Fati ma Upu: Lonnie Ray Atkinson
Faaliliuga: Julie Nastri
Vocals: Lonnie Ray Atkinson
Fa'amatalaga Vocals: Celia Manriquez ma Tomas Rivas
Ala Musika: Mea Faigaluega (Advance) saunia e Anitek
(http://www.jamendo.com/en/track/780389/advance ma Anitek (TripHop))
This song is about immigration. It is meant to question our perceptions regarding borders, citizenship, inalienable rights, global economics, exceptionalism, and other factors that shape immigration policy and the immigration debate. It is under the Creative Commons License: Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0.
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Fuaiupu Muamua:
E maua le sitiseni o lenei pepe laitiiti / e leai se mea e maua e lenei pepe
E maua e lenei pepe laitiiti se fa'amanuiaga / e leai se mea e maua e lenei pepe
ma o lenei pepe laititi e vaʻavaʻai atu i ona matua o tagi - taʻi taʻi i le fale
Pepe ma le leo/pepe e lanu enaena
Na filifilia e Pepe matua sese / Pepe, alu ese mai lou fanua
‘cause this little baby just knows that this little baby is trash
Ma e le mafai e lenei pepe laitiiti ona faalogo atu i lenei pepe laitiiti o fesili...
Chorus One:
fa'amatalaga (fa'aliliuina):
(- How can inalienable rights be based on citizenship, if citizenship is based on the luck of one’s birth?
– Aren’t derogatory terms like “illegals” just another form of dehumanizing a political and economic scapegoat?)
Na fa'apefea ona e iloa e te 'ino'ino 'iā te a'u?
Na fa'apefea ona e iloa e te 'ino'ino 'iā te a'u?
Tu'u lava...
Na e maua a'u i hola
Fuaiupu Lua:
This little baby we’re ashamed of / and this little baby we’re proud
This little baby was chosen / but don’t say that too loud
This little baby will work the jobs that this little baby won’t do
And who cares about the conditions as long as this little baby’s not you
Amerika le matagofie / Amerika le fa'ailoga
E na'o pepe fa'apitoa e mafai ona maua mea e maua e a tatou pepe
O pepe Amerika o se vasega tulaga ese
Ma e na o pepe e tetee i Amerika e maua le neura e fesili ai ...
Chorus Lua:
fa'amatalaga (fa'aliliuina):
(- Hasn’t neoliberal economics contributed to worsening conditions throughout the developing world, forcing migration to this country?
- E le o se pepelo ea le faatagaina o le tafe fua o tupe faavae i luga o tuaoi ae le o le tafe saoloto o galuega ma le mamalu faaletagata?)
Na fa'apefea ona e iloa e te 'ino'ino 'iā te a'u?
Na fa'apefea ona e iloa e te 'ino'ino 'iā te a'u?
Tu'u lava...
Na e maua a'u i hola
Alalaupapa:
fa'amatalaga:
tama / tina / tuafafine / tuagane /
tagata solitulafono / taula / osofaʻiga / isi
Fuaiupu Tolu:
This little baby’s undeserving, so this little baby keeps hid
Ma na maua e lenei pepe laitiiti ana aia tatau e ala i le pau i le mea na ia faia ai
Ae o nisi o pepe laiti ua lava ma totoe le numera o le tuputupu ae vave
Seia oo ina laa mai le motu o tagata mai le ata lafoia, ma fesili mai se tali a leo...
Aufaipese Tolu:
fa'amatalaga (fa'aliliuina):
(- Afai e muta felafolafoaiga i le soliina o se tulafono, e mafai faapefea ona tatou viia le gaioiga mo aia tatau?
- O le a se faʻataʻitaʻiga sili atu o le tetee malosi e mafai ona tatou ole atu ai nai lo se aso faigaluega faamaoni?)
Na fa'apefea ona e iloa e te 'ino'ino 'iā te a'u?
Na fa'apefea ona e iloa e te 'ino'ino 'iā te a'u?
Tu'u lava...
Na e maua a'u i hola
Outro:
fa'amatalaga (fa'aliliuina):
(- Aren’t the most vulnerable always demonized in order to divert attention from those with power?
– Aren’t these borders merely imaginary lines drawn in the shadow of genocide, theft and forced labor?
– Pe le ose aia tatau fa'ale-tagata e le o se fa'agaioiga o aia tatau a tagata?
– Pe tatou te talitonu moni i aiā tatau a tagata soifua?)
tama / tina / tuafafine / tuagane /
tagata solitulafono / taula / osofaʻiga / isi
Na fa'apefea ona e iloa e te 'ino'ino 'iā te a'u?
Na faapefea ona e iloa e te ʻinoʻino iā te aʻu?…