Naira Marley may be a staunch Muslim but having listened to this song from beginning to the end, I can categorically tell you that Naira Marley sampled one of the Christian tunes.
Here goes the Christian tune he sampled below
“Talo dabire? (2x) (Who’s like you? (2x)”
“Ninu gbobgo alagbara l’aye (Among all the powerful ones on earth)”
“Talo dabire Oluwa oh (Who’s like you; oh Lord)”
If you are a Christian that goes to church regularly or if your church still has this archaic style of worship; you would know the above song.
So, now that I have reminded you about the old gospel song Naira Marley sampled, what’s your opinion? Do they sound alike?
What is the song “Aye” by Naira Marley about?
So based on the request of this song; here, you now have Aye by Naira Marley reviewed on the Ogefash Photoblog.
Aye is a Yoruba word in Nigeria that means Life, World, or Earth; the usage depends on the context.
In the song, Naira Marley talks about how human beings are the main causes of the problems on the earth. According to him, if human beings were not problematic, there won’t be problems on earth. If human beings were not difficult or evil, the earth too won’t be difficult or filled with evil.
This he emphasized in the chorus “Aye yi o le o, aye lo m’aye le” which translates to “This earth is naturally not difficult, but the human beings on earth have made it difficult.”
In essence, it is what the people are feeding the earth with that is manifesting; if people were good; the earth would also be good.
The visual for this song is quite simple and for the first time, Naira Marley hasn’t got anything too erotic in his visual. I saw Davido in the latter part of the video; he was looking cute o, especially when those that surrounded him treated him like a king. I also saw Tingasa crooner-CBLVCK in the video.
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Lyrics to Aye by Naira Marley
Intro
Yo!
Yo Rexxie pon this one
Verse 1
S’ebi tele tele, l’ama fo fun won wipe (It was before that we used to be scared of them that)
K’oma wa l’oru, toripe awa ti jade (They shouldn’t come in the middle of the night, because we have gone out)
Amo nisi yi o, (But now)
T’oba wa losan, t’o ba wa loru, (If they come in the afternoon or if they come in the middle of the night)
Awa n be ni be, awa o de le fo fun won ( We are available there; we can’t tremble because of them)
Toripe awa Tingasa, awa o de le sa fun won (Because we are already entering the place; and we can’t run away from them)
Chorus
Aye yi o le o, (Aye yi o le) (This life is not hard)
Aye lo m’aye le, (Aye lo m’aye le) (It is the lives people live that made life difficult.)
Ninu aye lo ti xxxxxxxx; aye lo m’aye le.
Aye yi o le o, (Aye yi o le) (This life is not hard)
Aye lo m’aye le, (Aye lo m’aye le) (It is the lives people live that made life difficult.)
Ninu aye lo ti xxxxxxxx; aye lo m’aye le.
Verse 2
O n pe, oku iya yi ni; eyin le ma sin iya yin (So, it’s your mother’s corpse, you are the ones to bury your mother’s corpse)
Oku your mother; eyin le ma sin iya yin (Your mother’s corpse, you would be the ones to bury your mother)
Oku momsi yin; eyin le ma sin iya yin (It’s your mother’s corpse, you are the ones that would bury your mother)
Oku your mama o; eyin le ma sin iya yin (Your mother’s corpse, you are the ones that would bury your mother.)
Nigba ti ‘n’ jale, ti m’o ba teni kan je, ti mo ni ti’re ma da, (When I didn’t steal, when I did not destroy someone’s life; that I said your life would be good)
Won binu ori lasan ( They are just envious in vain)
Ori ma mu won (Their evil wish would backfire)
Owo ma ba won ( They would be dealt with)
Ti Olorun ba ti gba’dura mi, bukata mi a fu’ye (When God answers my prayers, my responsibilities would be lighter)
Chorus
Aye yi o le o, (Aye yi o le) (This life is not hard)
Aye lo m’aye le, (Aye lo m’aye le) (It is the lives people live that made life difficult.)
Ninu aye lo ti xxxxxxxx; aye lo m’aye le.
Aye yi o le o, (Aye yi o le) (This life is not hard)
Aye lo m’aye le, (Aye lo m’aye le) (It is the lives people live that made life difficult.)
Ninu aye lo ti xxxxxxxx; aye lo m’aye le.
Ninu aye lo ti xxxxxxxx; aye lo m’aye le
Outro
Yo!
Aye yi o le o, (This life is not difficult)
Aye lo m’aye le ( The people in this life made life difficult)
(Yo! Rexxie one this one)
Ninu aye lo ti di xxxxx
Aye lo m’aye le ( The people in this life made life difficult)
Yo! Yo!
SpyritMix
Watch the video for the song “Aye” by Naira Marley below
Duration: 3 Minutes 10 seconds
Directed by: Dan Mbo