Oya

Embracing Yearning: Ibeyi's "Oya" Speaks of Longing Beyond Sight
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Lyrics

Even if I feel the sun on my skin everyday

Expressing the experience of feeling the sun on the skin daily.

If I don't feel you

Highlighting the importance of emotional connection; feeling incomplete without someone.

Even if I see the most beautiful thing up in the sky

Admiring a beautiful sight in the sky but finding it lacking without the presence of a significant other.

If I don't see you

Emphasizing that the beauty of the sky is incomplete without the loved one.


Take me oya, take me oya

Repetition of a plea to be taken by "oya," suggesting a desire to be with or close to the person.

Take me oya, take me oya

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Even if my hand's skin catch the wind

Even if experiencing the elements like wind and clouds, it's not enough without the presence of the loved one.

Catch the cloud, if I don't see you

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Even if I feel the sun on my skin everyday

Reiteration of the idea that feeling the sun is incomplete without emotional connection.

If I don't feel you

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Take me oya, take me oya

Continued plea to be taken by "oya," emphasizing the importance of this connection.

Take me oya, take me oya

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Toi, le soleil, l'Uni, toi qui parles à mon coeur

Addressing the sun and the universe, expressing a connection to the heart but acknowledging a departure without the speaker.

Toi, le soleil, l'Uni, mais qui pars sans moi

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Toi qui pars sans moi

Repeating the departure of the addressed entity without the speaker, possibly conveying a sense of abandonment.


Take me oya, take me oya

Reiteration of the plea to be taken by "oya," underscoring the longing for the loved one.

Take me oya, take me oya

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Oya Wemilloro e

Repeated invocation of "Oya Wemilloro e," possibly a reference to a deity or a spiritual figure, seeking their presence or blessing.

Oya Wemilloro e

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Oya Wemilloro e

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Oya Wemilloro e

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Oya Wemilloro e

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