This is as close as I can get it, if you find something
wrong please correct. If you want to add the chords…please comment.
We just dey die for nothing, too much disease for this land
Every day we go dey pray, God help us, save us
Too much money pass my eyes, all natures do na smell am
Man mus work and just
(get) survive but illusions, plenty
Chorus
Ko mo de ma sheru lojo iya ni iya ni oh oh
Ke mi ma lubata fe gbe mi oh oh o iya ni, iya ti o da
Ai mon iye yan lati she gbe iya ni, iya ni oh oh
Ai mon iye yan tio rishe she iya ni, iya ti o da oh oh, I ya
ni, iya ti o da
Vs 2
Brothers they kill each other, hatred dey fly out of people
Coz the justice flow like water, in the now distrustful
nation
Brother Sisters make a way come, and see the way this worl
an turn around
Wagin war nobe watin we want, coz peace na watin we need
Brother Sisters make a way come, and see the way this worl
an turn around
Wagin war nobe watin we want, coz peace na watin we need
Chorus
Ko mo de ma sheru lojo iya ni iya ni oh oh
Ke mi ma lubata fe gbe mi oh oh o iya ni, iya ti o da
Ai mon iye yan lanti
she gbe iya ni, iya ni oh oh
Ai mon iye yan ti o rishe she iya ni, iya ni oh oh oh oh
Make them see you now, make them see you now
Ade hear, Ade hear oh, Asa Ade here oh
I say Ade hear
Sister ade hear, ade hear, everybody say yeah, yeah,
Brother, waitin na dey talk for now, na serious business,
you know
Serious business dey for town, serious business it pass my
power
I say it pass my power, eh, eh, it pass my power, kezia tell
them make them hear oh
To ba she bo she fe si mi orun a wo 2x
Ko le ya ko ya, ko le ya ko ya
Ko le do guun, ko do gun 2x
Ojo pa ewe igoko 4x
Ko le yak o ya, to ba leke yak o ya
(Ojo pa ewe igoko)
People, people hurry, you hear what I’m saying to you now
(Ojo pa ewe igoko)
Cool, great work!
ReplyDeleteCould you translate the non-english parts? That would be awesome.
Chorus: For a child to be a slave for life is suffering, is suffering. For me to beat my equal (for m equal), is suffering, is suffering that is not good.
DeleteThe numerous amount of people that have been lost (perish), is suffering, is suffering
The number of people that have no job to do, is suffering
Ending:
If you do what you want to me, the heaven will crash(break)2x
If it tears( breaks) it breaks, if it can break, let it break
If it becomes conflict (war), let it become war
The rain falls on the leaf of (igoko-no idea)
Ko'mo de ma sheru loja iya ni iya ni oh oh
ReplyDeleteKe'mi ma nu bata fun'gbe mi oh oh o iya ni, iya ti o da
Ai moye eyan loti shegbe iya ni, iya ni oh oh
Ai moye eyan ti o ri'se she iya ni, iya ni oh oh oh oh- ASa
Thanks!!
DeleteIYA- ASA FT. Keziah Jones
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ASA- I have this song that I wrote when I went home. Ah-h And it’s titled IYA. It’s means suffering.
A song about suffering of the people. From where I come, Lagos, Nigeria, all over the world anyway.
But it’s about the suffering of the people, the common man.
And uhm, well I’m gonna sing it in the Pidgin English. So uhh I hope you enjoy it.
(Applause)
[Lead/Acoustic guitar plays]
We just dey die for nothing. Too much disease for this land.
Everyday we go dey pray God help us, save us.
Too much money pass my eyes. All me just dey do nah smell am.
Man must work and get survivor. Illusions plenty.
K’omode ma s’eru l’ojo o iya ni iya ni o o.
K’emi ma nu bata f’egbemi o o o. Iya ni iya ni ti o da.
Aimo eniyan ta ti s’egbe e e iya ni iya ni o o o.
Aimo eniyan t’o ri ise nse iya ni iya ni ti o da o o o.
Iya ni iya ti o da o o.
Brothers to kill each other
Essence dey fly outta people
Corpses con dey flow like water
In and out this fruitful nation
Brothers Sisters make we wake up and see the way this world dey turn round
Waging war no be wetin we want, cos peace nah wetin we need (Repeat)
Oh oh oh
K’omode ma s’eru l’ojo o iya ni iya ni o o.
