos   no hay nadie que les ofresca calor - tampoco hay tiempo para   calmar el dolor - suenan siempre por un futuro mejor   pero cada dia es peor peor y peor      now we want no see no bredren and sistren dem dead   but down in Africa blood run redder than red   civil war destruction and violence   but this time the killers are dem little children   there aint no faith and no conscience no more   just total elimination of hope and future   to many black people killing each other   we have to safe humanity and culture      African children don't cry no more   African people don't die no more   politician don't lie no more   we have to stand up   and go for a brighter tomorrow   so don't cry no more   African people don't die no more   you know the time for peace is now   we have to stand up   and go for a brighter tomorrow      Uganda is where my father come from   I love my people and I love this land   but there is a problem that a gwaan for too long   some rebels inna north them keep fighting on   inna darkness of the night the evil army it comes   dem break inna the house and steal the mother their sons   dem train dem as a soldier give them brainwash and guns   and force dem to kill dem own families oh lord      don't keep looking away    don't just say this is not your problem   we all take part in the same bloody game    it's up to us to make a change now      African children don't cry no more   African people don't die no more   politician don't lie no more   we have to stand up   and go for a brighter tomorrow   so don't cry no more   African people don't die no more   you know the time for peace is now   we have to stand up   and go for a brighter tomorrow      soldados enanos - hasta los dientes armados   matan a hermanas y hermanos   hablo de ninos africanosque se ensangran las manos   les quitaron su ninez su papa y mama y hogar   ahora solos de un momento a otro les toca madurar   a donde vamos a parar - este conflicto hay tratar de acabar      don't keep looking away - don't just say this is not your problem   we all take part in the same bloody game   it's up to us to make a change now      African children don't cry no more   African people don't die no more   politician don't lie no more   we have to stand up   and go for a brighter tomorrow   so don't cry no more   African people don't die no more   you know the time for peace is now   we have stand up   and go for a brighter tomorrow