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Capture Land
And I say "Dread and Terrible"* pon dem Good god of grace, well I have his mercy And me say old slave driver Time is catching up on you Old slave driver I know your sins dem a haunt you [Chorus:] Carry we go home, Carry we go home And bring we gone a east Cause man a rasta man And rasta nuh live pon no capture land Carry we go home An mek we settle and seize Caw man a rasta man And rasta nuh live pon no capture land Lord America a capture land Di whole a Jamaica a capture land A long time dem wah trick the rasta man Like dem nuh know say man a real African Yuh tink** me nuh memba King Ferdinand And teifing Columbus have a Golden plan Dem make a wrong turn and end up in the Caribbean One rass*** genocide kill nuff indian Lord Fi turn paradise in a plantation And bring cross one ship load a African No here comes the teifing Queen from England No she Carmwell and envy mother Century pon top a century full a sufferation**** And after four hundred year mi say no referation***** And now dem wah fi kill we wid taxation But a beg you please take me to the mother land [Chorus] Watch dem pon di top a di hill A look inna dem plate how it proper and it fill Because down town have shotta fi kill Dem tell the tourist say fi stop a Negril So come mek we start a new chapter We nah stay pon di land weh dem capture A me say Africa fi all true rasta A say go tell di unscrupulous factors say [Chorus] Cherry Garden a capture land Me tell you Shortwood a capture land Los Angeles dat a capture land And New York City dat a capture land East some a di place weh you wah go live sweet A teifing land there's no title fi it And some a these place weh you wah go live nice A tief dem tief it in the name of Christ Spanish Town dat a capture land The whole a Kingston dat a capture land Remember Portland dat a capture land And all down a Trinidad dat a Capture land Barbados dat a capture land Tell dem Bermuda dat a Capture land And tell Columbia dat a Capture land All round a Cuba dat a Capture land *a phrase used by many Jamaicans to describe Rastafari people
**think *** a derogatory term ****suffering as a result of oppression *****reparations for slavery 
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FINDING CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
1) Listen to "Capture Land" and read the lyrics.
2) Translate Patois to English using the footnotes under the lyrics and the Patois Dictionary: http://jamaicanpatwah.com/dictionary/ 3) To understand the context of specific lyrics within the song, create a working definition for the phrase "Capture Land". What is Chronixx talking about when he uses these words? Write this definition at the top of a piece of paper. 4) Consider the definition of "Constructive Criticism": criticism or advice that is useful and intended to help or improve something, often with an offer of possible solutions. The definition you wrote in Step #3 is the something. 5) Keeping in mind that the goal of constructive criticism is improving a situation, review the "Capture Land" lyrics looking for words that could be interpreted as recommendations for possible solutions. For example, "but a beg you please take me to the mother land" is a reference to Africa (mother land). Is Chronixx asking to be physically transported to Africa? 6) On your piece of paper, write a line from the lyrics that you consider to be constructive criticism. After that, write a question about the line of lyrics you selected, similar to the question you see in step #5. We will be returning to this question later in the lesson. Right now, we are going to consider the structure of constructive criticism. GIVING CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM
(good qualities)
As a class, discuss the following concepts. because they offer additional insight into the definition of constructive criticism. Record your insights about the questions on your paper. POSITIVE: In order to consider the relationship between the singer and his audience, look at your chosen line of lyrics in the context of the entire song. Do the lyrics convey a positive tone? SPECIFIC: In order to facilitate comprehension, constructive criticism should speak directly about the desired change in behavior. How specific is your chosen line of lyrics? OBJECTIVE: In order to improve the probability that constructive criticism is embraced by the recipient, it should avoid personal attacks. Are there examples of personal attacks in your chosen line of lyrics? CONSTRUCTIVE: In order to increase the likelihood that critical feedback is implemented by the listener, give an example of undesired behavior prefaced with reflective language, such as an "I feel..." statement followed by an example of the impact of the undesired behavior. Where do you see examples of constructive "I feel..." statements, or their equivalent, in this song? |
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When a culture is marginalized, I feel frustrated and angry. This motivates me to look for a solution. According to Johnson, "I feel..." statements are more likely to be rejected when the content is negative, because this infers blame. To improve the probability of acceptance, make "I feel..." statements positive. Refer back to the question you wrote about your selected line of lyrics. Using the three essential components, write an "I feel..." statement that provides insight into your question. |
