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Verse 1
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shake head to the music noto you wan grain get stress | Shake your head to the music, not because you want to pretend you're stressed | Mixed Krio-English. 'noto' = 'not'; 'wan grain' = 'want to pretend/act like' |
| Everyday you wake up as them say good morning you don tot stress | Every day you wake up and they say good morning, you're already thinking about stress | 'don tot' in Krio means 'already thinking about' |
| That na for we back way wake up oo..sleep and wake na by God him power | That's behind us, the way we wake up...sleep and wake is by God's power | 'na for we back' = 'is behind us'; 'na by God him power' = typical Krio structure meaning 'is by God's power' |
| How the government day mess up na so mentaly we day messed up | The way the government is messing up is how we're mentally messed up | 'day' in Krio indicates continuous action (like '-ing'); 'na so' = 'is how/that's how'. Political commentary typical of Emmerson's style |
| The woman them day act up them say all the man them mess up | The women are acting up, they say all the men are messed up | 'them' after a noun is a Krio plural marker; 'day act up' = 'are acting up' |
| Man them day act up them say the money money money business now noto kalokalo | Men are acting up, they say it's all about money money money business now, not friendship/community | 'kalokalo' is a Krio term for friendship, camaraderie, community spirit, or doing things together in harmony |
| If you day get am nice you're felling what I'm feeling aa hay | If you're getting it good/having a good time, you're feeling what I'm feeling | 'day get am nice' = 'are getting it nice/good'; switches to English 'you're feeling' |
| The rhythm is dope and nice are you feeling what I'm feeling aa hay | The rhythm is dope and nice, are you feeling what I'm feeling | English line with colloquial expression |
| See i'm looking nice you're feeling me i'm feeling you hayyy | See, I'm looking nice, you're feeling me, I'm feeling you | English - 'feeling' here means vibing with/connecting with someone |
| Na na na na naaaa, Na na naaaa, Na na naaaa, Na na na na naaaaa | [Melodic vocals] | Non-lexical vocables - melodic singing without specific meaning |
Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Me nor want no stress | I don't want no stress | 'Me nor want' is Krio for 'I don't want' |
| Me nor want no stress | I don't want no stress | Repeated for emphasis |
| Me nor want no stress | I don't want no stress | The song's main message - a desire to live without stress despite difficult circumstances in Sierra Leone |
Bridge
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ahhhhh ah ahhhhhh | [Vocal expression] | Emotional vocal ad-libs |