Di Ma Wu
Money's Deceptive Dance: Love, Betrayal, and Confusion in Oseikrom Sikanii's 'Di Ma Wu'
Lyrics
Di ma wu ooo
Expressing frustration or disappointment
Kyenkyen bi a di ma wu ooo
Reiteration of frustration or disappointment
I invested in this girl, na me pe no paa in this world
Expressing investment in a girl and acknowledgment of being deceived
Wo ni sika aa, wo nni do
She has money, but there's no love
Wo ni sika aa, wo nnya do
Repeating the idea that money doesn't equate to love
Daddy Lumba kaa ye aa, wo mbu wa
Reference to famous personalities with a suggestion that they also face challenges in relationships
Amakye Dede kaa ye aa, wo mbu wa
-Paa Bobo kaa ye aa, wo mbu wa
-Sarkodie kaa ye aa, wo mbu wa
-Now I see am clear, clear
Expressing newfound clarity
Now I see am clear, clear
-Di ma wu oo
Reiteration of frustration or disappointment
Kala bi a ye me setey
Comparing life's difficulties to a chess game
Ewiase ben ni, ma ye confuse eeeii
Commenting on the confusing nature of life
Me kae kae sound no a, wo de ma me no a
Describing a unique sound
Wobete hush, wobete aaya
Repetition emphasizing a secretive or hushed nature
Wobete hush, wobete aaya
-Wobete hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu
-Wobete hush, wobete aaya
-Wobete hush, wobete aaya
-Wobete hu eeii, hu eeii, hu eeii, hu eeii
-Boy kote su
Repeating the theme of secrecy and caution
Wobete hu eeii, hu eeii, hu eeii, hu eeii
-Boy kote su
-Wobete huu eeii, huu eeii
-Boy kote su
-I use somebody money to cater for this girl
Admitting to using someone else's money for the girl
Since class one na ye tea Mzbel
Referring to a relationship since childhood
I am sixteen years, I go dey be like this ooo
Expressing a desire to continue a certain lifestyle at a young age
Me hwe wo ni ne ne se
Desire for the girl like a charm
Bosome nnso nanso ma wo ma ete
Expressing love despite the girl's materialistic desires
Nanso ene makoma ete
-Baabi dehyee makoma ete
-She say, she found fraud boy
Girl claims to prefer a fraudulent boy
She say, she want convoy
Girl desires a luxurious lifestyle with a convoy
She tire ma own Benz, so she go date ma own friends
Girl switches interest to the narrator's friends due to wealth
Sake of money, sake of money
Reflecting on the impact of money on the relationship
Dat be why she dey call me honey
-God go punish this honey
-Same time bless this honey
Simultaneous blessing and cursing related to the money
She go university wey I sort all the bill
Supporting the girl's education financially
Mpa mu agori wo nnim di, na me kyere wo skills
Boasting about skills and paying bills
Ne nan se chaley chaley na me ma no heels
Describing the girl's appearance and the narrator's attraction
Me de no firi akurase betenaa McCarthy Hills eeiii
Geographical reference to where the narrator lives
Now my friends dey chop my food eeii..
Friends taking advantage of the narrator's generosity
Monkey dey work, bamboo dey chop eeii..
-Ewiase ben ni, ma ye confuse eeeii
Reiterating the confusing nature of life
Me kae kae sound no a, wo de ma me no a
Repeating the unique sound and its impact
Wobete hush, wobete aaya
Repetition emphasizing a secretive or hushed nature
Wobete hush, wobete aaya
-Wobete hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu hu
-Wobete hush, wobete aaya
-Wobete hush, wobete aaya
-Wobete hu eeii, hu eeii, hu eeii, hu eeii
-Boy kote su
-Wobete hu eeii, hu eeii, hu eeii, hu eeii
-Boy kote su
-Wobete huu eeii, huu eeii
-Boy kote su
Final expression of frustration or disappointment
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