Jah Live

About Jah Live

"Jah Live" is a song by Bob Marley & The Wailers, released as a single in 1975. The song was recorded and released within days following the announcement of the death of Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia whom Rastafarians see as the reincarnation of God, whom they call Jah. The song was written as a message to the world that Haile Selassie I had not died as the Ethiopian government of the time and (according to the song) detractors of the Rastafarian religion claimed. When the song was released, Selassie was claimed dead by the Ethiopian authorities but there was no body. Marley was prescient in response to the news that no body had not been found saying, "Yuh cyant kill God". In the song, Marley directly confronts those who doubt the Rastafari movement because of the apparent death of Selassie I: Fools sayin' in their heart Rasta your God is dead But I and I know Jah! Jah! Dreaded it shall be dreaded and dread... Though originally recorded as a single, the song has since been released on the 1992 box set Songs of Freedom, as a bonus track on the 2001 re-release of Marley's 1976 album Rastaman Vibration and in 2002 on its "deluxe edition", and on the compilations One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley & The Wailers (2001) and Gold (2005). more »

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1998

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Jah live, children, ye-ah!
Jah, Jah live, children, yeah!
Jah live, children, ye-ah!
Jah, Jah live, children, yeah!

The truth is an offense,
But not a sin.
Is he who laugh last,
Children, is he who win.
Is a foolish dog
Bark at a flying bird.
One sheep a-must learn, children,
To respect the shepherd.

Jah live, children, ye-ah!
Jah, Jah live, children, yeah!
Jah live, children, ye-ah-ah-ah!
Jah, Jah live, children, yeah! Jah!

Fools say in their heart,
"Rasta, your god is dead!"
But I'n'I know:
Jah, Jah Dread;
It shall be Dreader Dread.

Jah live, children, ye-ah!
Jah, Jah live, children, yeah!
Jah live, children, ye-ah!
Jah, Jah live, children, yeah!

Let Jah arise
Now that the enemies are scattered!
Let Jah arise
The enemies, the enemies are scattered.

Jah live, children, ye-ah!
Jah, Jah live, ooh!, children, yeah!
Jah live, children, ye-ah!
Jah, Jah live, children, yeah!

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Bob Marley & the Wailers

Bob Marley & The Wailers were a Jamaican reggae band created by Bob Marley. The band formed when self-taught musician Peter Tosh met Neville Livingston (Bunny Wailer), and Robert Nesta Marley (Bob Marley) in 1963 and taught them how to play guitar, keyboards, and percussion. By late 1963 Junior Braithwaite, Beverley Kelso, and Cherry Smith had joined The Wailers. After Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the band in 1974, Bob Marley began touring with new band members. His new backing band included brothers Carlton and Aston "Family Man" Barrett on drums and bass respectively, Junior Marvin and Al Anderson on lead guitar, Tyrone Downie and Earl "Wya" Lindo on keyboards, and Alvin "Seeco" Patterson on percussion. The "I Threes", consisting of Judy Mowatt, Mar… more »

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