Koleyewon
Song by Naira Marley
Produced by Niphkeyz
Released: 11 December 2020
Coming with the December wave, Naira Marley decides to record a track dedicating to the victims of the EndSARS protests, “Koleyewon” translated from Yoruba as ‘they can’t understand’.
Naira Marley makes a huge statement with visual interpretation in “Koleyewon” and it’s directed to the endless Police Brutality and killings witnessed across the country. Naira Marley is passing a message that young people are rising above all injustice to make things right.
Lyrics:
Niphkeys
Marlians
Hello!
Verse 1
To ba fo o ti fuvk up
To ba fuvk up o ti shaiye
Ki lo kan aiye
O je oju aye o tun fe jaiye
To ba fuvk up pelu street
Shori street won ma fuvk e up
Awon girls lo ma set e up
Awon boys lo ma fuvk e up
To ba wa won ma wa e
To ba be won ma be e
To ba gba won ma gba e
To ba ja won ma ja e
Fuck, fuvk that sh!t
Fvck that sh!t
Fvck that sh!t me i like that sh!t
How many boys don die for the street?
How many boys don blow for the street?
Chorus
Koleyewon
(Koleyewon)
Ko to ye won
(Ko to ye won)
Koleyewon
(Koleyewon)
Ko to ye won
(Ko to ye won)
Verse 2
Omode da ogbon kikun
Agba da ogbon si sun
How you no go know?
Aiye mo orun mo
O ma shock e
Ni odun yi o ma shope
Ba n bet e o pada wa bebe
Taleleyi kileleyi
(Ee e)
Taleleyi e e kileleyi
(Ge ge)
Taleleyi kileleyi
(Ee e)
Taleleyi e e kileleyi
(Ge ge)
Taleleyi kileleyi
(Ee e)
Taleleyi e e kileleyi
(Ge ge)
Taleleyi kileleyi, Eeh koron’be
Taleleyi kileleyi
(Ee e)
Taleleyi e e kileleyi
(Ge ge)
Taleleyi kileleyi
(Ee e)
Taleleyi e e kileleyi
(Ge ge)
Taleleyi kileleyi
(Ee e)
Taleleyi e e kileleyi
(Ge ge)
Taleleyi kileleyi, Eeh koron’be
Verse 3
Werey d’owo mo
Omoase mo ro pe l’efo
Though shall not fo
To ba fo you’re gonna fall
Sho le kirun ni asalamo
Won ti po to a le sa fun won
To ba wa a le she dun won
To ba wa a ma she fun wo
Chorus
Koleyewon
(Koleyewon)
Ko to ye won
(Ko to ye won)
Koleyewon
(Koleyewon)
Ko to ye won
(Ko to ye won)
Verse 4
A kin shey mo gbo mo wa
Eyin le fi iwe pe wa
A de won ni eran ti tan
Won so pe omi obe lo ku
Won je s’ori bi ti ede
Eni kan gbe oti wole
Won jeun yo, a moti yo
Shebi gbogbo wa ti yo
Baba re ko le be
Iya re ko le be
Egbon re ko le be
Iwo nikan lo le be
O lon fi iku shere
Bo ya lo ma de le
Ta ba ti wa yin wa le
A tun ma le yin de le
Awon omo Kpk
Awon omo ko por ke
Awon omo ko gbo bebe
Ma lo je ki won la ka e mo be
To ba n sukun ma ri ran
Shebi iwo na ma bimo
O she pe fun omo lomo
Eni to de ba la mo
Ti e gan bo lo na
Set awon bo lona
Won ni ko koronbe yen na
Ko ma lo fa ra mu ina
Ti ori e ba gba ina
A ma la igi mo e lori
Shebi o so pe o ni werey
E gba ma l’oko werey
Hello!
Niphkeys
