Lagbaja - Vernacular lyrics

rate me

I speak

Fela: You see, that is the trouble I have with my country

Lagbaja: Mi o mo fun won o

Fela: That he speaks well?

Lagbaja: En

Fela: Eee, have you listened to deep Ibo people?

Lagbaja: Them not dey listen, hee, colo people ? Un un un

Fela: My brother have you listened to deep Yoruba people talk?

Lagbaja: O ti o, them not appreciate our language now

Fela: Talk philosophy

Lagbaja: Unnnn

Fela: Deep meanings

Lagbaja: Ijinle

Fela: Deep meanings

Lagbaja: Owe nla nla

Fela: That the meanings don't even exist in English?

Lagbaja: Oh Yes. Oya take oyinbo translate: "O nyi'mu si mi"......

Fela: Ahenn

Lagbaja: "O nmo mi loju"

Fela: That's what I'm saying

Lagbaja: E kaabo na welcome, but wetin be: "E kuule o"

Fela: (laughs) Yes. So what are we talking? English is not expression, please

Lagbaja: Mba mba, lai lai

Fela: Expression is in Yoruba

Lagbaja: Our own language gangan

Fela: Expression is in all languages all over Nigeria

Lagbaja: Enn

Fela: English? English? No, no, no. English is not expression, please

Lagbaja: If you no gree, oya translate "E kuule o"

Fela: English is not expression

Chorus: I speak

Fela: I don't care

Bridge: No' dey fear to express yourself

gbori

chorus: If I fire and you dodge, I don't care...

Fela: Expression is in all languages all over Nigeria

Fela: (Coughs) Look

Lagbaja: Sorry

Thanks to yeye for correcting these lyrics