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lyrics
Sun go down, sun go down,
Mr Circle Sing Sing taim long sun i go down
Olgeta, Wanpela, mi na yu
Papa Deo kolim wantaim bigpela kundu
War wokim bugarap,War wokim bugarap
Lukim olsem dispela war i wokim bugarap
Olgeta crai crai, Olgeta crai crai
Olgeta crai crai taim long war i wokim bugarap
Pen wokim bel hot, Pen wokim bel hot,
Lukim olsem dispela pen i wokim bel hot
Bel hot wokim Paitim, Kros wokim Paitim
Lukim olsem dispela Bel hot wokim Paitim
Paitim wokim pen nau, Paitim wokim pen
Lukim olsem dispela samting i go round nau
Nius bilong pis, Nius bilong pis
Olgeta tok tok long dis' Nius bilong pis
Pis bilong yumi, Pis bilong yumi
Pis bilong long yumi bikos bel isi bilong yumi
Sun go down, sun go down,
Mr Circle Sing Sing taim long sun i go down
Olgeta, Wanpela, mi na yu
Papa Deo kolim wantaim bigpela kundu.
Translation: Mr Circle (Song for For Bougainville)
Sun go down, sun go down
Mr Circle sings as the sun goes down
all and one, me and you,
God calls us with his big bass drum
War buggers things up, see how war buggers things up
Everybody cries when war buggers things up
Pain causes anger, pain causes anger (bel hot=hot guts)
See the way that pain causes anger
Anger leads to fighting, anger leads to fighting
See the way that anger leads to fighting
Fighting leads to pain, fighting causes pain
Look how it all goes around
News of the peace, News of the peace
Everybody is talking of the news of the peace
Peace is ours, peace is yours and mine
Peace is ours, because we have peace inside (bel isi=easy guts)
Sun go down, sun go down
Mr Circle sings as the sun goes down
all and one, me and you,
God calls us with his big bass drum
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