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Intro
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Woow, hmm | Woow, hmm | Ad-libs |
| Igwe, kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-Kwa | King/Chief | Igbo - 'Igwe' is a title of respect meaning 'King' or 'Chief'; the kwa-kwa sounds are ad-libs |
| Yea, somebody oooo | Yeah, somebody | English/Pidgin call-out |
| Humble smith | Humblesmith | Artist name call-out |
| Mixta-dimz oh (Yeah, hey) | Mixta Dimz | Producer name call-out (Mixta Dimz) |
| Yea, phyno-fyno (dg) | Yeah, Phyno | Artist name call-out |
Verse 1 (Humblesmith)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Plenty people don dey ask | Many people have been asking | Nigerian Pidgin - 'don dey' indicates continuous past action |
| Na which baba do the jazz | Which spiritual father did the magic/charm | Pidgin - 'baba' means spiritual father/priest; 'jazz' means juju/black magic |
| Say the baba do well for me oh | Saying the spiritual father did well for me | Pidgin - people attributing his success to supernatural help |
| Now my life don better | Now my life has improved | Pidgin |
| Not because I suffer pass | Not because I suffered more than others | Pidgin - 'pass' means 'more than' |
| Not because I pray and fast | Not because I prayed and fasted | English |
| No be osho no be jazz, okwa chineye | It's not witchcraft, it's not magic, it's from God | Pidgin + Igbo - 'osho' is witchcraft; 'okwa chineye' (Igbo) means 'it is from God' |
Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Nelu, osinachi (kam nu kwa) | In heaven, it's from God (let me see/look) | Igbo - 'Nelu' = in heaven; 'Osinachi' = from God; 'kam nu kwa' = let me see |
| Osinachukwu (nwanne madu) | From God (my brother/sister) | Igbo - 'Osinachukwu' = from God; 'nwanne madu' = my brother/fellow human |
| Osinachi mo, okwa chineye | It's from God, it is from God | Igbo - 'mo' is emphasis particle; 'okwa chineye' = it is from God |
| Nelu, osinachi (mama) | In heaven, it's from God (mama) | Igbo - calling out 'mama' for emphasis/address |
| Osinachukwu (tabi'fe) | From God (what else?) | Igbo - 'tabi'fe' = what else/or what? |
| Osinachi mo, okwa chineye | It's from God, it is from God | Igbo - repetition for emphasis |
Verse 2 (Humblesmith)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| I say my property, sinachi | I say my property is from God | English + Igbo - 'sinachi' = from God (shortened form) |
| Say I don hammer, sina chukwu | Say I've made it, it's from God | Pidgin + Igbo - 'don hammer' = succeeded/made money; 'sina chukwu' = from God |
| My winning power, sinachimo | My winning power is from God | English + Igbo - 'sinachimo' = from God |
| Even my melody, sinachi | Even my melody/music is from God | English + Igbo |
| Now I dey ball, I dey go dubai | Now I'm living large, I go to Dubai | Pidgin - 'dey ball' = living the high life, balling |
| Everything we see, we buy | Everything we see, we buy | English/Pidgin - showing wealth |
| Na Godwin no be lie | It's God's victory, not a lie | Pidgin - 'Godwin' = God wins/God's victory; wordplay on 'God win' |
| Tell Mr poverty goodbye | Tell Mr. Poverty goodbye | English - personifying poverty as someone being dismissed |
| Shebi them be say we no go make am | Didn't they say we wouldn't make it? | Pidgin - 'shebi' = right?/didn't?; 'make am' = succeed |
| But Oluwa's prove them wrong | But God has proven them wrong | Pidgin + Yoruba - 'Oluwa' is Yoruba for 'God/Lord' |
| Extra large my bank account oh | My bank account is extra large | English |
| Tell me why I no go shout | Tell me why I wouldn't celebrate/shout | Pidgin - rhetorical question expressing joy |
| Not because I suffer pass | Not because I suffered more | Pidgin |
| Not because I pray and fast | Not because I prayed and fasted | English |
| No be osho no be jazz, okwa chineye | It's not witchcraft, it's not magic, it's from God | Pidgin + Igbo - repeated refrain |
Bridge (Phyno)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ibe, ekene kenelum olisa bi n'elu igwe | Friend, my thanks goes to God in heaven | Igbo - 'Ibe' = friend; 'ekene kenelum' = my thanks; 'olisa bi n'elu igwe' = God who is in heaven |
| Iga-afu na chukwu enego nu aka boys sacha | You will see that God has blessed the work of our hands | Igbo - 'iga-afu' = you will see; 'chukwu enego nu aka boys sacha' = God has blessed our hands' work |
| God I dey beg you don't leave me oh | God I'm begging you don't leave me | Pidgin/English |
| Okwa i kwelu nkwa si n'ema rapu m oo | You promised to never leave me | Igbo - 'okwa i kwelu nkwa' = you made a promise; 'si n'ema rapu m' = that you won't leave me |
| Some dey think say na jazz, how the boy came out fast | Some think it's magic, how the boy succeeded so fast | Pidgin/English - 'na jazz' = it's magic/juju |
| Mana ha maro na ngozi gi n'adi Ogonogo | But they don't know your blessings last long | Igbo - 'mana ha maro' = but they don't know; 'ngozi gi n'adi ogonogo' = your blessings last long |
| Okwa, everyday mna ekpe ekpere | Yes, everyday I pray | Igbo - 'okwa' = yes/right; 'mna ekpe ekpere' = I am praying |
| Chineke wee n'enyem the reason mji enye ekele | God gives me the reason to give Him thanks | Igbo - 'Chineke' = God; 'wee n'enyem the reason' = gives me the reason; 'mji enye ekele' = I give thanks |
| Now, m na awuli with friends and my family and fans | Now I rejoice with friends and my family and fans | Igbo + English - 'm na awuli' = I am rejoicing |