Culcha Candela is a multicultural Reggae/Dancehall/Hip Hop band from Berlin… Read Full Bio ↴Culcha Candela is a multicultural Reggae/Dancehall/Hip Hop band from Berlin, Germany. It was formed in 2001 by founding members Johnny Strange, Itchyban, and Lafrotino. They were later joined by singers Larsito, Mr. Reedoo, Don Cali, and DJ Chino con Estilo. Their differing heritages allows for a mixture of lyrics in German, English, Spanish, and Patois.

There is a notable turn in their music as well as in the lyrics from their self-named third album onwards. This attracted many new, mostly younger, fans but disgruntled those who supported them in the beginning of their career.

Give Thanks
Culcha Candela Lyrics

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Fi di wuman dem again
This one goes out to all a di babymothers inna di world
Again candela say

[Chorus]
This ya one a fi nobody but mama
Forever love and respect you
Give thanks because we never get another

Everything we have we get from you this ya one a fi nobody bt mama
Forever love and respect you
Give thanks because we never get another
Say one love fi di mama

Me sing again
Mama give me home mama give me food
Mama give me di knowledge teach me right attitude
Mama give me life and mama give me love too
This is why me sing a lovesong just for you
Ipray fi jah jah give you lifetime full of wonder
Inna your struggie you may not surrender me sing and pray
Fi di time where there's no need fi talk about gender
See every wuman as a mama
Your mama

[Bridge]
Sing about war
Sing about peace
Sing about di truth and di lies
All di lies dem a teach
Sing for the people inna this one world
All die boys and girls
We chant pure love everyday sing another song fi god almighty
But thsi ya one a

[Chorus]

Quien the regala tanto tiempo como lo hace una mama
Quien te conoce a ti asi como lo hace tu mama
Quien dime quien quien te hace tanto bien como tu mama
Quien te pario quien the nutrio quien te cargo en su vientre y sufrio
Con esta estrofa te quiero decir te quiero mama

Te mando angelitos que culden de ti
Que te libran del mal y te agan fellz
Dios elijio a la mujer
Le dio el poderr de extender
La raza humana a su querer
Por eso mereces respeto mujer

I just wanna let you know that you're eternal in my life mama
You gave me love and you always treated me right mama
I wanna show ya that am no longer a child but I'm still your's even if
You're
No longer my guide cause inside my soul I see happyness and sweet memories
Give thanks fi your work cause I appreciat this
Nawe tat nkwebazar ne essanjo bye wandaga jau

This ya one a fi nobody but mama
Forever love and respect you
Give thanks because we never get another
Everything we have we get from you
This ya one a fi nobody but mama
Forever love and respect you
Give thanks because you never get another
One love to all die mamas!

[Bridge]

[Chorus]

Overall Meaning

The song "Give Thanks" by Culcha Candela is a tribute to all the mothers in the world. The opening lines of the song explicitly mention the babymothers and give a shout-out to all the mothers, emphasizing how much they mean to us. The chorus of the song repeatedly stresses that the song is for nobody else but our mama. It shows how much we love and respect them for everything they've done for us. We are forever grateful and indebted to them for providing us with food, knowledge, life, and love. The song also reminds us that regardless of our gender, every woman is a mama, and we should treat them with respect.

The song then switches to Spanish and discusses the importance of a mother in our lives. It asks who else can sacrifice so much time for us, knows us so well, and does so much good for us. The lyrics appreciate the fact that a mother carries us in her womb, nourishes us, and suffers for us. The song then reaffirms the mothers' power to extend the human race, making them worthy of respect. The song ends by reiterating that it is for nobody but the mothers.

Line by Line Meaning

Fi di wuman dem again
This song is dedicated to all the mothers of the world

This one goes out to all a di babymothers inna di world
This song is especially for single mothers who raise children alone

This ya one a fi nobody but mama
This song is solely dedicated to mothers

Forever love and respect you
We will always love and respect our mothers

Give thanks because we never get another
We should be grateful for our mothers because we only get one

Everything we have we get from you
Mothers provide us with everything we need

Mama give me home mama give me food
Mothers provide us with a home and food

Mama give me di knowledge teach me right attitude
Mothers teach us valuable knowledge and good attitudes

Mama give me life and mama give me love too
Mothers give us life and unconditional love

This is why me sing a lovesong just for you
This song is a love song dedicated to mothers

Ipray fi jah jah give you lifetime full of wonder
We pray to God to bless our mothers with a wonderful life

Inna your struggie you may not surrender me sing and pray
In times of trouble, we sing and pray for our mothers to not give up

Fi di time where there's no need fi talk about gender
We should see all women as mothers, regardless of gender

See every wuman as a mama
We should treat every woman as a mother figure

Sing about war, Sing about peace
We sing about both war and peace

Sing about di truth and di lies, All di lies dem a teach
We sing about both the truth and lies that we are taught

Sing for the people inna this one world, All die boys and girls
We sing for everyone in this world, both boys and girls

We chant pure love everyday sing another song fi god almighty
We sing about pure love every day, and another song for God

Quien the regala tanto tiempo como lo hace una mama
Who gives you as much time as your mother does?

Quien te conoce a ti asi como lo hace tu mama
Who knows you better than your mother does?

Quien dime quien quien te hace tanto bien como tu mama
Who does as much good for you as your mother does?

Quien te pario quien the nutrio
Who gave birth to you and nurtured you?

Con esta estrofa te quiero decir te quiero mama
With this verse I want to say I love you, mom

Te mando angelitos que culden de ti
I send you angels to watch over you

Que te libran del mal y te agan fellz
They will protect you from evil and make you happy

Dios elijio a la mujer, Le dio el poderr de extender
God chose women and gave them the power to create life

Por eso mereces respeto mujer
That's why women deserve respect

I just wanna let you know that you're eternal in my life mama
We want our mothers to know that they will always be in our lives

You gave me love and you always treated me right mama
Mothers love us and always do what is best for us

I wanna show ya that am no longer a child but I'm still your's even if You're No longer my guide cause inside my soul I see happyness and sweet memories
We want to prove to our mothers that although we have grown up, we still cherish the happy memories we have with them

Give thanks fi your work cause I appreciat this
We are grateful for everything our mothers have done for us

Nawe tat nkwebazar ne essanjo bye wandaga jau
Unknown - likely to be a message of love and respect to mothers

One love to all die mamas!
We send our love to all mothers!

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: OMAR DUQUE, HANNO GRAF, MATTHIAS HAFEMANN, MATTHAEUS JASCHIK, JAN KROUZILEK, LARS BARRAGAN DE LUYZ, JOHN MAGIRIBA LWANGA, OSMAN FERNANDO PERDOMO

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