LYRICS: OLAMIDE - DUROSOKE [YORUBA AND ENGLISH]

This is an attempt to translate the lyrics to English for non-Yoruba speakers. Corrections
are very much welcomed.

Take it outside………… Basket
Take it inside…………….Koroba

(Hook) Dem be feeling us
Now them dey fans just to be with us
A l’owo a l’enu ade mo eyan ( We have
money, we have mouth and we know
people)
A nje aye ori wa ko de kan eyan ooo yehh ( we are enjoying ourselves, it
doesn’t concern anyone)
See the money now
The way we no dey count the money now
We fully loaded ready on this now Nana nana nana nani nani now heyy

(Chorus)
Se kowale, ko durosoke (4x) (Should
it come down? , let it stay up!)
se kowale ooo,ko duro soke ooo(4x)

(Verse 1) *Cough*
Okay, Baddo, baddest guy ever liveth
Headmaster l’omo ko nse prefect (The
boy is an headmaster not a prefect)
School wo l’oti wa na OSU abi Ife
(Which school is she from anyway? OSU or Ife?)
Abi Babcock kilode ton beef ee (Or
Babcock, why are they holding a grudge against her)
Mosunmola so omo lollypop nla
(Mosunmola, do you know how to lick ‘Lolly Pop’)
Oun tun da, oun tun re, oya to la
(Where is it? here it is, now taste it)
Kilo nse e na ye ma fimi pop collar
(What’s wrong with you? Don’t use me
to pop collar) Ofe ma pe aja l’obo fun mi, se mo k’ola
(You want to deceive me, do I look like a fool?)
JJC ko l’awon eleyi oga ade (We’re not JJC, Oga Ade) UNILAG o jina si ile wa, gbagbe
(UNILAG is not far from our house, forget!)
Mo ti r’omo, moti r’omo yapa (I’ve seen
girls, I’ve seen many)
Hausa, Fulani, Igbo ati Tapa (Hausa, Fulani, Igbo and Tapa)
Awon omo mi, awon omomi ni london
(My girls, my girls in London)
Awon omo mi l’america awon
sturborn (My girls in America, the
stubborn) Awon ton ma twerk l’ori Youtube
(Those who twerk on YouTube)
I know you love me, I love you too
Story yi ti fe ma long ma se bai now
(This story is getting long, don’t behave like this) Igbawo l’ode to fe ma lo ma se bai
now (When did you arrive that you’re
leaving now? don’t behave like this)
O’roko o’roko ta si wole (Do you see
cars? did you see the cars we brought
in?) Oju ee l’oma se wa ri awon omo ti a
masi lole ( You will be a witness, you’ll
see the girls we will take home)
Won f’owo pa e l’ara oodun meeooow
( They are touching you and you’re
making a ‘meeooww’ sound) S’ologbo ni o ni, osi wan womi loju
baaun (Are you a cat? Why look at my
eyes like that?)
( repeat HOOK )
(repeat CHORUS)

(Pre-Verse 2)
oya ekawo le fun verse 2, e kawo le,
(Now bring down your hands for the
Verse2)
ekawole (baddest guy ever liveth… ose)
Ipada bo, abija wara bi ekun (The
Return of Abija the Tiger)
Eeh, mo fe enter d place, oya e s’ilekun
(I want to enter the place, now open the door)
Ex-boyfriend ranju,oun na n bo Mode moyan o, olohun gbo (I know
people, God is my witness)
Mole ni kon somole, kon tie e ( I can
say he should be tied down)
Mo le ni ko palaro, ko dye e (I can say
he should be dyed) Se bon baso sin , ofori lale ( We are
telling him now, he’s been stubborn)
oda na,lale yi, afori bale ( Okay then,
this night he must bow down)
Wooh, ebami si awon omo wole, awon
omo Covenant ( Help me bring in girls, Covenant girls)
Awon omo north America Uni gan oni
pe land ( North America Uni’s girls will
arrive very soon)
Awon omo mi, awon omo toh bloody
( my girls, my bloody girls!) Awon omo to Chinasa, ton tu Chikordi
(My awesome girls)
I can’t shout, oro po ninu iwe kobo ( I
can’t shout, there are too many things
to say)
Body no be firewood, mi o den se robot (The body is not a firewood, and
I’m not a robot)
Kini ti e mon seyin omo eko yin gan-an, (What is even wrong with you Eko
girls?)
Osin se bi eni po rimi la te kan ( You’re pretending as if you’ve not seen me
since)
Ani ko re badi re, osi an sako ( We told
you to shake your buttocks and
you’re showing off)
Osi wan sebi po mo iru orin tan ko (You’re pretending as if you don’t
know the type of song we’re singing)
Kini se o, abon gbo mafadoo (What’s
wrong with you, don’t you listen to
Mafadoo?)
O n gbo vybz cartel, o si an bragado (Don’t you listen to Vybz Cartel, now
you’re bragging)
Abi soosi(church) deeper life lon loni,
(or do you attend the Deeper Life
church?)
odayan mo, oo mo badoo (You don’t recognise people, you don’t recognise
Badoo?)

(repeat HOOK)
(repeat CHORUS)