9ice – Promise & Fail (LYRICS ENGLISH TRANSLATION & MEANING)
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Alright now; we bring you our Lyrics English Translation and Meaning to the song Promise & Fail, by 9ice Alapomeji. A song produced by ID Cabasa.
(INTRO/VERSE 1)
Ancestor, ahh Ancestor
This is not the change that I voted for
This is not the game like a PS 4
This is not the country Madiba vouched for
Tunji iwo lo gbowo fun
: – you’re the one they gave the money to
Owo Eko iwo lo gbe fun
: Lagos Money, you’re the one they gave it to
Kunle iwo lo gbowo
: – you’re the one that carried money
Iwo lo gbowo lagbo ile
: you’re the one that carried money in the yard
Ole to gori eshin, ohun da; ohun da?
: the thief that climbed a horse, where is he, where is he?
Ole to gori eshin to gbowo
: the thief that climbed a horse carrying money
Ton ton fanwo ka
: that’s spraying money around
Eni m’epini n be, egbegberun e a fi san
: whoever collected a dime from it, in thousands he’ll repay
(CHORUS)
Promise & Fail awa moru e o
: – – – – we know your type
E ti gbowo eyin, e lo yanju e o
: you’ve collected bribe, go and settle it
Boni se ri o, ola o ri be o
: the way today is, tomorrow is not the same
Eni soko soja, a bara ile e o
: who throws a stone into the market, it would hit his neighbour
Promise & Fail- jegudu jera, ole
: – – – – bone-plus-flesh eater, thief
Ejo to gbowo mi- awon jegudu gera ole
: snake that swallowed money– bone-plus-flesh eater, thief
Obo to gbowo mi- jegudu gera ole
: monkey that devoured money- bone-plus-flesh eater, thief
Promise & Fail– awon jegudu gera ole
: – – – – them bone-plus-flesh eater, thief
(VERSE 2)
Gbogbo owo ton ti gba, nibo lo ko si?
: all the money/loots they’ve collected, where did they keep them?
O dabi Oputa Panel ni ijosi
: it’s like Oputa Panel of the past
Same people, different uniform
Don’t be soldier go, soldier come
Make them show us the Change,
all we see na the same; 9jalyrics.com.ng
Election time is coming, won ma ma para abule
: – – – – – they’ll be visiting the villages repeatedly
Ton ba wole tan nko? Won o ni funwa ni face
: once the win the election? They wont give us their face/attention
Agbada lari everywhere for village
: it’s “long, embroidered wide-sleeved flowing gowns” we’re seeing everywhere in the village
(CHORUS)
Promise & Fail awa moru e o
: – – – – we know your type
E ti gbowo eyin, e lo yanju e o
: you’ve collected bribe, go and settle it
Boni se ri o, ola o ri be o
: the way today is, tomorrow is not the same
Eni soko soja, a bara ile e o
: who throws a stone into the market, it would hit his neighbour
Awon Promise & Fail- jegudu gera ole
: – – – – – bone-plus-flesh eater, thief
Awon kilo tu ku tion se? Awon jegudu gera ole
: the ‘what else can they do? fellows’- the bone-plus-flesh eaters, thief
E ba n bi won, kilo tu ku ton fe se?
: ask them for me, what else do they want to do?
Jegudu gera ole
– bone-plus-flesh eater, thief
Awon Promise & Fail- Awon jegudu gera ole
: – – – – – – them bone-plus-flesh eater, thief
(VERSE 3)
Na one big party we dey operate
For our front- them go fight
But for our back- them dey corporate
Fake fake trials full everywhere
If poor man steal food, them go cut him head
Killing going on here and there
Politicians stealing money everywhere
Make it simple, make it unattractive
Sebon lawon fe sin wa ni
: thought they claim they want to serve us
Gomina- e se ni 20k; Senator- e se ni 30k
: Governor- make it ₦20k (salary); Senator- make it 30k
President- e se ni 50k; k’a wa wo eni ti o para won
: – – – make it 50k; let’s see who will kill themselves
[Also Read]: PURE LYRICS: 9ice – “Promise & Fail”
(CHORUS)
Promise & Fail awa moru e o
: – – – – we know your type
E ti gbowo eyin, e lo yanju e o
: you’ve collected bribe, go and settle it
Boni se ri o, ola o ri be o
: the way today is, tomorrow is not the same
Eni soko soja, a bara ile e o
: who throws a stone into the market, it would hit his neighbour
Awon Promise & Fail- jegudu gera ole
: them – – – – bone-plus-flesh eater, thief
Awon alo k’olowun kigbe- awon jegudu gera ole
: them leave-and-then-owner-shouts (thieves)– bone-plus-flesh eater, thief
Ole, Barawo- jegudu gera ole
: thief (in Yoruba), thief (in Hausa)– flesh-and-bone eater, thief
Awon alo k’olowun kigbe- awon jegudu gera ole
: them leave-and-then-owner-shouts (thieves)– bone-plus-flesh eaters, thief
(OUTRO)
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