Your top soil flies away–Ethiopia
Tanah atas Anda terbang menjauh – Ethiopia
We pump ours full of poison spray–Ethiopia
Kami memompa kita penuh semprotan racun – Ethiopia
Between the brown skies and sprinkling lawns
Antara langit berwarna coklat dan halaman rumput yang memercikkan
I hear the whine of chain saws
Kudengar rengekan gergaji rantai
Hacking rain forests down
Hacking hutan hujan turun
On and on–insanities
On dan on – insanities
On and on–Short sighted greed abounds
On dan on – Keserakahan terlihat pendek berlimpah
Ethiopia–Ethiopia–Ethiopia
Ethiopia – Ethiopia – Ethiopia

Little garden planet-oasis in space
Planet taman kecil – oasis di luar angkasa
Some hearts hurt–they can hardly stand it
Beberapa hati terluka – mereka hampir tidak tahan
Famine phantoms at the garden gates
Kelaparan phantom di gerbang kebun
Ethiopia–Ethiopia–Ethiopia
Ethiopia – Ethiopia – Ethiopia

Every Sunday on T.V.–Ethiopia
Setiap hari Minggu di T.V .– Ethiopia
You suffer with such dignity–Ethiopia
Anda menderita dengan martabat seperti itu – Ethiopia
A T.V. star with a P.R. smile
Bintang T.V. dengan senyum P.R.
Calls your baby “it” while strolling
Panggilan bayi Anda “itu” sambil berjalan-jalan
Through your tragic trials
Melalui cobaan tragis Anda
On and on–stupidity
Terus dan terus – kebodohan
On and on–the basic needs are defiled
Terus dan terus – kebutuhan dasar tercemar
Good air–good water–good earth
Udara yang bagus – air bagus – bumi yang baik
Ethiopia–Ethiopia–Ethiopia
Ethiopia – Ethiopia – Ethiopia

Little garden planet–oasis in space
Planet taman kecil – oasis di luar angkasa
Some hearts hurt–they can hardly stand the waste
Beberapa hati terluka – mereka hampir tidak tahan limbah
Ethiopia–Ethiopia–Ethiopia
Ethiopia – Ethiopia – Ethiopia