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Intro
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Eiyeh (Eiyeh) | Yes/Amen (Yes/Amen) | Expression of affirmation and celebration |
| Oh oh oh (oh oh oh) | Oh oh oh (oh oh oh) | Celebratory vocal expression |
| Oh oh oh oh oh | Oh oh oh oh oh | Continued celebration |
Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| As we dey celebrate | As we are celebrating | Nigerian Pidgin: 'dey' is the continuous tense marker |
| Bunieya Enu, Bunieya Enu, Bunie nu ya Enu | Remember where you came from, Remember where you came from | Igbo phrase meaning 'think of/remember your roots' or 'where you have come from' - central theme of gratitude and not forgetting one's humble beginnings |
| As we dey celebrate | As we are celebrating | Nigerian Pidgin |
| We thank God oooh, Baba you too much oooh | We thank God, Father you are too much/amazing | 'Baba' means father/daddy (used for God here); 'you too much' is Pidgin for 'you are amazing/excellent' |
| We thank God oooh, You too much oh, you too much oh | We thank God, You are amazing, you are amazing | Repeated expression of gratitude and praise |
Verse 1
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Chei, see | Wow, look | 'Chei' is a Nigerian exclamation of surprise or amazement |
| The way we dey spend this money no dey fear me (fear me) | The way we are spending this money doesn't scare me | Pidgin: expressing confidence and abundance; 'no dey fear me' = doesn't frighten me |
| I got so many people wey dem dey dare me (eeh) | I have so many people who are challenging me | 'wey' = who/that; 'dem dey dare me' = they are challenging/testing me |
| Ba-ba Back in the days nobody send me | Back in the days nobody cared about me | 'nobody send me' is Pidgin idiom meaning 'nobody paid attention to me/nobody cared about me' |
| Now dem come dey near me, cause dem want to see me fail | Now they come close to me, because they want to see me fail | Reflecting on fair-weather friends and haters |
| Thank God its Friday (Friday) | Thank God it's Friday | Switches to English - celebrating the weekend |
| And I go rock am like my bai-day | And I will party/celebrate it like my birthday | Pidgin: 'I go' = I will; 'rock am' = celebrate it; 'bai-day' = birthday |
| Oh Oh Oh I'm so excited (excited) | Oh oh oh I'm so excited | English |
| So everybody show your style eeh | So everybody show your style | Encouraging everyone to dance and celebrate in their own way |
Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| As we dey celebrate | As we are celebrating | Nigerian Pidgin |
| Bunieya Enu, Bunieya Enu, Bunie nu ya Enu | Remember where you came from | Igbo phrase |
| We thank God oooh, Baba you too much oooh | We thank God, Father you are amazing | Expression of gratitude |
| We thank God oooh, You too much oh, you too much oh | We thank God, You are amazing, you are amazing | Repeated praise |
| That's why we celebrate, Let's celebrate | That's why we celebrate, Let's celebrate | English - invitation to join in celebration |
Verse 2
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Now, put your hands in the air | Now, put your hands in the air | English - typical party instruction |
| Wave'em up like you just don't care (care) | Wave them up like you just don't care | English - encouraging carefree celebration |
| I know sey we pop champagne (eeh) | I know that we pop champagne | Pidgin: 'sey' = that; celebrating with luxury |
| Jubilate and no complain oh | Celebrate joyfully and don't complain | 'Jubilate' from English/Latin; 'no complain' = Pidgin for don't complain |
| Na so we dey do am everyday | That's how we do it everyday | 'Na so' = that's how; expressing their lifestyle of daily celebration and gratitude |
| Kpata kpata we go kneel down dey pray | At the very least/ultimately we will kneel down and pray | 'Kpata kpata' is an emphatic Pidgin phrase meaning 'at most/at least/ultimately' - showing they balance partying with prayer |
| Scatter them, dey go start to dey craze oh | Confuse/defeat them, they will start to go crazy | 'Scatter' = defeat/confuse; 'dey craze' = go crazy; referring to enemies/haters |
| Na wetin remain oh | What else is left/That's all that's left | 'Na wetin remain' = rhetorical question meaning 'what else is there?' |
Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bunieya Enu, Bunieya Enu, Bunie nu ya Enu | Remember where you came from | Igbo |
| As we dey celebrate | As we are celebrating | Pidgin |
| We thank God oooh, Baba you too much oooh | We thank God, Father you are amazing | Gratitude to God |
| We thank God oooh, You too much oh, you too much oh | We thank God, You are amazing, you are amazing | Repeated praise |
| That's why we celebrate, Let's celebrate | That's why we celebrate, Let's celebrate | English |
Verse 3
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| As we dey celebrate, we dey jubilate | As we are celebrating, we are rejoicing | Pidgin with English loanword 'jubilate' |
| Omo no player hating, make you no dey underate | Child/Friend don't be a hater, don't underestimate | 'Omo' = child/person (Yoruba); 'make you no' = don't; mixing Yoruba, Pidgin, and English slang |
| Na we dey calculate, you dey speculate | We are calculating/making real moves, you are speculating | 'Na we' = it's us; contrasting their concrete success with others' speculation |
| Me I no send them oh, no send then oh | I don't care about them, don't care about them | 'I no send them' = I don't pay attention to them/I don't care about them |
| But thank God it's Friday and I go rock am like my bai-day | But thank God it's Friday and I will party like it's my birthday | Switches to English then Pidgin |
| Oh oh oh oooh I'm so excited (excited) | Oh oh oh I'm so excited | English |
| So everybody (eeeh) Move your body (eeeh) | So everybody move your body | English - dance instruction |
Final Chorus/Outro
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| (As we dey) Bunieya Enu, Bunieya Enu, Buni be nu ya Enu | (As we are) Remember where you came from | Pidgin + Igbo; slight variation in pronunciation 'Buni be nu ya' |
| As we dey celebrate | As we are celebrating | Pidgin |
| We thank God oh, Baba you too much ooh (Baba you too much) | We thank God, Father you are amazing (Father you are amazing) | Final expression of gratitude |
| We thank God oooh, You too much oh (I say) you too much oh | We thank God, You are amazing (I say) you are amazing | Emphatic conclusion |
| Bunieya Enu, Bunieya Enu, Bunieya Enu, as we dey celebrate | Remember where you came from, as we are celebrating | Final reminder of the song's central message |
| Buni be nu ya Enu, Buni be nu ya Enu, Buni be nu ya eeeh! | Remember where you came from! | Igbo - powerful closing with extended pronunciation variation |