Olamide- “Motigbana” (LYRICS ENGLISH TRANSLATION & MEANING)
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We bring you the Lyrics English Translation and Meaning of the song ‘Motigbana’ by Olamide Baddo of YBNL- ‘Yahoo Boy No Laptop’ records label.
Motigbana Meaning- the word ‘Motigbana’ literally means “I’ve caught fire” in English. More like ‘am on fire’, ‘am lit up’.
(INTRO/CHORUS)
[Shabalistical, sha sha sha]
: – – – – – – –
Motigbana o, mo ti elevate- eh eh
: am on fire; I have elevate – –
Ori mi ko le hibernate- eh eh
: my head cannot hibernate –
Awon bad belle, won ti suffocate- eh eh, eh eh eh eh
: the ill-wishers, they have suffocate – – – – –
We dey gbadun, we dey jollificate
: we are enjoying, we are jollificating
Ola tobi, e ma pariwo yeh- eh eh
: wealth is big, you’ll shout ‘wow’ –
Owo tobi, e ma pariwo yeh- eh eh
: money is big, you’ll shout ‘wow’ –
Motor tobi, e ma pariwo yeh- eh eh, eh eh eh eh
: car is big, you’ll shout wow – – – – – – –
Pariwo yeh- yeh; e ma pariwo yeh- yeh
: shout wow- wow; you’ll shout wow- wow
(HOOK)
Motigbana- yeh; Motigbana oh- yeh; Motigba, Motigbana- yeh
: am on fire- yay; am on fire- yay; am on, am on fire- yey
Moti Moti Motigbaa-na o- yeh
: I have, I have, I have caught-fire- yay
Na o, na o, na o- bae [yeh]; Na o, na o, na o- bae [yeh]
: fire, fire, fire – – – – – ; fire fire fire fire – – – –
Na o, na o, na o; na o- bae [yeh]- eh eh ehhh, eh ehhh
: fire fire – fire fire – – – – – – – – – –
Motigbana o, mo ti elevate- yeh
: am light up, I have elevate- yay
(VERSE 1)
Am the man, am the one they call ‘The Biggie Man’- yeh
: – – – – – – – – – – – – – yay
Baby, oya, rotate biiti Ceiling Fan- yeh
: – , now, rotate like of Ceiling Fan- yay
Owo po gan ninu Bullion Van- yeh
: money is much in the bullion van- yay
[Eh eh ehhh, eh ehhh]
: – – – – – – –
Abebe ni e, if you’ not a fan- yeh
: hand-fan you are, if you’re not a fan (ceiling fan)- yay
I see your Gucci Shoes, ko ni si issue- yeh
: – – – – – – -, there won’t be an issue- yea
Won ni koba re; no go witch you- yeh
: they won’t implicate you; would not bewitch you- yay
Bi Eja Osan, I want to fish you- yeh
: like a Knifefish, I want to fish you- yay
[Eh eh ehhh, eh ehhh]
: – – – – – –
Ko de ni da, biiti bus, make I miss you- yeh
: it wont be good, like a bus, that I should miss you- yay
Biiti Enimoney, mo fe DJ- yeh
: like [DJ] Enimoney, I want to DJ- yay
Mo fe breaky-freaky-woh, mo fe replay- yeh
: I want to – – – – , I want to replay- yay
I like the way that you shake that ikebe- yeh
: – – – – – – – – – waist- yay
Your bumbum bigger than Bombay- yeh
: – – – – – – – – – –
Put it on me, omo ma lo sun- yeh
: – – – baby don’t dare dull –
K’o ma ba lo jere Dalemosu- yeh
: so your fate won’t be like of ‘married-but-returned-to-live-with-parents’ lady
I just wanna cuddle and hold you- yeh
: – – – – – – – – –
O de l’on wo bi eni t’o n fun l’owo osu
: but you’re looking ‘happish’ like one who they give salary
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RePeat (CHORUS) & (HOOK)
(VERSE 2)
E ni sun; emi pepper soup- yeh
: you won’t rest; me, a pepper soup- yay
Jake-jado, won feel e Magbedun- yeh
: [am] everywhere, they’re feeling it in Magbedun- yay
Oyinbo n ta bii Tabioka- yeh
: Whiteman is bouncing [dancing] like Tapioca- yay
Akata n break-dance lori Konga- yeh
: stranger is break-dancing on Konga- yay
MEANING: Akata means different things in different situations. In the Yoruba proverb “a ma koko le “akata” lo na, ki a to fabo wa ba ediye”, it means ‘we will first chase away the “fox”, before getting back to the chicken [to chastise it]”. But akata means ‘stranger/foreigner’ in this music; i.e, someone not totally part of us (but may have some semblance).
Nobody t’o le drain mi ni energy- yeh
: nobody can drain me of energy –
Mi o raye osi bii Genevieve Nnaji- yeh
: I have no time for nonsense, just like Geneveive Nnaji –
If you believe me, nicca I believe you too- yeh
If you believe me, omo [guy] I believe you too- yeh
Ma lo waste time mi, o se koko- yeh
: don’t you waste my time, it is important –
Emi o raye shiit, owo ni koko- yeh
: I don’t have time for shiit, money is important/relevant/vital –
Isale Oke, Oshodi Oke- yeh
: down of up, Oshodi Up side –
O gbe soke- yeh; o ni ki n ponke- yeh
: she pops it up- yay; she say I should climb up- yay
O de n bere l’owo mi se mo wa okay- yeh
: and she’s asking me if am okay – – –
O ti j’oja, o ti wa n ke;
: she’s eaten the market [weed], she’s now crying [misbehaving]
Se powder niyen n’imu e ni tabi Coke? Ehhhh- yeh
: is that some powder in your nose or a coke [cocaine]? –
RePeat (CHORUS) & (HOOK)
(OUTRO)
Motigbana o, mo ti elevate- eh eh- yeh
: Am on fire, I have elevate – – –
Motigbana o, mo ti elevate- yeh
: I’m on fire I have elevate –
[Shabalistical]; yeh yeh yeh yeh
: – – – – – – –
Mo ti elevate bae; gbana o, mo ti elevate, bae bae
: I have elevate – catch fire, I have elevate – –
Gbana o, mo ti elevate; gbana o, mo ti elevate bae
: light up, I have elevate, light up, I have elevate –
[Shabalistical]
: – – – –
Nice one
nice one… love the translation, just like me,I love yoruba music but don't actually understand the meaning.
.. nice one