You may have checked out the Lungu Lungu column I write for Fader magazine: every two weeks I focus on a musical discovery, typically a brief outline of a country and a specific musical scene, anchored around one specific artist's profile. And with every post, there's...
Lala Shishi :Stonebwoy – Tomorrow
Lala Shishi :Stonebwoy – Tomorrow
Tomorrow by Stonebwoy talks about how certain individual relate to others when they make it in life after so much hustling on the street.
[Intro]
Ei ei ei yeeii
Arrrrrrbwoy BHIM!
Another real life story (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Hustling from Chokor to Mamprobi
From Asaiman to Kotobaabi
We dey burn Under the sun but still give Jah Jah the glory
Well then then then
Sometimes Ebe dog chain i dey carry
Meat pie wura(means seller) i dey rush i dey hurry
Dada ba(means a child who has been pampered by his parents) for where E b like sey kayayo(A name given to women who help people with their loads and get paid in Ghana) i go marry (Anyway)
Weytin be my own
Am not in this alone
Because somebody dey sweat for the air condition E be loan he dey owe
[Hook] 2x
sʒ me de me ti bo bom na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a,
Na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a
Wan na mʒdɔ nu ena wan ʒbʒgyi attitude (Oh Lord Of Mercy)
If I hustle and make it in Life someday
Who will I show love to
Who will get my attitude
[Chorus] 2x
Cos nobody no know
Nobody no know
Knows TOMORROW
[Verse 2]
Hustler never envy another man (No)
Hustler never envy another soul
Cos you never know what ever Jah Plan
But unuh ah go reap whatever you sow
And then be happy for the people who succeed
Because everything that you wish fi dem the same you receive
Kama is a man you can’t deceive
Success is the state of mind don’t be caught up in greed
No matter what you do, the rich man dies
No what you say the poor man dies too
We are hustling but for a while
Some day we ah go fade away
[Hook] 2x
sʒ me de me ti bo bom na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a,
Na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a
Wan na mʒdɔ nu ena wan ʒbʒgyi attitude (Oh Lord Of Mercy)
If I hustle and make it in Life someday
Who will I show love to
Who will get my attitude
[Chorus] 2x
Cos nobody no know
Nobody no know
Knows TOMORROW
[Bridge]
Weytin be my own
Am not in this alone
Because somebody dey sweat for the air condition E be loan he dey owe
[Hook] 2x
sʒ me de me ti bo bom na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a,
Na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a
Wan na mʒdɔ nu ena wan ʒbʒgyi attitude (Oh Lord Of Mercy)
Lala Shishi – explain the song, in Ga.
Every week, we shed some light on the meaning of current hits in and out of Ghana: many bangers have an underlying message or social commentary, carried out using sophisticated and ever evolving wordplay – an aspect that is vastly lost in translation. The music videos don’t always unlock the true meaning or intricacies of hit songs, and lyrics alone are not always enough to understand the numerous double entendre and wordplays, so… here we go!
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Lala Shishi :Stonebwoy – Tomorrow
Tomorrow by Stonebwoy talks about how certain individual relate to others when they make it in life after so much hustling on the street.
[Intro]
Ei ei ei yeeii
Arrrrrrbwoy BHIM!
Another real life story (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Hustling from Chokor to Mamprobi
From Asaiman to Kotobaabi
We dey burn Under the sun but still give Jah Jah the glory
Well then then then
Sometimes Ebe dog chain i dey carry
Meat pie wura(means seller) i dey rush i dey hurry
Dada ba(means a child who has been pampered by his parents) for where E b like sey kayayo(A name given to women who help people with their loads and get paid in Ghana) i go marry (Anyway)
Weytin be my own
Am not in this alone
Because somebody dey sweat for the air condition E be loan he dey owe
[Hook] 2x
sʒ me de me ti bo bom na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a,
Na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a
Wan na mʒdɔ nu ena wan ʒbʒgyi attitude (Oh Lord Of Mercy)
If I hustle and make it in Life someday
Who will I show love to
Who will get my attitude
[Chorus] 2x
Cos nobody no know
Nobody no know
Knows TOMORROW
[Verse 2]
Hustler never envy another man (No)
Hustler never envy another soul
Cos you never know what ever Jah Plan
But unuh ah go reap whatever you sow
And then be happy for the people who succeed
Because everything that you wish fi dem the same you receive
Kama is a man you can’t deceive
Success is the state of mind don’t be caught up in greed
No matter what you do, the rich man dies
No what you say the poor man dies too
We are hustling but for a while
Some day we ah go fade away
[Hook] 2x
sʒ me de me ti bo bom na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a,
Na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a
Wan na mʒdɔ nu ena wan ʒbʒgyi attitude (Oh Lord Of Mercy)
If I hustle and make it in Life someday
Who will I show love to
Who will get my attitude
[Chorus] 2x
Cos nobody no know
Nobody no know
Knows TOMORROW
[Bridge]
Weytin be my own
Am not in this alone
Because somebody dey sweat for the air condition E be loan he dey owe
[Hook] 2x
sʒ me de me ti bo bom na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a,
Na sʒ one day meyʒ yie a
Wan na mʒdɔ nu ena wan ʒbʒgyi attitude (Oh Lord Of Mercy)[:]
Lala Shishi – explain the song, in Ga.
Every week, we shed some light on the meaning of current hits in and out of Ghana: many bangers have an underlying message or social commentary, carried out using sophisticated and ever evolving wordplay – an aspect that is vastly lost in translation. The music videos don’t always unlock the true meaning or intricacies of hit songs, and lyrics alone are not always enough to understand the numerous double entendre and wordplays, so… here we go!
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DJ Satelite is one of the most talented and inspiring artists I met on my recent trip to Luanda. So much so that I devoted my last Lungu Lungu column to him last week, not only because of his musical talent, but also his impressive skills at bringing fragmented scenes...
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