Olamide Ft. Lil Kesh- Sere (ENGLISH TRANSLATION, MEANING, LYRICS, AND GET Mp3)
So, we have decided to start giving you the audio and also ability to play the track while reading. To start with, check out the Lyrics English Translation and Meaning to SERE by Olamide and Lil Kesh. Olamide, in a way, was talking about his rough childhood experience (back in Bariga, I guess- where the easiest youngsters’ job is to gather sands from the canal and sell “Abule Sowo”). Song produced by Major Bangs.
NOTE: Though the word ‘Sere’ may also mean, in another context, ‘smoked meat’ sold mostly at night; but as used by Olamide, in this context, ‘Sere’ is just a nickname coined by Olamide to denotes a wayward child.
(CHORUS)
Ahnn; ahnnnn
: – – – –
Mama bi Sere l’omo; Sere, Sere
: mother gave birth to Sere, Sere
Baba bi Sere l’omo; Sere; oya, Sere
: father gave birth to Sere, Sere
Sere, y’omo buruku; Sere, Sere
: – turned a wayward child –
Sere re’ran elede; Sere; oya, Sere
: – bought pork ; – – now, –
Sere pa a fun mama o; Sere; oya, Sere
: – slaughtered it for mother; – – –
Sere pa a fun baba o; Sere; oya, Sere
: – slaughtered it for father; – – –
I’ve been ‘strappping’ like Sere; Sere
: – – – – – – – – – – –
I’ll do anything for my money; Sere; oya, Sere
: – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Ma a f’imu yin fon fere; fon fere; fere
: I’ll blow whistle with your nose (deal with you rootless-ly)
Where my money? Sere; money, Sere; Sere
: – – – – – – – – – – – –
Ma a f’imu yin fon fere; fon fere; fere
: I’ll blow whistle with your nose
I say, where my money Sere? Sere
: – – – – – – – – –
(VERSE 1- LIL KESH)
Sere na bad-boy oo [Sere na badi-boy]
: – – – – – – – – – –
Sere i s’ere; he kaaku gan oo [Sere, he kaaku gan]
: – doesn’t joke; he is so callous [Sere, he is so callous]
Sere na olodo oo [Sere na olodo]
: – is daft [ – is daft]
2 x 2, Sere, he no know oo [Sere, he no know]
: – – – – – – – – – – – –
Ahh; Sere na dagbana; o ma n ba’lu je
: – has behaviour like cocaine-addict; he causes chaos in the city
O ma n y’oju w’obirin ni baluwe
: he do peep at another man’s lady in the bathroom (shared bathroom)
Lati 7-years, lo ti n wo o pornn
: right from 7-years, he’s been watching pornn
Gbogbo ose ile, lo ti lo o tan n
: all the soaps at home, he’s used them up
Sere like to fight; always guarding
: – – – – – – – – –
Ati kekere la n f’owo pa’di; t’a ba n s’ere e Mummy & Daddy
: from kid-days we’ve been rubbing buttss; whenever we’re playing Mummy & Daddy
Sere kana gan n; o ma n paadi
: – is so greedy; he doesn’t give out
Sere go school, no dey write note
: – – – – – – – – –
T’o ba d’exam, a ma a j’iwe wo
: when it’s exam day, he peeps at another student’s work
Sere trek lati Shomolu de Bariga
: – treks from Shomolu to Bariga
K’o le f’owo bet, t’o ba ti n show Laliga
: so he could bet with money, when LaLiga is showing
Sere na Timmy Turner [Turner]
Sere be wishing for burners
Sere dey give them the Dollar la Mola; Mola
Sere na baller; baller
(CHORUS)
Ahnn; ahnnnn
: – – – –
Mama bi Sere l’omo; Sere, Sere
: mother gave birth to Sere, Sere
Baba bi Sere l’omo; Sere; oya, Sere
: father gave birth to Sere, Sere
Sere, y’omo buruku; Sere, Sere
: – turned a wayward child –
Sere re’ran elede; Sere; oya, Sere
: – bought pork ; – – now, –
Sere pa a fun mama o; Sere; oya, Sere
: – slaughtered it for mother; – – –
Sere pa a fun baba o; Sere; oya, Sere
: – slaughtered it for father; – – –
