Adekunle Gold – “Mr Foolish” Ft. Seun Kuti (LYRICS ENGLISH TRANSLATION & MEANING)
Read the Lyrics English Translation and Meaning to the song ‘Mr Foolish’, where Adekunle Gold takes us to Fela Shrine, Seun Kuti.
(CHORUS)
O n fina s’ori orule tori o fe Sun l’ale– Mr Foolish
: you leave fire on the roof cos you want to sleep at night
O n gun keKe ni Railway, awe, se o fe pa’r’e? – Mr Foolish
: you’re driving bicycle on the railway, brother, d’you want to kill yourself?
YOu carry petrol put for nyloN coMe dey smoke
– Mr FoolisH
Fire dey buRn, you no dey run, yOu dey take selfie
– Mr Foolish
(VERSE 1- Adekunle Gold)
Were dun wo, ko se bi l’omo
: ‘the mad’ is amusing to watch, but it’s hard to wish for such a child
It’s amusing to watch a mad man, but nobody want mad pikin oh
: – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Wo n tan e o, o n tAn candle
: they’re putting up a foolish-show of you, yet you’re putting on the candle
MEANING: they’re deceiving you, yet you continue (thinking you’re wiser) making fool of yourself
Eni a ba ta k’a fi r’atupa, o lohun ajitannawo loru
: one we ought to sell, to buy a lamp, such wants to get behold with lamp at night
No be you I blame, I blame tHe world for rewarding stupidity
– no be you I blaMe oh
You dey fall fall fall fall for the hype oh
No be you I blame; 9jalyrics
I blame people for glorifying stupidity yea yea
Mr Foolish comot for ma waY
RePeat (CHORUS)
(VERSE 2- Seun Kuti)
Seun Kuti & Golden ChilD
Tell em Mr Foolish no dey read nothing
but dey think say hiM know something
Mr Foolish go dey bleach, him no like black skin
Mr Foolish go deY pose with all foreign things
Mr Foolish no dey do, ehn; Mr Foolish too dey talK
Mr Foolish ti o j’eja, Mr Foolish just drunk
: – – that smokes no marijuana, – –
Mr Foolish Ti o soji, Mr Stupid Somebody
: – – that is not sharp, – – – –
Omode gbon, agba gBon, la fi da Ile Ife
: the young is wise, the old is wise, is how Ife (in Osun state) was built
E ju wa lo, lE fi n rewaje; so…
: you’re older (senior) than us, is why you cheat us; so…
RePeat (CHORUS)
(Adekunle Gold- VERSE 3)
Boda Ode, won ti get e oh
: Brother Foolish, they have gotten you
– won ti get e ohhhh oh oh, dadan dindin, supo, arogomu
: they’ve gotten you – – – sluggish fellow, slowish, left-over-bottles’-drinker
Mr Foolish Somebody- somebody
You no send nobody- nobody
O n fosi sayo o, won ba e wi, o n faraki nonono no
: you rejoice in foolishness, they caution you, you’re fuming
RePeat (CHORUS)
(Adekunle Gold- VERSE 4)
Arararara- ororororo
Arararara- ororOroro
Arindin, arindiNdin, arindindin gangangan
Arindindinde, arindindin, arindindin gangangan
Mr Foolish comoT for ma way
Dekunle, Dekunle Gold oH
Seun Kuti
No let aM give you any sign
That’s the word right heRe
