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Lovinjitis (Remix)
Wizboyy Ofuasia ft. Teeyah
English
Nigerian Pidgin
French
Verse 1 (Wizboyy)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| From the very very first time when my body jam you girl | From the very first time when I encountered you, girl | Nigerian Pidgin: 'body jam you' means to physically bump into or encounter someone |
| Abi na because you dey smell nice or the type of eyes you get | Is it because you smell nice or the type of eyes you have | Nigerian Pidgin: 'Abi na' = 'Is it', 'you dey smell' = 'you smell', 'eyes you get' = 'eyes you have' |
| Whatever the case may be | Whatever the case may be | Standard English |
| Make you know say you gat a hold on me | Let you know that you have a hold on me | Nigerian Pidgin: 'Make you know say' = 'Let you know that', 'you gat' = 'you have' |
| The Girl of my dreams only you | The girl of my dreams, only you | Standard English |
| Baby is it possible to see you again | Baby, is it possible to see you again | Standard English |
Pre-Chorus (Wizboyy)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sun dey shine, Rain dey fall, Wind dey blow | The sun is shining, rain is falling, wind is blowing | Nigerian Pidgin: 'dey' is the continuous aspect marker (is/are doing) |
| Girl I think of you | Girl, I think of you | Standard English |
| Weather for two baby where are you | Weather for two, baby where are you | Mixed English; romantic imagery suggesting conditions perfect for a couple |
| Can't you see the way that am missing you | Can't you see the way that I'm missing you | Standard English with colloquial grammar |
| You making me dey fumble I dey tumble I dey loose my mind | You're making me fumble, I'm tumbling, I'm losing my mind | Nigerian Pidgin mixed with English: 'dey' marks continuous action |
| Tell me how to make you realize say na you be the reason | Tell me how to make you realize that you are the reason | Nigerian Pidgin: 'say' = 'that', 'na you be' = 'you are' |
| Wen a strong man dey do totori aaa | When a strong man is acting crazy/foolishly | Nigerian Pidgin: 'totori' means acting foolish or crazy, often used to describe being out of character due to love |
Chorus (Wizboyy & Teeyah)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Baby wetin be the thing | Baby, what is the thing | Nigerian Pidgin: 'wetin' = 'what', 'be' = 'is' |
| Wey you put for my body | That you put in my body | Nigerian Pidgin: 'Wey' = 'that/which', 'for' = 'in' |
| Na lovinjitis aa ah aa | It's lovinjitis | Nigerian Pidgin: 'Na' = 'It is'. Lovinjitis is a playful portmanteau of 'love' + 'conjunctivitis' suggesting love as an infectious condition |
| That thing Wey dey officially make me misbehave | That thing that officially makes me misbehave | Nigerian Pidgin: 'Wey dey' = 'that is/does' |
| Na lovinjitis aa ah aa | It's lovinjitis | Nigerian Pidgin |
| Baby wetin be the thing | Baby, what is the thing | Nigerian Pidgin |
| Wey you put for my system | That you put in my system | Nigerian Pidgin: 'system' refers to one's body/being |
| Na lovinjitis aa ah aa | It's lovinjitis | Nigerian Pidgin |
| The same thing Wey dey normally dey do me totori aaa | The same thing that normally makes me act crazy | Nigerian Pidgin: 'do me totori' = 'make me act foolish/crazy' |
| Na lovinjitis aa ah aa | It's lovinjitis | Nigerian Pidgin |
Post-Chorus
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Ewo ewo eyaah eyaah | [Exclamatory vocalizations] | Melodic exclamations expressing emotion, common in Afrobeats |
| Ewo ewo | [Exclamatory vocalizations] | Continuing emotional expression |
| My body dey do me somehow | My body is doing me somehow / I'm feeling strange | Nigerian Pidgin: 'dey do me somehow' means feeling unusual sensations or emotions |
Verse 2 (Teeyah - in French)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Je veux me perdre dans le flow de tes mots | I want to lose myself in the flow of your words | French verse begins here |
| Être enivrée par l'odeur de ta peau | To be intoxicated by the scent of your skin | French - romantic imagery |
| Chéri je te donne mon coeur mon ame | Darling, I give you my heart, my soul | French - declaration of love |
| Pour tes caresses j'emploierai tous mes charmes, baby | For your caresses I will employ all my charms, baby | French with English endearment |
| Le son résonne, je m'abandonne | The sound resonates, I surrender myself | French - describing surrender to music and love |
| Et je frissonne au son de ta voix | And I shiver at the sound of your voice | French |
| On est seuls au monde, les sentiments m'inondent | We are alone in the world, feelings flood over me | French - expressing overwhelming emotion |
| Je ne passerai plus un instant loin de toi | I will never spend another moment away from you | French - declaration of devotion |
| Je te suivrai où tu voudras jusqu'à ce que j'en perde le nord | I will follow you wherever you want until I lose my way | French - 'perdre le nord' is an idiom meaning to lose one's bearings/sense of direction |
| Je te dirai encore et encore | I will tell you again and again | French |
| Que ma vie n'a plus d'importance quand mon corps s'éloigne de ton corps | That my life has no more importance when my body moves away from your body | French - expressing how essential the lover's presence is |
| Près de toi tout s'emballe, je ne peux plus résister | Near you everything races, I can no longer resist | French - 's'emballer' suggests heart racing/emotions intensifying |
| Perdue dans le brouillard j'n'essaye plus de lutter | Lost in the fog, I no longer try to fight | French - metaphor for being overwhelmed by love |
| Je m'envole avec toi dans un tourbillon de baisers | I fly away with you in a whirlwind of kisses | French - romantic imagery |
| Tu occupes mes rêves et chacune de mes pensées | You occupy my dreams and each of my thoughts | French |
Bridge (Wizboyy)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Am the one who's searching | I'm the one who's searching | Switches back to English |
| You're the one am calling | You're the one I'm calling | English |
| Other guys dey halla for your swagalicious fire | Other guys are hollering/shouting for your swagalicious fire | Nigerian Pidgin mixed with English slang: 'dey halla' = 'are shouting/calling out', 'swagalicious' = blend of swag + delicious |
| Sunny day or rainy day no matter the forecast oo | Sunny day or rainy day, no matter the forecast | English with Nigerian Pidgin 'oo' exclamation |
| Fine girl me and you would be together | Beautiful girl, you and I would be together | Nigerian Pidgin/English mix: 'Fine girl' = 'Beautiful girl' |
Bridge (Teeyah - in French)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Baby pour toi je ferai beaucoup de sacrifices | Baby, for you I will make many sacrifices | French with English endearment |
| Je serai ta belle, baby je serai ta miss | I will be your beautiful one, baby I will be your miss | French with English words 'baby' and 'miss' |
| Je rendrai réel le moindre de tes délices | I will make real the least of your delights | French - promising to fulfill desires |
| Je serai à toi jusqu'au bout de la nuit lovinjitis | I will be yours until the end of the night, lovinjitis | French ending with the song's title concept |
Outro (Wizboyy)
| Original | Translation | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor tell me what I would do | Doctor, tell me what I would do | English - continuing the 'lovinjitis' as medical condition metaphor |
| See my temperature rising aaaa aaa | See my temperature rising | English - medical metaphor for passion/desire |
| Na lovinjitis aaaa | It's lovinjitis | Nigerian Pidgin - final diagnosis of the 'love disease' |