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As you dey there so
Expressing the presence of someone in a particular state or situation.
You dey bow your head
Indicating someone bowing their head, possibly in sadness or defeat.
As you dey there so
Reiterating the presence of someone in a specific state or situation.
You dey shed those tears
Describing someone shedding tears, implying emotional pain.
My brother make you stand up
Encouraging a brother to stand up and face life.
This life you got nothing to loose
Stating that in life, one has nothing to lose.
My sister make you wake up
Encouraging a sister to wake up and not give up on her journey.
Journey wen you don waka no be in vain
Acknowledging that the journey one has undertaken is not in vain.
Me I know say
Expressing personal knowledge or belief in the following statements.
You don work well well
Highlighting the hard work, sweat, and suffering that individuals endure in life.
You don sweat well well
-Suffer suffer well well
-Waka waka well well
-You don work well well
-You don sweat well well
-Suffer suffer well well
-Why my people dey suffer
Questioning the reasons for the suffering of people in Nigeria and Africa.
For this Naija
-Why my people dey suffer
-For Africa see
-For the people of the ghettos
Describing the challenges faced by people in the ghettos, emphasizing the ongoing struggle.
Na blood shed and sorrow dey rain
-Dem don blind our eyes
-With dem worldly things
-Say the battle never finish
-Oh yeah it just begins
-Saro Wiwa talk am
Referencing historical figures who spoke against oppression, emphasizing the importance of the message.
Azikiwe talk am
-Awolowo talk am
-Una no dey hear
-You fit kill the messenger
-But you no fit kill the message
-Kill me messenger
-You no fit kill the message
-Tell me why people dey suffer
Continuing to question why people suffer, mentioning Nigeria and Babylon.
For Africa
-Why my people dey suffer
-For this Naija
-Why my people dey suffer
-In the city of Babylon
-People dey suffer
Highlighting suffering in both Babylon and Zion.
In the city of Zion yeah yeah
-People dey
Reiterating the suffering of the people, using repetitive phrases.
The people dey
-The people dey suffer
-Oh too low too low two low two low two low two low
-E don tey
Expressing the duration of the suffering and the long journey.
When we dey waka
Reflecting on past experiences of walking.
Suffer suffer suffer suffer suffer suffer oh in Naija eh ehh
Expressing intense suffering in Naija (Nigeria), Africa, and questioning the reasons for suffering in Babylon and Zion.
Lord
-Suffer suffer suffer suffer suffer suffer oh in Africa
-No no no no no oh
-Suffer suffer suffer suffer suffer suffer why Babylon
-Uh no
-Yeah suffer suffer suffer suffer suffer suffer in Zion
-Yeah yeah yeah
Empty line, no specific meaning.
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