eLouise is young and talented female reggae artist from the birthplace of the reggae - Jamaica. Enjoy! ;) More at: femalereggae.com

eLouise - My Jamaican Roots, 2021

A favour done, not as return for another, 
is more valuable than
heaven and earth put together.

A timely favour, however trivial
its material value is,
is invaluable.

just delve into the real impact of a favour,

done without calculating the returns, 
it is vaster than the ocean.
Those who know the value of a favour, 
will not evaluate its worth,

just delve into the real impact of a favour,  

even if a favour done is a minor one.
Those who know the true value of a favour, will see
for the quantum of favour, a tree, where there was a grain.
 a tree, where there was a grain.
  
 just delve into the real impact of a favour,

Impact Of A Favor  - eLouise

A favour returned, is not to be based 
on quantum of favour done,
but on the magnanimity of the person who did the favour.
Never forget your ties with a flawless person; 

Never forego the friendship
Of those who stood by you during a distress.

One would remember the friendship 
of those who helped overcome a distress, forever,
even if there are seven births.
It is not right to forget the help rendered by someone; 

Never forego the friendship
of those who stood by you during a distress.
  
it is virtuous to forget any harm, 
the moment it is done.

Never forego the friendship
of those who stood by you during a distress.

2. Never Forget Friendship - eLouise (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

Even if a person commits murderous injury, 
It will be overlooked
If he has done one good deed 
Earlier.

There is salvation for faltering on anything
But not for ingratitude.

Neutrality is a great virtue when one practices
impartiality, 
unfailingly, towards all sections. 
Foes, friends, strangers

There is salvation for faltering on anything
but not for ingratitude.

When one practices impartiality, 
unfailingly, towards all sections 
Is good to occupy, position of power 

There is salvation for faltering on anything
but not for ingratitude.

Ingratitude - eLouise (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

The wealth of one who has a balanced view, 
will remain intact and will last for the next generations. 

Ups and downs in life are inevitable  

Even if some good comes out of the gains 
generated by being unfair, 
desist from making that gain. 

Ups and downs in life are inevitable  

Ups and downs in life are inevitable; 

Whether a person has been just or unjust in life,
will be ascertained by the nature of 
offsprings left behind. 

Ups and downs in life are inevitable

Ups And Downs - eLouise - (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

When the heart falters to think unfairly, 
be alerted that you are on course for ruination.
The world will not think ill of one who has stumbled into poverty
because of being fair and righteous. 

Being fair and righteous  

Like a weighing scale that is balanced 
and sways correctly,
the grace of noble scholars lies in dispassionate assessment.

Being fair and righteous    

It is righteous to speak words that are not deviant; 
such words are a result of unbiased thoughts that are not deviant.

Being fair and righteous

Fair And Righteous  - eLouise (My Jamaican Rots, 2021)

If, without fairness, you desire 
to usurp the well-earned wealth of others,
it will destroy your family, 
trigger more crimes and result in guilt. 

 One who is flawless and wise 
 One who is flawless and wise   
 And has mastered all senses, 
 Will never feel ‘I’m poor’ 

Craving for the cheap thrills
That other’s money can give, one,
Who seeks TRUE happiness, 
Will not do an unrighteous act. 

 One who is flawless and wise 
 One who is flawless and wise   
 And has mastered all senses, 
 Will never feel ‘I’m poor’ 

What is the use of deep wisdom 
and broad knowledge, if one acts 
indiscreetly with anyone, coveting his wealth.   
What is the use of deep wisdom 
and broad knowledge, if one acts 
indiscreetly with anyone, coveting his wealth. 
 
 One who is flawless and wise 
 One who is flawless and wise   
 And has mastered all senses, 
 Will never feel ‘I’m poor’

Never Feel  I'm Poor - eLouise (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

Doing one’s duty without desiring any favors, is like rain;
what can the world do in return for the rains.
 
In this world and the other, it is tough to attain
anything better than beneficence.  
 
The purpose of one’s hard-earned money is
to be deployed to help the deserving.
 
In this world and the other, it is tough to attain
anything better than beneficence.
 
One who is aligned to the right ways of the world, lives amongst the alive;
the others are placed amongst the dead.

In this world and the other, it is tough to attain
anything better than beneficence.

Beneficence  - eLouise (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

One who seeks to be compassionate 
and manifests it in virtuous ways, 
will succumb to destructive thoughts and acts, 

How will one’s wealth never shrink? 
By, not desiring to usurp the wealth of others. 

if he falters and covets others’ possession. 
Do not covet others’ wealth; on fruition,
the consequences are always contemptible. 

How will one’s wealth never shrink? 
By, not desiring to usurp the wealth of others. 

Wealth will find means to bestow itself on those who,
knowing the virtue of not coveting others’ property, wisely desist from it. 

How will one’s wealth never shrink? 
By, not desiring to usurp the wealth of others.

Wealth - eLouise (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

The wealth of the wise 
one who loves, 
and is loved by, the world,
is like a public pond brimming with water.

Give, and live with fame; 
there is no other gain for lives.
 
 All that chroniclers chronicle, 
is the renown that rests
on those who give to the needy.

Give, and live with fame; 
there is no other gain for lives.
 
Nothing other than incomparable fame,
lasts forever in this world.  

Give, and live with fame; 
there is no other gain for lives.

Live With Fame - eLouise (My Jamaican Roots)

The gains of compassion are most precious; 
material wealth is possessed even by the despicable.
 
