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Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| You be my medicine my paracetamol | You are my medicine, my paracetamol | English - metaphor comparing love/lover to healing medicine |
| Nyebe m ya make you no ever stop | Give me this thing, don't ever stop | Igbo/Pidgin mix - 'nyebe m ya' (give me it) |
| See this love e no go dey low-key | See, this love won't be low-key/hidden | Pidgin - expressing that the love will be open and obvious |
| As I dey you no go dey lonely | As long as I'm here, you won't be lonely | Pidgin - promise of companionship |
| Should in case na owu sawa gi asa oo | Should in case anger troubles you outside | Igbo - 'owu' (anger), 'sawa gi asa' (catch/trouble you outside) |
| Put a call ka mu para gi apa oo | Just call me so I can come for you | Igbo/Pidgin - 'para gi apa' (come for you/get you) |
| Okwa Ima na mu jikwa gi eto onu | You know that I will hold your mouth | Igbo - 'jikwa gi eto onu' (hold your mouth/defend you/speak for you) |
| If it's fine put the blame on me | If it's okay, put the blame on me | English - willingness to take responsibility |
| See mistake sokwa n'ije enu ooo | See, mistakes aren't going up/serious | Igbo - minimizing mistakes, saying they're not that serious |
Verse 1
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| My medicine my paracetamol | My medicine, my paracetamol | English - repeated metaphor |
| Nyebe m ya make you no ever stop | Give me this thing, don't ever stop | Igbo/Pidgin |
| Nwa m oooo | My child/baby | Igbo - term of endearment, 'nwa' means child |
| Ada, ada oooo | First daughter, first daughter | Igbo - 'Ada' is a title for first daughter, sign of respect and honor |
| See my medicine my paracetamol | See my medicine, my paracetamol | English |
| Nyebe m ya make you no ever stop | Give me this thing, don't ever stop | Igbo/Pidgin |
Verse 2
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| So gi ooo | Follow you | Igbo - 'so' means follow |
| Girl I no go let your love pass me oo | Girl, I won't let your love pass me by | Pidgin/English - won't let the opportunity slip away |
| Baby ooo | Baby | English |
| No go gbalaga you don jazz me oo | Don't run away, you've charmed/bewitched me | Pidgin - 'gbalaga' (run away), 'jazz' (bewitch with juju/charm) |
| Emi ooo | Me | Could be Yoruba influence ('emi' = me in Yoruba) or just vocalization |
| Baby mee m your one and only ooo | Baby, make me your one and only | Pidgin - 'mee m' (make me) |
| Name it and I go do it for you ooo | Name it and I will do it for you | Pidgin - promise to do anything asked |
Pre-Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ahhh the way I love you ima nghotakwa | Ahh, the way I love you, I cannot explain | Igbo - 'ima nghotakwa' (you cannot understand/explain) |
| The things wey you give me m makochakwa | The things that you give me, I cannot forget | Igbo/Pidgin - 'makochakwa' (I cannot forget), 'wey' is Pidgin for 'that' |
| My medicine my paracetamol | My medicine, my paracetamol | English |
| Nyebe m ya make you no ever stop | Give me this thing, don't ever stop | Igbo/Pidgin |
| Hapu ndi asiri ka ha kuba nu | Leave the gossips/slanderers, let them gossip | Igbo - 'hapu' (leave), 'ndi asiri' (gossips/slanderers), 'ka ha kuba' (let them be) |
| I got you I go dey with you forever | I got you, I will be with you forever | Pidgin/English |
| My medicine my paracetamol | My medicine, my paracetamol | English |
| Nyebe m ya make you no ever stop | Give me this thing, don't ever stop | Igbo/Pidgin |
Verse 3
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| From the first day I meet you | From the first day I met you | English/Pidgin |
| Akporo m gi babe m nu | I called you my babe | Igbo - 'akporo m gi' (I called you), mixed with English 'babe' |
| Lelebe nwata see person God create nu nu | Beautiful child, see the person God created | Igbo/Pidgin - 'lelebe' (beautiful), 'nwata' (child), praising her beauty as God's creation |
| Hmm maka you the queen of my heart | Hmm, because you're the queen of my heart | Igbo/English - 'maka' (because) |
| I go call you Adaeze m nu | I will call you my princess/queen | Igbo - 'Adaeze' means princess (Ada = first daughter, Eze = king) |
| Come lay na my bed nu nu | Come lay in my bed | Pidgin - intimate invitation |
| No go do you things you go regreti nu nu | Don't do things you will regret | Pidgin - advice/warning |
Verse 4
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Yeah, maka na oru kuo na my side | Yeah, because work/matter is on my side | Igbo/Pidgin - 'maka' (because), 'oru kuo' (work/matter is) |
| Without you m jonesu ba ooo | Without you, I would be in distress | Igbo - 'jonesu' (would be suffering/in distress) |
| I go dey here for you | I will be here for you | Pidgin - promise of loyalty |
| Maka gi m je kpuo dada m ooo | For you I will call/invoke my father | Igbo - 'maka gi' (for you), 'je kpuo dada m' (will call my father) - willing to involve family |
| Girl I wan be the one wey go call you ka i brochiba oo | Girl, I want to be the one who will call you so you can answer/come | Pidgin/Igbo - 'wey go' (who will), 'ka i brochiba' (so you answer/come) |
Bridge
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Girl I don't wanna go (don't wanna go) | Girl, I don't want to go | English |
| Pasa na corner gi oo (na corner gi oo) | Pass by your corner/area | Pidgin - 'pasa' (pass), not wanting to just pass by without staying |
| I ga eme mmadu ekoo (mmadu ekoo) | I will do/act like a person, echo | Igbo - 'ga eme mmadu' (will do/behave like a person), 'ekoo' (echo/resonance) |
| Like water we go de flow (flow, we go de flow) | Like water we will flow together | English/Pidgin - metaphor for going with the flow, harmony |
| No need to worry oo | No need to worry | English/Pidgin |
| Asa ebezina ozugo | Outside hasn't started to become dark/serious | Igbo - 'asa' (outside), 'ebezina ozugo' (hasn't become complete/dark) - things aren't that bad |
| Onye nwelu gi nwelu ezi mmadu oo | Whoever has you has a good person | Igbo - 'onye nwelu' (whoever has), 'nwelu ezi mmadu' (has a good person) - acknowledging her value |
| Come through na ife na-emebi kwe oo | Come through, it's the thing that is spoiling/breaking that agrees | Igbo/Pidgin - 'come through' (come over), 'ife na-emebi kwe' (thing that is breaking/spoiling) |