K’emi ma nu bata f’egbemi o o o. Iya ni iya ni ti o da.
Aimo eniyan ta ti s’egbe e e iya ni iya ni o o o.
Aimo eniyan t’o ri ise nse iya ni iya ni ti o da o o o.
[Bidge]
Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d like to invite a wonderful brother on stage.
I’ll let him speak for himself
[Lead/Acoustic guitar still continues playing]
Are you there?
(Yeh! Yeh! Yeh!)-Keziah Jones
Mister! Come let them see you now
Make them see you now.
Keziah Jones- I dey I dey here o Asa, I dey here o
I say I dey here o, Asa I dey here o
I say I dey here I dey here I dey here o, my sister
I say I dey here I dey here o I dey here.
Everybody say yeah yeah yeah!
(Yeah! yeah! yeah!) -Audience
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeeeaah!
Eeeah! Yeeyeeaah!
ASA- Brother, wetin I dey talk for now.
Nah serious business, you know.
Keziah Jones- Serious business dey for town
ASA- Serious business he pass my power. I say he pass my power.
Oh oh oh he pass my power. W’ole tell them make them hear o.
Keziah Jones- T’oba se bo se n fe si mi, O nwa wo o (Repeat)
K’ole ya ko ya, K’ole ya ko ya!
k’ole d’ogun ko d’ogun, K’ole d’ogun ko d’ogun o!
Ojo p’ewe ikoko, ojo p’ewe ikoko ooo (Repeat)
ASA- Oh! K’ole ya ko ya, Toba le faya ko ya!
K’ole ya ko ya, Ah! Toba le faya ko ya!
Ojo p’ewe ikoko. (Ani Ojo p’ewe ikoko)
Keziah Jones- People! People! People! Can you hear what I’m saying to you now?
ASA- Ani Ojo p’ewe ikoko.
[Applause]
This is my own attempt at the lyrics of iya by ASA ft. Keziah Jones
IYA- ASA FT. Keziah Jones
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ASA- I have this song that I wrote when I went home. Ah-h And it’s titled IYA. It’s means suffering.
A song about suffering of the people. From where I come, Lagos, Nigeria, all over the world anyway.
But it’s about the suffering of the people, the common man.
And uhm, well I’m gonna sing it in the Pidgin English. So uhh I hope you enjoy it.
(Applause)
[Lead/Acoustic guitar plays]
We just dey die for nothing. Too much disease for this land.
Everyday we go dey pray God help us, save us.
Too much money pass my eyes. All me just dey do nah smell am.
Man must work and get survivor. Illusions plenty.
K’omode ma s’eru l’ojo o iya ni iya ni o o.
K’emi ma nu bata f’egbemi o o o. Iya ni iya ni ti o da.
Aimo eniyan ta ti s’egbe e e iya ni iya ni o o o.
Aimo eniyan t’o ri ise nse iya ni iya ni ti o da o o o.
Iya ni iya ti o da o o.
Brothers to kill each other
Essence dey fly outta people
Corpses con dey flow like water
In and out this fruitful nation
Brothers Sisters make we wake up and see the way this world dey turn round
Waging war no be wetin we want, cos peace nah wetin we need (Repeat)
Oh oh oh
K’omode ma s’eru l’ojo o iya ni iya ni o o.
K’emi ma nu bata f’egbemi o o o. Iya ni iya ni ti o da.
Aimo eniyan ta ti s’egbe e e iya ni iya ni o o o.
Aimo eniyan t’o ri ise nse iya ni iya ni ti o da o o o.
[Bidge]
Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d like to invite a wonderful brother on stage.
I’ll let him speak for himself
[Lead/Acoustic guitar still continues playing]
Are you there?
(Yeh! Yeh! Yeh!)-Keziah Jones
Mister! Come let them see you now
Make them see you now.
Keziah Jones- I dey I dey here o Asa, I dey here o
I say I dey here o, Asa I dey here o
I say I dey here I dey here I dey here o, my sister
I say I dey here I dey here o I dey here.
Everybody say yeah yeah yeah!
(Yeah! yeah! yeah!) -Audience
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeeeaah!
Eeeah! Yeeyeeaah!
ASA- Brother, wetin I dey talk for now.
Nah serious business, you know.
