Naira Marley – Ayewada (Audio, Lyrics, Video)

Naira Marley premieres the official Dammy Twitch-directed music video for the Rexxie-produced “Ayewada” off the album – God’s Timing’s The Best.

Naira Marley Ayewada

Lagos-via-Peckham superstar Naira Marley — hailed by NPR as “one of the greatest and most celebrated artists performing and producing in the Afrobeat scene today” — continues his annual celebration of Nigerian Independence Day with the release of a brand-new video for Ayewada. Taken from his critically acclaimed debut album God’s Timing’s The Best, issued in May, the Rexxie-produced song was previously used as the intro track to Marley’s NPR Tiny Desk.

After years of solidifying his reputation as both the pioneer of Afro/Hip Hop and a prominent voice of the streets, London’s underground legend Naira Marley has continued to develop his music, marrying the raw, unpolished tones of UK rap, the Yoruba language and the sounds of the diaspora to release an uncompromising & unpredictable sonic palette in stark contrast to the saccharine commerciality of the Nigerian AfroPop mainstream.

Naira Marley – Ayewada (prod. Rexxie)

30 May 2022

3 Minutes
℗ 2022 My Type Of Music

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Lyrics

Marlians
‘Ge-‘Ge, go-go
Hmm-mm
(Yo)
Aye wa, ko s’oro (aye wa, ko s’oro)
Oro wa, ko s’aye (oro wa, ko s’aye)
Aye diee t’otu ku (aye diee t’otu ku)
Oun ni fun awon Marlians (oun ni fun awon Marlians)
Won pe ‘wo “l’ole” (won pe ‘wo “l’ole”)
O tun lon gb’omo eran jo (o tun lon gb’omo eran jo)
They’re callin’ you “thief” (they’re callin’ you “thief”)
You’re dancin’ with a goat (you’re dancin’ with imee)
Ayewada? (ayewa’)
Omo’ba, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara oh)
Ayewada? (ayewa’)
Omo eru, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara)
Ayewada? (ayewada?)
Omo ase, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara)
Ayewada? (ayewa’)
Ayewa’, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara)
Won ni nma s’osokuso (won ni nma s’osokuso)
K’emi ma s’osokuso (k’emi ma s’osokuso)
That’s to say (ehn-ehn), eyin ma gbo ‘gbokugbo (eyin ma gbo ‘gbokugbo)
Eti yin o ni di (eti yin o ni di), oju yin o ni foh (oju yin o ni foh)
Sheb’emi mo ko Mafo
Emi mo tun ko Japa (emi mo tun ko Japa)
Nibo le wa? (ehn-ehn)
Nigba t’awa yi n suffer (nigba t’awa yi n suffer)
Igba t’owo wa wa (ehn-ehn)
Won wa tun fe pada wa (won wa tun fe pada wa)
Ati mura wa, ati pe (pe, pe)
Motor ti kun (kun)
Won ma shey sope “kin sun”?
Shey kin sun, kin lo shubu? (shey kin sun, kin lo shubu?)
Ayewada? (ayewa’)
Omo’ba, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara oh)
Ayewada? (ayewa’)
Omo eru, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara)
Ayewada? (ayewada?)
Omo ase, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara)
Ayewada? (ayewa’)
Ayewa’, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara)
Oju iku l’oju isinmi (oju iku l’oju isinmi)
Emi ma j’aiye ku ni (emi ma j’aiye ku ni)
J’aiye ku ni (ye), emi ma j’aiye ku ni (emi ma j’aiye ku ni)
No lappin’, no plus one (plus one)
No pushin’ l’odo wa (odo wa)
No more space, ayewada?
No space, no time, oro tio fa’ja (fa’ja)
No leave space (space)
You know me from back in the days (know me from back in the days)
Where was you back in the days? (where was you back in the days?)
When I was runnin’ away (when I was runnin’ away)
Me no look dem face
Me said dem-dem ah hypocrite
Ole, l’everybody
That’s why me no look dem face
Ayewada? heys (ayewa’)
Omo’ba, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara oh)
Ayewada? (ayewa’)
Omo eru, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara)
Ayewada? (ayewada?)
Omo ase, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara)
Ayewada? (ayewa’)
Ayewa’, ayewada? (ko s’aye rara)