Daddy, wherever you are
Remember me
In whatever you do
I love you
Daddy, wherever you are
Remember me
In whatever you do
I love you
You left for the city
Many years ago
Promised to come back
And take care of us
Many years has gone by now
Still no sign of you, daddy, eh
Mother died of a heart attack
Many years ago when she heard
That you were married again
Now I'm the only one left in this family
Daddy, wherever you are
Remember me
In whatever you do
I love you
Daddy, wherever you are
Remember me
In whatever you do
I love you
Wandering up and down
The streets of Soweto
No place to call my home
I tried to find you
Many years ago
But the women you're married to
Was no good at all
Daddy, wherever you are
Remember me (Remember me)
In whatever you do
I love you (Daddy, oh)
Daddy, wherever you are
Remember me (Daddy, oh)
In whatever you do
I love you
(Daddy, oh)
Daddy, wherever you are
Remember me (Daddy, oh)
In whatever you do
I love you (Daddy, oh)
Daddy, wherever you are
Remember me (Remember me)
In whatever you do
I love you (Daddy, oh)
Daddy, wherever you are
Remember me
In whatever you do
I love you (Yeah)
Daddy, wherever you are
Remember me (Remember me)
In whatever you do (Daddy, oh)
I love you (Remember)
Daddy, wherever you are
Remember me (Daddy, oh)
In whatever you do
I love you
About This Song
"Remember Me" is a deeply emotional reggae-ska ballad that explores themes of abandonment, family breakdown, and the enduring love of a child for an absent father. Lucky Dube crafts a heartbreaking narrative from the perspective of someone whose father left for the city with promises to return, only to start a new family elsewhere, leaving behind devastating consequences including the mother's death from heartbreak. The song's gentle ska rhythm and Dube's soulful vocals create a poignant contrast to the painful subject matter, emphasizing the vulnerability and longing in the plea for remembrance. This track exemplifies Dube's ability to address serious social issues like migrant labor and family dissolution in South Africa, while maintaining the accessibility and emotional resonance that made him one of reggae's most important voices outside Jamaica. The repeated refrain "remember me" becomes both a cry for acknowledgment and a testament to unbreakable familial bonds despite abandonment.
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