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Wait Refix
Solidstar ft. Tiwa Savage, Patoranking
English
Yoruba
Igbo
Nigerian Pidgin
Intro
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Solid star | Solid star | Artist name call-out |
| Tiwa savage | Tiwa Savage | Featured artist name call-out |
| Shaba shaba shaba shaba shaba | Fake fake fake fake fake | Nigerian Pidgin/slang - 'shaba' means fake, not genuine |
| Whayahsay! | What do you say! | Ad-lib |
| Me love no be shaba | My love is not fake | Nigerian Pidgin - declaring authenticity of love |
| B-banks just they knack am they go oh | P-Banks (producer) is just playing it and it's going well | Nigerian Pidgin - shoutout to the producer; 'knack' means to hit/play |
Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tobani kin duro, mo ma duro ooo | If they tell me to wait, I will wait | Yoruba |
| Igba to ba se tan | When it is finished/When the time comes | Yoruba |
| Ko je kin mo oo... je kin mo | Don't let me know... let me know | Yoruba - paradoxical expression about anticipation/uncertainty |
| Tobani kin duro, Ife mi mo ma duro | If they tell me to wait, my love I will wait | Yoruba - 'Ife mi' means 'my love' |
| Igba to ba se tan ko je kin mo | When it is finished, don't let me know | Yoruba |
| Nwata wanyi kaigebe... kaigebe oo | This girl, let's move/go... let's go | Igbo - 'Nwata wanyi' means 'this girl/woman'; 'ka anyi gebe/jebe' means 'let's go' |
| Nwata wanyi time don dey go | This girl, time is going | Mix of Igbo and Nigerian Pidgin - urgency about time passing |
| Nwata wanyi kailaba... kailaba laba | This girl, let's speak/talk... let's talk | Igbo - 'ka anyi laba/kwuo' means 'let's talk/speak' |
| Omotena time don dey goo oo | Beautiful woman/Girl, time is going | Mix of Yoruba ('Omote'/'Omotena' - beautiful woman) and Nigerian Pidgin |
| E don set | It's settled/It's decided | Nigerian Pidgin - expressing commitment |
Verse 1 - Patoranking
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Waiting waiting for your love for a long time oh | Waiting waiting for your love for a long time oh | English with Jamaican Patois influence |
| Give it to you gal gat no other one | Give it to you girl, I have no other one | Patois-influenced English |
| Be big gal please gal no waste time | You're a mature woman, please girl don't waste time | Patois/Nigerian English - 'big gal' means mature woman |
| Only bae, be me gial and me number one | Only bae, be my girl and my number one | Patois-influenced - 'me gial' means 'my girl' |
| Follow you anywhere you want to go | I'll follow you anywhere you want to go | English |
| Me tell the gial dem carry go | I told the other girls to leave | Patois - 'gial dem' means 'the girls'; 'carry go' means 'take away/leave' |
| Dem other guys just dey jisoro | Those other guys are just talking nonsense | Nigerian Pidgin/Yoruba - 'jisoro' means talking nonsense/idly |
| Just live like dem na solo | They just live like they are alone | Nigerian Pidgin - they act single/uncommitted |
| You love na me weapon... oh yeah | Your love is my weapon/strength | Nigerian Pidgin - love as source of power |
| Where ever you go me there for you... oh yeah | Wherever you go I'm there for you | Patois-influenced English |
| Without you me cant hold on... oh yeah | Without you I can't hold on | Patois-influenced English |
| No roundabout no u-turn... oh yeaeh | No going back and forth, no changing my mind | English - expressing unwavering commitment |
Verse 2 - Tiwa Savage
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Solidstar tiwa savage on another one yeah | Solidstar and Tiwa Savage on another hit | English - song intro |
| There's no need to be worried baby | There's no need to be worried baby | English |
| Cause its you have been waiting for | Because it's you I have been waiting for | English |
| I dont really wanted to delay | I don't really want to delay | English |
| Boy it's you have been longing for | Boy, it's you I have been longing for | English |
| So boy gat to step out of the show | So boy you have to step up and show yourself | Nigerian English - take action, be serious |
| Realise everybody sees the reality | Realize everybody sees the reality | English - everyone can see the truth of the relationship |
| A woman never get a woman baby | A woman cannot get a baby from another woman | Nigerian English - emphasizing the need for a man |
| That is a man responsibility | That is a man's responsibility | English - traditional gender roles |
| So you better come around with your folks | So you better come around with your family | English/Nigerian - come formally with family for traditional marriage rites |
| And your kings-men come see my people | And your kinsmen come see my people | English - traditional Nigerian marriage custom where groom's family visits bride's family |
| I will never let you down cause my heart is clear | I will never let you down because my heart is clear | English |
| It's so pure you could see through | It's so pure you could see through it | English - transparent/honest intentions |
| Olowo ori mi monduro | My lord/master I will wait | Yoruba - 'Olowo ori mi' means 'my lord/the one who has my head'; romantic term of endearment |
| Monduro oh monduro | I will wait oh I will wait | Yoruba - 'mo ma duro' means 'I will wait' |
| Rankadede time don dey go | Quickly/Hurry up, time is going | Yoruba and Pidgin - 'rankadede' means quickly; urgency |
| Time don dey go | Time is going | Nigerian Pidgin - time is passing |
Verse 3 - Solidstar
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Baby girl I no go taya oh eh | Baby girl I won't get tired | Nigerian Pidgin - 'taya' means tired |
| I jo go taya ohhh | I won't get tired | Nigerian Pidgin - 'I no go' becomes 'I jo go' in speech |
| But old age don dey enta oh eh | But old age is entering/approaching | Nigerian Pidgin - getting older, biological clock |
| e don dey enta ooo | It is approaching | Nigerian Pidgin - it's happening |
| Baby gal I no go taya oh eh | Baby girl I won't get tired | Nigerian Pidgin |
| I jo go taya ohhh | I won't get tired | Nigerian Pidgin |
| But grey hair don dey gada oh eh | But grey hair is starting to gather/appear | Nigerian Pidgin - aging, time passing |
| e don dey gada ooo | It is starting to gather | Nigerian Pidgin - grey hairs appearing |
| Laleyi mo fe ri oju re baby | Now I want to see your face baby | Yoruba - 'laleyi' means 'now/nowadays'; 'mo fe ri oju re' means 'I want to see your face' |
| Oti pe ti mori eh | It's been a long time since I saw you | Yoruba - 'o ti pe ti mo ri' means 'it's been long since I saw' |
| I won see dat your face again oh | I want to see that your face again | Nigerian English/Pidgin |
| Mi o lese kin ma ri eh | I don't have the chance to see you | Yoruba - 'mi o ni ese' means 'I don't have opportunity'; expressing longing |