I’ve been ‘strappping’ like Sere; Sere
: – – – – – – – – – – –
I’ll do anything for my money; Sere; oya, Sere
: – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Ma a f’imu yin fon fere; fon fere; fere
: I’ll blow whistle with your nose (deal with you rootless-ly)
Where my money? Sere; money, Sere; Sere
: – – – – – – – – – – – –
Ma a f’imu yin fon fere; fon fere; fere
: I’ll blow whistle with your nose
I say, where my money Sere? Sere
: – – – – – – – – –
(VERSE 2- OLAMIDE)
Ahh; me and my friends, a ma n ginger
: – – – – – – – , we don ginger
Like Fadeyi, pelu Abija
: – – – and Abija
Bi i ti Okangan, ati Warrior
: just like Okangan and Warrior
A a ma n na awon omo neighbor ni corridor
: we do beat the neighbours’ children at the corridor
A a ki n send; we be Kura
: we don’t send; we were Kura (tough Yoruba Nollywood character)
A ma ji eran je, a ma tun bura
: we do steal meats from pot, and even swear we didn’t
Ati kekere la ti n’igboya
: from tender age we’ve been courageous
A a ki n snitch; we are loyal
: we don’t snitch; – – –
One 4 All; All 4 One
: – – – – –
Gbogbo omo adugbo, a ti fo won n
: all the girls in the community, we’ve “washed” them
K’o to ni Go, a ti Forward
: before you say go, we’ve forward
Gbogbo igo Coke, a ti fo won
: all the Coke bottles, we’ve broken them
Baata sandal l’agolo milik
: Sandal foot-wears and Milk tins
A ma ri i ta, bi i ti Dominic
: we sell them, just like Dominic
Me and my guys no be butter-boys
: – – – – – – – – – –
Awon t’on calm, lo ma n s’ota boys
: the cool-headed folks, are the boys (ones) that snitch
Awon Obinna, pelu Ik, ati Paulo, pelu Ekenna
: them – – and – and – with – –
A se were gan n; no be small thing
: we caused much trouble; it wasn’t trivial
A ti gba pe, owo si ma de nah
: we’ve resorted to faith, that money would come
School Abe-Ile la lo o [la lo o]
: unaccredited school organised in the hood, was what we attended
Won o de ko wa l’oyinbo o [‘yinbo o]
: and they didn’t teach us Queen’s English [Queen’s English]
T’a ba try, a ma ta’bon o [ta’bon o]
: if we try speak it, we’ll commit grammar blunder [grammar blunder]
Excursion, we no dey go o [dey go o]
: – – – – – – – – – –
Teacher ni ‘what is a Noun?’ [Noun]
: – said – – – – – –
A Noun is a Noun; omi garri is a water; eja din-din is a fish
: – – – -; water in garri is a water; fried fish is a fish
Omo o; thank God we made it, [ Made it! ]
: fellas; – – – – – – – – –
Out of the Lungu [Lungu]
: out of the hood [hood]
If no be God [God], a ma ti ma lo ma rob [rob]
: – – – – -, we would have started robbing [rob]
(CHORUS)
Mama bi Sere l’omo; Sere, Sere
: mother gave birth to Sere, Sere
Baba bi Sere l’omo; Sere; oya, Sere
: father gave birth to Sere, Sere
Sere, y’omo buruku; Sere, Sere
: – turned a wayward child –
Sere re’ran elede; Sere; oya, Sere
: – bought pork ; – – now, –
Sere pa a fun mama o; Sere; oya, Sere
: – slaughtered it for mother; – – –
Sere pa a fun baba o; Sere; oya, Sere
: – slaughtered it for father; – – –
I’ve been ‘strappping’ like Sere; Sere
: – – – – – – – – – – –
I’ll do anything for my money; Sere; oya, Sere
: – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Ma a f’imu yin fon fere; fon fere; fere
: I’ll blow whistle with your nose (deal with you rootless-ly)
Where my money? Sere; money, Sere; Sere
: – – – – – – – – – – – –
Ma a f’imu yin fon fere; fon fere; fere
: I’ll blow whistle with your nose
I say, where my money Sere? Sere
: – – – – – – – – –
