Oooh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Oooh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

3h obi nya w’ay3 ati

Someone wants to be like you

Obi n’edze so sen wo di yi

someone’s problem is bigger than yours

 

Obi nya w’ay3 oh

Someone wants to be like you

Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo

Someone’s problem is bigger than yours

Obi nya w’ayɛ oh

Someone wants to be like you

Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo

Someone’s problem is bigger than yours

Hwɛ, Obi nya w’ayɛ oh

Look,someone wants to be like you

Eh Obi ne di so sen wo di yi

Eh someone’s problem is much bigger than yours

Ah Obi nya w’ayɛ ati

Ah someone wants to be like you heard

Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo

Someone’s problem is bigger than yours

 

iiiihi.hihihihi hihihi….ɔtse d3n mpo a Susuka

Iiihhiii whatever it is dont say much

Oooh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh…)tse dɛn mpo a Susuka

no matter the problem,don’t say much

Eh obi nya w’ayɛ ati

Eh someone wants to be like you

Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo

Someone’s problem is bigger than yours

Hw3 wo fie wɔr dɛn koraaa mpo a

no matter how far your house is,

Obi ne fie wɔ wo di ekyir (no rushing)

someone’s house is behind yours

W’asɛm no ti d3n

How is your matter

3ti obi ne dia, 3bɔkɔr w’ekyir (sharp)

Your situation is better than someone

N’awo ennyi mpaboa n’erusu no

You don’t own slippers and you are crying

M’onnyi nam so)nka d3n

What should an amputee say?

 

Nti girl no egyaw ekoku wohu

You wanna kill yourself because a girl left you

Roman father so)ny3 den

Then what should a Catholic priest do?

Awo boys a m’3p3 girl

You have only male kids and looking for a girl?

Ma w’annwu ba no bi so)nka d3n

What should a barren woman do?

W’abrab) no mu ay3 den dr3d

Your life is so hard???

 

M’)da prison so)ny3 den

What about the one in behind Bars

N’3ka d3 rehw3 ma nyimpa rey3 a

If you want to look at people?

Ennyi wo Nyame ay3 oh

You won’t thank your God

M’ebedi, m’3b3hy3, bebi n’3dze wo tsir to a

if you get food, shelter and clothes?

 

N’ada wo Nyame ase oh

Thank the Lord

Firis3 obi nya w’ay3 ati

Because someone wants to be like you

Obi ne dze sõ sen wo dzi mpo

someone’s problem is bigger than yours

Nti wo de ti d3n

How big is yours?

“Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo— Kofi Kinaata

W) wu obi no na onnyi nam nnyi nsa

People had no legs and arms from birth

 

Obi so onntum nnhu adi oh

Some are blind

Su dabiara)da ne Nyame ase

But they appreciates God

Firis3)w) nkwa a,)w) asi nyina bio eh eh

Because if you have life you have everything

M’)da mortuary nso)nny3 d3n

What will someone dead in the mortuary also say?

 

iiihi.hihihihi hihihi….)tse d3n mpo a susuka

Whatever it is dont say much

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh…)tse d3n mpo a susuka

Whatever it is dont say much

Eh obi nya w’ay3 ati

Eh someone wants to be like you heard

Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo

Someone’s problem is bigger than yours

Obi nya w’ay3 oh

Someone wants to be like you

Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo

Someone’s problem is bigger than yours

Obi nya w’ay3 oh

Someone wants to be like you

Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo

Someone’s problem is bigger than yours

Hw3, Obi nya w’ay3 oh

See, Someone wants to be like you oh

Eh Obi ne di so sen wo di yi

Eh someone’s

Ah Obi nya w’ay3 ati

Ah someone wants to be like you

Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo

Someone’s problem is bigger than yours

 

Abadi mpo….

What is this

Hw3 ade tilapia s3 eagle tu a

See if tiplapia says eagle flys

M3mma)nny3 wo y3w

Dont be bothered

Hu d3 s3)ba swimming a

If it swims

awoso y3 best

You are the best

Move, unto the next

Move, unto the next

Wo past, 4get)tsi d3n mpo a Happy yourself

Forget your past

Yeah, your mates are making money

Yeah, your mates are making money

Building mansions, your mates are getting married [)y3 true ]

Its true

Wo mate bi w’ab)dam, ekor bi w’ewu

A mate of yours its mad,one is also dead

M’ewiarber yi a being buried [)no nso 3r ]

This afternoon he is being buried

Nyimpa di s3s3bi k)hw3 37

Go to 37 and see what is going on

Sesie obi hy3 mortuary ah

Someone is at the mortuary ah

3de kaa 4geti kotow sa na iyi mpo nka onnyi d3 obia b3ti susuka

If you owe someone forget it

Nkwa di obi b3 ka, osen sika

good life is said to be better than riches

Nti 3w) ha, saw na ay3 lucky

If you are alive, dance for you are lucky

iihi.hihihihi hihihi….)tse d3n mpo a susuka

Whatever it is dont say much

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh…)tse d3n mpo a susuka

Whatever it is dont say much

Eh obi nya w’ay3 ati

Eh someone wants to be like you heard

Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo

Someone’s problem is bigger than yours

Obi nya w’ay3 oh

Someone wants to be like you

Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo

Someone’s problem is bigger than yours

Obi nya w’ay3 oh

Someone wants to be like you

Obi ne di so sen wo di yi mpo

Someone’s problem is bigger than yours

Hw3, Obi nya w’ay3 oh

See, Someone wants to be like you oh

Eh Obi ne di so sen wo di yi

Eh someone’s

Ah Obi nya w’ay3 ati

Ah someone wants to be like you

Obi ne dze so sen wo di yi mpo.

Someone’s own its bigger than yours

Hw3, Obi nya w’ay3 oh

See, Someone wants to be like you oh

Eh Obi ne di so sen wo di yi

Eh someone’s

Ah Obi nya w’ay3 ati

Ah someone wants to be like you

Obi ne dze so sen wo di yi mpo.

Someone’s own its bigger than yours

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!