There is no sorrow for the compassionate  
 
Pursue the virtuous path and have compassion; 
all spiritual quests lead to this companion.
 
There is no sorrow for the compassionate  
 
The fertile world which endows us 
with breathing air illustrates that
there is no sorrow for the compassionate.

 There is no sorrow for the compassionate

Compassion- eLouise (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

Even if it yields glory and riches galore, 
refraining from harming others
is the principled path of the impeccable.

 
If you Harm others in the forenoon,
harm will visit you, in the afternoon.  

Not to hurt those who have caused 
harm before, out of wrath,
is the principled path of the impeccable.


If you Harm others in the forenoon,
harm will visit you, in the afternoon.    

*BRIDGE: (more powerfull singing)
Never do a harmful deed, 
however small, to anyone,
 in any circumstance, 
consciously or otherwise.  

If you Harm others in the forenoon,
harm will visit you, in the afternoon.

When Will Harm Visit You - eLouise (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

All light is not light; for noble scholars,
truthfulness is the true light  of enlightenment.  
For those who, with sweet words, are capable of giving generously
and protecting their people.

No other fame equals to Not lying  
No other fame equals to Not lying 

Truth is defined as speaking words 
that cause no harm.
Even a lie will be placed on par with the truth,
if it yields unblemished benefits.
The leader who heeds to counsel that stings the ear,
will have the world rest under his sceptre.

No other fame equals to Not lying 
No other fame equals to Not lying    

*BRIDGE: (more powerfull singing)
Water ensures cleanliness externally;
truthfulness makes inner purity evident.

No other fame equals to Not lying 
No other fame equals to Not lying

Truthfulness - eLouise (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

Fearlessness, generosity, wisdom and vitality:
these four are persistent characteristics expected of a king.

Jah is my True Enlightenment  
Jah gives me true Enlightement
 
The poor do not possess this world; 
likewise, the uncompassionate 
do not inhabit the other world.
The world will eulogize a ruler , who is
easily accessible and refrains from rude rebukes.

Jah is my True Enlightenment  
Jah gives me true Enlightement

The uncompassionate doing a righteous deed 
is like the unwise finding true enlightenment.
  
*BRIDGE: (more powerfull singing)
Those who lack wealth may, one day, bloom; 
those who lack compassion are incorrigible, 
and are forever, doomed.

Jah is my True Enlightenment  
Jah gives me true Enlightement

True Enlightement - eLouise (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

To believe that transient things will last forever
is deplorable stupidity.
Great wealth accumulates  like a crowd assembled at a theatre;

Before your tongue goes numb
and you let out your last breath,
Hurry to do one more good deed.

 Wealth is transient; when it comes about,
use it to do a lasting righteous deed.  
when it goes, it vanishes like the crowd at the end of the play.

Before your tongue goes numb
and you let out your last breath,
Hurry to do one more good deed.  

*BRIDGE: (more powerfull singing)
The wise get this : Time, that manifests itself as days,
is a sword that slices off life.

Before your tongue goes numb
and you let out your last breath,
Hurry to do one more good deed.

One More Good Deed - eLouise (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

listen; it is
the crutch in times of crisis.
Who was there yesterday, is gone today:
Whatever one renounces, cannot cause pain.

The world is Thus, The world is Thus, The world is Thus
The world is Thus, The world is Thus, The world is Thus

They, who, hold  over a billion thoughts in their minds,
know not how to live their lives for a moment.
Listen to the good; doesn’t matter, how much;
whatever be the quantum, immense greatness, it will bring.

The world is Thus, The world is Thus, The world is Thus
The world is Thus, The world is Thus, The world is Thus

*BRIDGE: (more powerfull singing)
Give it up, if you want to, when you still got it.
Only then are the joys of giving up huge.

The world is Thus, The world is Thus, The world is Thus
The world is Thus, The world is Thus, The world is Thus

The World Is Thus - eLouise (My Jamaican Roots, 2021)

Whoever does not rise when it is time to rise,
who, though young and strong, is lazy,
who is weak in will and thought,
that lazy and idle person will not find the path of wisdom.


All created things perish
All created things are sorrow
All forms are unreal

Watching one’s speech, restraining well the mind,
let one not commit any wrong with one’s body.
Whoever keeps these three roads of action clear,
will make progress on the path taught by the wise.

All created things perish
All created things are sorrow
All forms are unreal

Whoever, Whoever, Whoever realizes this 
transcends pain; this is the clear path.

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All Created Things - eLouise

OBEDIENCE IS MY SECOND NAME

The porridge stirred playfully with the tiny hands
of one’s children is sweeter than nectar
Only those who don’t listen to their baby’s sweet babble
will claim that a flute or jazz sounds melodious.

OBEDIENCE IS MY SECOND NAME
OBEDIENCE IS MY SECOND NAME

The duty of a father towards his children is to give them
a headstart in knowledge over the best of scholars.
All living creatures on this earth feel prouder
when their children are smarter than themselves

OBEDIENCE IS MY SECOND NAME
OBEDIENCE IS MY SECOND NAME

Can there be a latch to lock in and hide love?
It will reveal itself through tears when a loved one is in trouble.

A mother feels more ecstatic to hear her son being praised
as a noble scholar than when the son was born.
The duty of a son towards his father is to make others wonder
what great deeds did the father do to deserve such a son.

OBEDIENCE IS MY SECOND NAME
OBEDIENCE IS MY SECOND NAME

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eLouise - My Jamaican Roots, 2021

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