Children Crying in the Ghetto - LifeTuff, Life Ruff, Dung a Yard

[imanjamming]

look on the raw talent and potential...

[BurnBabylon777]

I try to translate it as good as I can :

"it´s ruff but nobody fuss, life down a yard is tuff , it´s ruff but nobody fuss, .. days up and days the pickney dem (children) no eat , they outa di street , some of them a sneak pon di cold (?) .. life down a yard is tuff , it´s ruff but nobody fuss.. naked body and empty (belly?) .... (?) the pressure thrown pon them (?) my god what a disgrace!!!"

maybe someone can help me with the missing words..

[gnosiszeal]

@BurnBabylon777 him talk about collar bone , when people skinny can see that enit, and bang belly like ho starvin youth dem belly bang out , seen .. peace and love. rastafari

[bwoyrough]

@BurnBabylon777 This is the words as he says, i ? a few of them as u see....

It Ruff but no badda fuss

life dung a yard, it tuff, it ruff, but no badda fuss

days upon days the pickney dem no eat, they out a the street,

some a dem a sleep pon the coke? cans(wheat?)

Life dun a yard it tuff it ruff but no badda fuss

naked bodies and empty stomachs, deep collar bone and (ban?) gut,

depression throw up on dem face, my god what a disgrace.

[bwoyrough]

@bwoyrough English interpretation:

It's Ruff, but don't bother fussing,

Life down a yard, it tuff, it ruff

But no bother fussing

Day after day the children they don't eat, they're out on the street,

Some of them sleep on the coke cans?(rubbish tip)

Life in this yard is tuff, it's ruff but don't bother fussing,

Naked bodies and empty stomachs, deep collar bones and big belly(malnutrition),

Depression all over there face, My God What a disgrace....

[michaotto23]

this is a great video ! can I reupload it please ?

[MrsCreamyPhatPhat]

Wow, that lil kid knows too much too soon. What a talent he has! That was very moving.

[Joedandubs]

this is a dub sample right ere. safe

[Joedandubs]

this is a dub sample right ere. safe

[TheUkoo]

One of Brave Lions Inna Den...NO FEAR!!

[MrTURK5314]

West LA :)

[kajekury]

very nicce!mad kid!!

[cheryklemish95]

njoyed this great movie in webmovietube

[mennelikP]

the new linton kwesi jhonson or mutabaruka cool

ya cant blame the youth to see and feel and say whats going wrong

[Pew420]

Didn't understand a shit...

[ThunderingSilver]

ah wha!

kinda translation dat?

[jewjewbeedZ]

@ThunderingSilver LOL!  It looks german. LOL!

[ThunderingSilver]

@jewjewbeedZ I figured it out when i asked my pops.Tthanks for responding

[basicband]

Powerful vid.

[medium8]

nice

[aganagirl]

so young and seen so much.

soon come

[reggaedirect]

powerful thanks for the upload much respect to you for that jah works..

[mfshame]

Ganja make it alright!! Legalize it. Check out "Take A Toke~EXIT"

[iamearthbornami]

peace

[ThunderCoffee]

and the meek shall inherit the world

[toddvandongen]

How could this video not be 5 stars?

[rengersijtsma]

Special little guy..

[dedicated2u4ever]

RESPECT!!!

[TanteMarco]

klasse

[rudymacc73]

i like that

[laureltonkid]

That kid is real ill.....Big news from a small place

[andreshernandezharo]

no se que es lo que diga este chiquillo pero me muero de ganas por saberlo alguien tiene o se sabe la traduccion de lo que dice este disparate

[nickfury510]

days upon days they pickney dem no eat..they house are the street..somebody must sleep pon da cold concrete......

boom.....

[madisimmons2006]

MAXIMUM RASPECT..BLESSINGS

[soveregin93]

wow he so cute bigg ups!!!

[cemtex1]

yoot got some heart!

[mRNaStYYY85]

boaaa wie wenige wissen wie gut es uns geht, die armen menschen in dem video sind schon froh wenn sie leben , wir sollten echt mehr helfen....

[ibot85]

ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu

es ist schon krass das ein kleiner kleiner junge so viel über elend weiß

allein dieser fers über aufgeblähte leiber

der is doch gerade ma 8 jahre JUNG

wenn überhaupt

[jahalafia]

this is rooooooooooooooooooooooooooots­!

[smokemygranny]

this is the real back-a-bush.pickney dem a bawl wid white squall and the women dem a tallawah.and the tourist dem a pose like chuck norris. jah bless.

[jamaicansinbristol]

thank you for share it :)

We have our little contribution to the Jamaican´s history... feel free to check it out on our channel. It would be great to share it with people that love or would like to know more about that country and culture.

Thanks again!

[LINEAGETUBE]

classss

[1jaq]

I love this poem, so real, so true from many angles, however, on a more positive note, this film is quite dated in my humble opinion, and without saying, there is poverty in Jamaica, it is nowhere near as bad as portrayed here, even in gullyside... For me it's important that this poem is dealt with from the aspect of it being tuff in yard, by dealing with the problem of guns and hardcore drugs, such as coke etc... despite these problems Jamaica nicee...

Feel free to challenge my comments bless!

[bwoyrough]

tru, the film is dated and was a reflection of the time, it talks about the suffering they face on a daily basis i guess. It was done at a time when something very special was happeing in Jamaica, it was the time when those ghettos where producing the most talented reggae artists ever, it was a breeding ground for concious expression.

[bwoyrough]

What a powerful piece of film though hearing these words spoken by a child! and the naked kids in the background which he talks of in the poem. I have a feeling it might be a poem by Malachi Smith but not 100% sure.

[bwoyrough]

@bwoyrough or maybe more likely to be a Michael Smith poem, not sure tho. I can't help but wonder how this video gets 53 dislikes?? anyone wanna speak up and comment about why they don't like this clip? curious to know what is it they don't like. I think using a kid to read a poem like this is always going to be powerful and maybe thats why they filmed it like this, i doubt the kid wrote it himself as the words are beyond his age but who knows... either way it's a powerful poem +video.

[1jaq]

Which is right and every word you say is true...Real foundation men and women outlining the struggle for survival are seen right here in this video, as children, lest we forget...I shall be viewing your channel with interest for the upful videos the I has...Again, this is an excellent post!

[prosepp]

a very silent thanks to you