Adekunle Gold – My Life (ENGLISH TRANSLATION, LYRICS, AND MEANING)

(CHANT)

E ro mi; e ro mi;
: Rush and swallow it; rush and swallow it 

irorun l’obe n maagi
: Maggi soup is
with ease

Oya now!
: Let’s
commence

E ro mi [ehh]; e ro mi;
: You all
should drink[ehh]; you all should drink 

irorun l’obe n maagi
: Maggi soup is
with ease

(VERSE 1)

Ebi mi ko, pe mo l’owo o
: It’s not my
fault that I have money

No be my power, say I buy
house o

[E je n simi]
: [Let me rest]

Ebi mi ko, pe mo l’ola o
: It’s not my
fault that I’m wealthy

Oluwa lo fun l’omo o, ahh
: It’s the Lord
that gives me a child o, ahh

[E je n simi]
: [Let me rest]

(CHORUS 1)

Na Jehovah dey bless me; ah;
oh
: It’s God that
blesses me; ah; oh

Make you no dey hate me
: Stop hating
me

I no get your time o
:  – – 
–  –  – 
–  –  – 
–  –

[Mo n yan fanda, n’iwaju
elegan o]
: [I’m walking
gallantly in the front of slanderers]

Na Baba God dey bless me o
: It’s God that
blesses me; ah; oh

Make you no dey hate me
: Stop hating
me

I no get your time o
:  – – 
–  –  – 
–  –  – 
–  –

[Mo n yan fanda, n’iwaju
elegan o]
: [I’m walking
gallantly in the front of slanderers]

(CHORUS 2)

Oh na, na, na, nah

Mo ga ju aye lo o
: I’m higher
than the world

[Mo ga; mo ga]
: [I’m tall;
I’m tall]

E o le ri mi mu [ri mi mu]
: You all can’t
catch me [catch me]

Eyin ko l’Olorun mi; e je n
se t’emi ah
: You are not
my Lord; let me live my life

Am higher than the world

[Mo ga; mo ga]
: [I’m tall;
I’m tall]

You no go get me o [ri mi mu]
: You can’t get
me o [catch me]

Eyin ko l’Eleda mi; e je n se
t’emi ah
: You all are
not my creator, let me live my life

ah, ahh [make I live my life
o]

(VERSE 2)

Instead make you dey pray,
: Instead of
you to be praying

you dey carry my gist around
o
: You are
carrying my gist all around

Instead make you dey work o,
: Instead of
you to be working

you dey carry my matter
around o, oh, oh, ohh
: it’s my
matter you are carrying around

[E je n simi]
: [Let me rest]

(CHORUS 1)

Na Jehovah dey bless me; ah;
oh
: It’s God that
blesses me; ah; oh

Make you no dey hate me
: Stop hating
me

I no get your time o
:  – – 
–  –  – 
–  –  – 
–  –

[Mo n yan fanda, n’iwaju
elegan o]
: [I’m walking
gallantly in the front of slanderers]

Na Baba God dey bless me o
: It’s God that
blesses me; ah; oh

Make you no dey hate me
: Stop hating
me

I no get your time o
:  – – 
–  –  – 
–  –  – 
–  –

[Mo n yan fanda, n’iwaju
elegan o]
: [I’m walking
gallantly in the front of slanderers]

(CHORUS 2)

Oh na, na, na, nah

Mo ga ju aye lo o
: I’m higher
than the world

[Mo ga; mo ga]
: [I’m tall;
I’m tall]

E o le ri mi mu [ri mi mu]
: You all can’t
catch me [catch me]

Eyin ko l’Olorun mi; e je n
se t’emi ah
: You are not
my Lord; let me live my life

Am higher than the world

[Mo ga; mo ga]
: [I’m tall;
I’m tall]

You no go get me o [ri mi mu]
: You can’t get
me o [catch me]

Eyin ko l’Eleda mi; e je n se
t’emi ah
: You all are
not my creator, let me live my life

ah, ahh [make I live my life
o]

(CHANT)

Ahhh; samba yi po ju
: Ahhh; this
samba beat is much

E o le ri; asiri wa t’e n
ran’ju koko
: No matter how
you stare, you can’t see our secret

mo; e o le ri; ahhh; o ga ju
: It’s serious,
you can’t see it

(CHORUS 2)

Oh na, na, na, nah

Mo ga ju aye lo o
: I’m higher
than the world

[Mo ga; mo ga]
: [I’m tall;
I’m tall]

E o le ri mi mu [ri mi mu]
: You all can’t
catch me [catch me]

Eyin ko l’Olorun mi; e je n
se t’emi ah
: You are not
my Lord; let me live my life

Am higher than the world

[Mo ga; mo ga]
: [I’m tall;
I’m tall]

You no go get me o [ri mi mu]
: You can’t get
me o [catch me]

Eyin ko l’Eleda mi; e je n se
t’emi ah
: You all are
not my creator, let me live my life

ah, ahh [make I live my life
o]

My blessing dey vex you o
: If my
blessing is vexing you

[Mo ga; mo ga]
: [I’m higher,
I’m higher]

Ro’jo fun Chineke [ri mi mu]
: Explain to
God [catch me]

Iwo ko lo da mi o;
: You are not
the one that created me;

je n se t’emi oo
: let me live
my life

eh, ehh [ahhh; make I live my
life]

[Mo ga; mo ga]
: [I’m tall;
I’m tall]

E o le ri mi mu [ri mi mu]
: You all can’t
catch me [catch me]

Mo ti be e Eleda mi o; k’o o
ma so mi o
: I have begged
my creator to always protect me

Eh, eh, ehh; ah, ahhh

Mo ga ju aye lo o
: I’m higher
than the world

[Mo ga; mo ga]
: [I’m tall;
I’m tall]

E o le ri mi mu [ri mi mu]
: You all can’t
catch me [catch me]

Eyin ko l’Olorun mi; e je n
se t’emi ah
: You are not
my Lord; let me live my life 

MAKE I LIVE MY LIFE O!!!
: Let me live my life o!!!

 (ENGLISH TRANSLATION,
LYRICS, AND MEANING Adekunle Gold- My Life