[male
vocals] *
Chant:*
Dea...
Dea...
Kailahun
District.
Hear
the
words
of
the
ancestors.
Dea
chiefdom,
rise
up.
The
royal
Gaima
family,
stand
firm.
Moo-ah
Bahn-dee
beh-lye
loh ,
Our
Gbandi
ancestors
say
Bä-wa-o-nia.
oh,
yeah.
Do
you
remember?
Do
you
remember
the
old
days
in
Baiwala?
The
capital
of
the
great
Dea
Chiefdom.
When
the
British
drew
the
lines
in 1896,
The
ancestors
stood
tall.
They
never
bowed
down,
no.
The
Gaima
lineage,
the
royal
house,
Guarding
the
land,
guarding
the
culture,
Bringing
development
to
the
Eastern
Province.
We
chant
them
down,
we
lift
them
up!
Gaima!
Great
Paramount
Chiefs
of
Dea!
From
the
soil
of
Kailahun,
hear
them
call!
Gaima!
Pillars
of
the
chiefdom's
glory!
We
remember,
yes,
we
remember
them
all.
Who
built
the
foundations? *
Chant:
The
Gaima
House!*
Who
brought
the
people
together
after
the
struggles? *
Chant:
The
Gaima
House!*
We
talk
about
the
protectors
of
the
land,
The
ones
who
built
the
schools,
The
ones
who
cleared
the
roads
for
trade,
Bringing
cacao
and
coffee
to
the
rich
earth.
They
settled
the
disputes
with
wisdom,
Not
with
the
sword,
but
with
the
heart.
The
Tribal
Authority
knows
their
name,
Written
in
the
records
of
history,
Never
to
be
erased
by
the
passage
of
time.
Speak
of
the
grandfathers.
Speak
of
the
ones
who
came
before.
The
Fouding
Warrior
the
great
Yaku
Gbongo
to
his
son
Gaima
Gbiyalo,
Momoh
Gaima
the
Gaima
patriarch,
and
all
the
great
Gaima
Paramount
Chiefs
of
the
Gaima
dynasty
for
the
past
one
and
half
century
of
uninterrupted
rule.
They
sat
under
the
cotton
tree.
They
looked
out
across
the
Moa
River.
They
said, "
Dea
chiefdom
must
survive.
Our
children
must
learn,
our
people
must
be
fed."
True
development,
roots
development.
Gaima!
Great
Paramount
Chiefs
of
Dea!
From
the
soil
of
Kailahun,
hear
them
call!
Gaima!
Pillars
of
the
chiefdom's
glory!
We
remember,
yes,
we
remember
them
all.
Baiwala
stand
up...
Kailahun
District...
Remember
the
history.
Never
forget
your
roots.
The
greatness
of
Dea.
Gaima
family,
live
on.
Jah...
Rastafari.