EDEM DRACKEY - Rejaki Tangwena (Lyrics Video)

With deep respect for Togolese musical heritage, I present this reinterpreted version of "Rejaki Tangwena," an iconic work by composer Ouyi Tassane. In this cover, I have retained the original lyrics and melodies that carry the song's soul, while completely reinventing the instrumentation: more contemporary sounds, new textures, and renewed energy to bring this classic to life with today's sensibilities. This project is much more than a cover: it is a living tribute, a bridge between tradition and modernity, between memory and creation. I invite you to (re)discover Rejaki Tangwena. Credits: Music: Ouyi Tassane Ambroise / Douglas IDOT Lyrics: Ouyi Tassane Ambroise Performer: Edem Drackey Mixing & Mastering: IDOT MUSIC FRANCE LYRICS Rejaki Tangwena (Tassane Ouyi – Singer Bassar, TOGO) The vultures will fight over my body The hyenas will suck my naked bones You will not be able to bury me when I die For all our lands have been lost Rejaki Tangwena spoke thus A chief whose only throne is a rock And his kingdom is a corner in the bush How long will he remain hidden? This land is yours, it's your pride. Where your fetishes are planted. Where you uttered your first cry. Where your ancestors fell asleep. Today, you no longer have a home. Nothing in the world belongs to you. The strongest have triumphed over their reason. We are considered less than dogs. Rejaki Tangwena spoke thus. A chief whose only throne is a rock. And his kingdom is a corner in the bush. How long will he remain hidden? The savannah is vast every night. Another tree will welcome you. And if you hear footsteps, hide in a hole like rats. I will die, but I will be with you. What did the others learn at school? To be silent, to read, to look without seeing, is that all? Yet beneath their feet the earth is crumbling. Rejaki Tangwena spoke thus: A chief whose throne is nothing but a rock And his kingdom is nothing but a corner in the bush How long will he remain hidden? Vultures will fight over his body Hyenas will suck his naked bones Before your remorseless eyes Fools, for whom did he fight? Rejaki Tangwena spoke thus: A chief whose throne is nothing but a rock And his kingdom is nothing but a corner in the bush How long will he remain hidden?