| Desmond Dekker – Israelites Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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haha if you know reggae so well why dont you learn to spell it? Ethiopia is the geographical Israel, but the rastafari philosophy also means this can be a mental state. Babylon usually refers to the downpressors of the rastafari, meaning capitalist civilisation. This song is an expression of the downpression by babylon and perhaps a pining for the Israelites of Africa to be free. The ultimate goal of Rastafari is to get back to Zion, meaning a natural coalition with the Earth, set in Africa. The movement is essentially an inteperitation of the bible, suggesting that it focused on the wrong set of people. The movement is centred around Haile Sellase, the Empororer of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) who was beleived to be God incarnate, and who is believed to return. |
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