Oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao!
After our election, I awakened
And the cabals were in power
Oh Nigerians, save our nation
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao!
Oh Nigerians save our nation
Because I feel split approaching
And if I die as a Nigerian,
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao!
And if I die as a Nigerian
Then you have to bury me
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao!
Bury me deep in the forest
Under the shades of Iroko trees
And all the people who shall visit me
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao!
And all the people who shall visit me
Will tell me “what a sacred tree”
This is the tree of our nation
oh bella ciao, bella ciao, bella ciao, ciao, ciao!
This is the tree of our nation
Sown for our national freedom
Alisonomi2019©