LYRICS ENGLISH TRANSLATION & MEANING: DJ Risky x Junior Boy x 9ice – “Banuso”
(INTRO)
Obimzy Records, baby
Hunehnehnehnehnn; ahazazuzuriu daku
Aye; ahmazuri zakuku fidaku
world; – – – – – –
Ahaha, ori gbere wa; Ancestor
– – – destiny brings goodness; –
I be the girl them sugar
Ladies and gentlemen, I go by the name DJ Risky
Ancestor, Ancestor
(Junior Boy- VERSE 1/CHORUS)
Where una dey when I dey for titi? Yeh yeh
where were you all when am on the street? –
where were you all when am on the street? –
K’Olorun to gbadura mi, o mo ise ti mo se
before God answered my prayers, you don’t know the work I did
before God answered my prayers, you don’t know the work I did
Banuso, ma Beyanso o; omo araye le
talk to yourself, don’t talk to human; humans are tough
talk to yourself, don’t talk to human; humans are tough
MEANING of Banuso – it is Yoruba and it’s more of a sentence, than just a word. The full is ‘ba inu so’, which means ‘discuss with your within/belle’. It’a an advice and it says ‘keep your secrets/plans to yourself’.
Tori eni afe la mo, a o meni t’o feni
cos we only know who we love, we don’t know who loves us
cos we only know who we love, we don’t know who loves us
Enemies, them want pull me down, ah eh
Bad belle people, them want see me frown
But who God bless, no man curse
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Omi o l’ota o o; water no get enemy
water has no enemy; – – – – –
water has no enemy; – – – – –
Omi o l’ota o o o; who God bless, say no man curse
water has no enemy; – – – – – – – – – –
water has no enemy; – – – – – – – – – –
Omi o l’ota o o; water, e no get enemy
water has no enemy; – – – – – –
water has no enemy; – – – – – –
Omi o l’ota o o oo; at all at all, e no get enemy
water has no enemy; – – – – – – – –
water has no enemy; – – – – – – – –
(9ice- VERSE 2)
Gone are the days when we dey care what they say; [what they say]
After so many battles, we still dey; after them say ‘them say’
Aye alaroka o ni da [ko ni daaa]
it won’t be well for the gossiper [it won’t be well]
it won’t be well for the gossiper [it won’t be well]
Won a j’eba lai s’obe, ohun won a d’okuta
they’ll eat Eba without soup, their voice would turn stone
they’ll eat Eba without soup, their voice would turn stone
Oke t’alagbara gun t’on mi ele ele, s’ohun l’omo Olorun gun,
the mountain climbed by the mighty and he’s breathing heavily, is it not the same climbed by God’s child,
the mountain climbed by the mighty and he’s breathing heavily, is it not the same climbed by God’s child,
loni jelenkeje; mo ni mo d’omi t’enikan o le ba s’ota
with great ease; I said I turned water that no one keeps enmity with
with great ease; I said I turned water that no one keeps enmity with
Tabatiada fun awon t’o ni ki tiwa ma da
Tabatiada curse/prayer for those that said ours won’t be okay
Tabatiada curse/prayer for those that said ours won’t be okay
Mo ni mo d’omi t’enikan o le ba s’ota; t’on ba wa sujada,
I said I turned water that no one keeps enmity with; if they go the sujada way
I said I turned water that no one keeps enmity with; if they go the sujada way
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we’ll give them the antidote
we’ll give them the antidote
(CHORUS)
Who God bless, no man curse; [enemies, them want pull me down]
Who God bless, no man curse
[Bad belle people them want see me frown]
Omi o l’ota o o; water no get enemy
water has no enemy; – – – – –
water has no enemy; – – – – –
Omi o l’ota o o o; who God bless, say no man curse
water has no enemy; – – – – – – – – –
water has no enemy; – – – – – – – – –
Omi o l’ota o o; water, e no get enemy
water has no enemy; – – – – –
water has no enemy; – – – – –
Omi o l’ota o o oo; [mo d’omi, mo d’omi, mo d’omi]
water has no enemy; [I turned water, I turned water, I turned water]
water has no enemy; [I turned water, I turned water, I turned water]
At all at all, e no get enemy; [mo d’omi, mo d’omi]
– – – – – – – – ; [I turned water, I turned water]
– – – – – – – – ; [I turned water, I turned water]
(VERSE 3/OUTRO- 9ice)
Mo d’omi ihh, mo d’omi ih ihhh; mo d’omi, mo d’omi
I turned water, I turned water; I turned water, I turned water
I turned water, I turned water; I turned water, I turned water
Enikan o b’omi s’ota; [ura rokuli rarida]
no one keeps enmity with water; – –
no one keeps enmity with water; – –
Mo d’omi, mo d’omi; enikan o b’omi s’ota
I turned water, I turned water; no one keeps enmity with water
I turned water, I turned water; no one keeps enmity with water
[Momoni saba]; mo d’omi, mo d’omi, mo d’omi [tachuri]
– – – – – I turned water, I turned water, I turned water –
– – – – – I turned water, I turned water, I turned water –
Enikan o b’omi s’ota; [atachuri suri mokukuko biro
no one keeps enmity with water – – – – –
no one keeps enmity with water – – – – –
Atazuri]; mo d’omi, mo d’omi; [doliyi doliyi pimofa mudaba]
– – – ; I turned water, I turned water – – – – –
– – – ; I turned water, I turned water – – – – –
Mo d’omi, mo d’omi, mo d’omi; [Risky, o ni lati mo take e easy]
I turned water, I turned water x2, [DJ Risky, you need to take it easy]
I turned water, I turned water x2, [DJ Risky, you need to take it easy]
O d’omi, o d’omi, o d’omi, o d’omi; o gbewon lo
you turned water, you turned water, you turned water x2; you carry them away
you turned water, you turned water, you turned water x2; you carry them away
[Junior Boy]; o d’omi, o d’omi; [girl them sugar]
– – – – you turned water, you turned water –
– – – – you turned water, you turned water –
– It’s Chilly on the mix –
Atazuri, atazuri; [Ancestor]; atazuri birubi mokabira
Birubi mokabira, atazuri
O d’omi, o d’omi, Risky; omi gbe won lo
you turned water, you turned water, DJ Risky; water carry them away
you turned water, you turned water, DJ Risky; water carry them away
O d’omi, o d’omi, Junior Boy; k’omi ma gbe won lo
you turned water, you turned water, Junior Boy; let water carry them away
you turned water, you turned water, Junior Boy; let water carry them away
Omi, ma gbe won lo
water, carry them away
water, carry them away