Keziah Jones- Serious business dey for town
ASA- Serious business he pass my power. I say he pass my power.
Oh oh oh he pass my power. W’ole tell them make them hear o.
Keziah Jones- T’oba se bo se n fe si mi, O nwa wo o (Repeat)
K’ole ya ko ya, K’ole ya ko ya!
k’ole d’ogun ko d’ogun, K’ole d’ogun ko d’ogun o!
Ojo p’ewe ikoko, ojo p’ewe ikoko ooo (Repeat)
ASA- Oh! K’ole ya ko ya, Toba le faya ko ya!
K’ole ya ko ya, Ah! Toba le faya ko ya!
Ojo p’ewe ikoko. (Ani Ojo p’ewe ikoko)
Keziah Jones- People! People! People! Can you hear what I’m saying to you now?
ASA- Ani Ojo p’ewe ikoko.
[Applause]
This is my own attempt at the lyrics of iya by ASA ft. Keziah Jones
IYA- ASA FT. Keziah Jones
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ASA- I have this song that I wrote when I went home. Ah-h And it’s titled IYA. It’s means suffering.
A song about suffering of the people. From where I come, Lagos, Nigeria, all over the world anyway.
But it’s about the suffering of the people, the common man.
And uhm, well I’m gonna sing it in the Pidgin English. So uhh I hope you enjoy it.
(Applause)
[Lead/Acoustic guitar plays]
We just dey die for nothing. Too much disease for this land.
Everyday we go dey pray God help us, save us.
Too much money pass my eyes. All me just dey do nah smell am.
Man must work and get survivor. Illusions plenty.
K’omode ma s’eru l’ojo o iya ni iya ni o o.
K’emi ma nu bata f’egbemi o o o. Iya ni iya ni ti o da.
Aimo eniyan ta ti s’egbe e e iya ni iya ni o o o.
Aimo eniyan t’o ri ise nse iya ni iya ni ti o da o o o.
Iya ni iya ti o da o o.
Brothers to kill each other
Essence dey fly outta people
Corpses con dey flow like water
In and out this fruitful nation
Brothers Sisters make we wake up and see the way this world dey turn round
Waging war no be wetin we want, cos peace nah wetin we need (Repeat)
Oh oh oh
K’omode ma s’eru l’ojo o iya ni iya ni o o.
K’emi ma nu bata f’egbemi o o o. Iya ni iya ni ti o da.
Aimo eniyan ta ti s’egbe e e iya ni iya ni o o o.
Aimo eniyan t’o ri ise nse iya ni iya ni ti o da o o o.
[Bidge]
Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d like to invite a wonderful brother on stage.
I’ll let him speak for himself
[Lead/Acoustic guitar still continues playing]
Are you there?
(Yeh! Yeh! Yeh!)-Keziah Jones
Mister! Come let them see you now
Make them see you now.
Keziah Jones- I dey I dey here o Asa, I dey here o
I say I dey here o, Asa I dey here o
I say I dey here I dey here I dey here o, my sister
I say I dey here I dey here o I dey here.
Everybody say yeah yeah yeah!
(Yeah! yeah! yeah!) -Audience
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeeeaah!
Eeeah! Yeeyeeaah!
ASA- Brother, wetin I dey talk for now.
Nah serious business, you know.
Keziah Jones- Serious business dey for town
ASA- Serious business he pass my power. I say he pass my power.
Oh oh oh he pass my power. W’ole tell them make them hear o.
Keziah Jones- T’oba se bo se n fe si mi, O nwa wo o (Repeat)
K’ole ya ko ya, K’ole ya ko ya!
k’ole d’ogun ko d’ogun, K’ole d’ogun ko d’ogun o!
Ojo p’ewe ikoko, ojo p’ewe ikoko ooo (Repeat)
ASA- Oh! K’ole ya ko ya, Toba le faya ko ya!
K’ole ya ko ya, Ah! Toba le faya ko ya!
Ojo p’ewe ikoko. (Ani Ojo p’ewe ikoko)
Keziah Jones- People! People! People! Can you hear what I’m saying to you now?
ASA- Ani Ojo p’ewe ikoko.
[Applause]
This is my own attempt at the lyrics of iya by ASA ft. Keziah Jones
Cheers!! Yours actually read like pidgin and Yoruba!
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