Lala Shishi : Sarkodie – Glory

Lala Shishi : Sarkodie – Glory

Yeah!! Me kai s3 ber3 a mese me ndamfofc s3 mede Ghana b3kc baabi Mekae
Madamfo bia y3fr3 no Kwame Boadi Ns3m a mekaa3 no 3mu fa k3se3 Kwame woangye manndi Wose me fa kc gye me din Kwame ny3 ni Just believe and dont you ever give up Wo daya soo no so sene mountain Luther koraaa De3 wohiaaa ne s3 brother man for speed up bribi na woofa mua mma no nha wo kraa

Sarkodie talks about his past when he told his friends, especially Kwame Boadi that he will take his music international and make the Ghana name to be recognized. He’s actually reminding his friend Kwame who doubted him.

God is in control Don’t you let your fears pull you down

He’s motivating everyone not to give up but keep working hard and shouldn’t be little our dreams even if they are bigger than that of Martin Luther king.

Yung L (chorus)
Shebi you be same guy wey them dey hate when i wanna share my story Shebi abi same guy wey dem underate now dem want follow me Jhonny oo Shebi abi same guy wey dem dey bold and now them get up on me ooo But eno ma doings o asee giv the God glory oo.

Same people who hate when you want to share story, same people who hate you would love to follow You. Everything he’s achieve is not his doing but Glory be to God

Sarkodie
Wait on God he will wipe away your sorrows, don’t ask of money ask of favor from God.
Haters think he’s done with music but he will still be king sark forever.

 

Lala Shishi – explain the song, in Ga.

Every week, we shed 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 : Sarkodie – Glory

Yeah!! Me kai s3 ber3 a mese me ndamfofc s3 mede Ghana b3kc baabi Mekae
Madamfo bia y3fr3 no Kwame Boadi Ns3m a mekaa3 no 3mu fa k3se3 Kwame woangye manndi Wose me fa kc gye me din Kwame ny3 ni Just believe and dont you ever give up Wo daya soo no so sene mountain Luther koraaa De3 wohiaaa ne s3 brother man for speed up bribi na woofa mua mma no nha wo kraa

Sarkodie talks about his past when he told his friends, especially Kwame Boadi that he will take his music international and make the Ghana name to be recognized. He’s actually reminding his friend Kwame who doubted him.

God is in control Don’t you let your fears pull you down

He’s motivating everyone not to give up but keep working hard and shouldn’t be little our dreams even if they are bigger than that of Martin Luther king.

Yung L (chorus)
Shebi you be same guy wey them dey hate when i wanna share my story Shebi abi same guy wey dem underate now dem want follow me Jhonny oo Shebi abi same guy wey dem dey bold and now them get up on me ooo But eno ma doings o asee giv the God glory oo.

Same people who hate when you want to share story, same people who hate you would love to follow You. Everything he’s achieve is not his doing but Glory be to God

Sarkodie
Wait on God he will wipe away your sorrows, don’t ask of money ask of favor from God.
Haters think he’s done with music but he will still be king sark forever.

 

Lala Shishi – explain the song, in Ga.

Every week, we shed 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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© FlyNimaBoy

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Looney T.K.R. – My Tunes EP

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