In this publication I started a series of three posts in which I try to give a vision of what these rules are about, which are the rules that govern the community of reggaejahm, which of course go beyond publishing about reggae music and Caribbean culture, even beyond originality, non-plagiarism and the respect that should prevail on this platform, are rules that are purely human and that transcend - or should transcend - our daily lives.
Let's go with that second rule, in this case it's KEEP IT IRIE.
Keep it IRIE: What does that mean?
Simply by saying the word IRIE we are referring to maintaining positive emotions, feelings and thoughts. And I want to emphasize the word simply, but the truth is that it seems that for many people this staying positive thing is not very good.
How about always being on a positive energy level?, the one that makes us feel happy and grateful for every day of life, every breath, even feeling blessed when we have a lot or when we don't. That possibility that we all have to connect with ourselves and with others in a deep way and with the best of energies, to fill ourselves with positive emotions and to be able to contagiate with this to others, can you visualize a world in which only positive emotions are the ones that prevail?
Well, that's basically what it's all about, vibrating positively...
The Chilean reggae band Gondwana has a song (in Spanish) that refers to that term and its meaning. I leave the video below, plus the lyrics (Spanish and English) later.
A continuación la letra de la canción con su respectiva traducción.
Irie conciencia del alma
Irie es relajo mental, yes I
Irie mensaje de jah
Irie es ser de verdad
En babylon mueren las ideas dread
Bajo el manto oculto del opresor
El hombre se viste como ángel
Pero agrio sabe su corazon
Selassie i mando un emisario
Y en sueños el ras me mostró
Que dulce es la vida de un rasta
Si escucha a su corazón, escuchalo!!
Irie conciencia del alma
Irie es relajo mental, yes i
Irie mensaje de jah
Irie es ser de verdad (x2)
Y cada día viviendo con alegría y sin fantasía
Porque jah me hace pensar
Y grito ¡dread no te dejes caer!
Babylon es una máquina y te va a demoler irie
Irie conciencia del alma
Irie es relajo mental, yes i
Irie mensaje de jah
Irie es ser de verdad (x2)
Irie, conciencia del alma, canta mi gente irie!
Irie!!!
At babylon, dread ideas die
Under the oppressor's cloak
Man dresses like an angel
But sour knows his heart
Selassie and I send an emissary
And in my dreams the ras showed me
How sweet is the life of a Rasta
If you listen to your heart, listen to it!
Irie soul consciousness
Irie is relaxation of mind, yes i
Irie message from jah
Irie is being real (x2)
And every day living with joy and without fantasy
Because jah makes me think
And I yell, "Dread, don't drop!
Babylon is a machine and it's going to demolish you, Irie.
Irie soul consciousness
Irie is relaxation of mind, yes i
Irie message from jah
Irie is being real (x2)
Irie, soul consciousness, sing my people irie!
Irie!!!
I'll say goodbye until the next issue.
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