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Intro
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alelele lo | Alelele lo | Traditional vocalization/chant commonly used in Ghanaian Highlife music |
| Alelele lo le lo lo | Alelele lo le lo lo | Continuation of the melodic chant |
| Le lo | Le lo | Melodic vocalization |
| Alelele lo lo | Alelele lo lo | Continuation of the chant |
| Alelele lo le lo lo | Alelele lo le lo lo | Final line of intro chant |
| Ladies and Gentlemen! | Ladies and Gentlemen! | English - Formal introduction before the song begins |
Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I no go complain again | I won't complain anymore | Pidgin English - Declaration of accepting the situation |
| I no go beg you again | I won't beg you anymore | Pidgin English - Asserting self-respect and ending pleading |
| Wompe me a ka e | If you don't want me, say it | Twi - Direct confrontation asking for honesty |
| I go carry my potomato go my way | I will take my heart/love and go my own way | Pidgin English/Slang - 'Potomato' is a creative play on 'potato' and 'tomato', metaphorically referring to his heart or affection that he's taking back |
Verse 1
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yea | Yeah | English |
| Money goes money comes | Money goes, money comes | English - Reflecting on the transient nature of wealth |
| Everybody wanna be the number one | Everybody wants to be number one | English - Commentary on people's ambitions and materialistic nature |
| So if no dey love me tell me make ago | So if you don't love me, tell me so I can go | Pidgin English - Requesting honesty and clarity in the relationship |
| Oh yea | Oh yeah | English |
| I call your phone but you no dey come around | I call your phone but you don't come around | Pidgin English - Expressing frustration about being ignored |
| Don't you call me when I pull up in a bullion van | Don't call me when I become wealthy/successful | English/Pidgin - 'Bullion van' refers to money transport vehicle, metaphor for becoming rich; warning against opportunistic love |
| You go say you love me but eno dey show | You say you love me but it doesn't show | Pidgin English - Calling out the disconnect between words and actions |
| They say if you love someone | They say if you love someone | English - Referencing the popular saying |
| You have to let them go | You have to let them go | English - Completing the popular saying about letting go of love |
| A lie this thing pain me edey my inn | That's a lie, this thing hurts me, it's in my heart | Pidgin English - Rejecting the saying, admitting the pain goes deep ('inn' refers to innermost being/heart) |
| Ano fit think oo | I can't even think | Pidgin English - Expressing how the heartbreak has overwhelmed him mentally |