(+Lyrics + meaning + translation) Music review: Son of the soil by Yonda
Yonda is a Nigerian artist signed to DMW (Davido Music Worldwide.)
What is the song Son of the Soil by Yonda all about?
Son of the soil means to be raised/work in a particular environment for long. To be a citizen of a country, and possibly never grew out of the soil.
In the song “Son of the soil,” Yonda refuses to be weighed down by anyone. Instead, he said he will learn from whatever is done to him, which will, in turn, bring success/blessings his way.
In essence, if they throw stones at him, rather than pick offense and throw it back on them, he would collect them, and use them to build an empire.
Yonda also talks about his personality. He refers himself to a country child “Son of the soil.” Being the son of the soil, he understands the way of life in Nigeria, how people are fiercely struggling for wealth and power. He also refers to himself as a religious child who can’t be gotten by the enemy because God is strongly protecting him.
Lastly, he also sings about people receiving mercy from other people only if sent to them by God.
Meaning of some words
To be a lesson means to learn from one’s past mistakes, and you ensure that those mistakes are not repeated. To gain experience from previous actions and know what to do when next you experience the same thing.
To sound like a broken record means to keep repeating something countless times.
Lyrics to Son of the soil by Yonda
Intro
Classic
Call me Yondreezy
Chorus
You are not my enemy
You are a lesson
You sound like a broken record to me
You are not my enemy
You are a lesson
You are not my friend
You are a blessing
You sound like a broken record to me
Verse 1
Mummy, I sold my birthright for nothing
I wanna buy you gold before you grow old
Buy you every homes on your road
(Call me Yondreezy, hmm)
Chorus
You are not my enemy
You are a lesson
You are not my friend
You are a blessing
You are a blessing
You are a, you are a blessing
Verse 2
The heaven I hear about, the devil they talk about
Free mercy, Illuminati is not a clout
I try to understand that life is a rat-race
Pre-chorus
So, I need a brown skin dog for an iron god
Brown skin dog for an iron god
Meta lokan omo ijo (Three in one, a religious/congregation child.)
Emi meta lokan, son of the soil (Me, three in one, son of the soil.)
Chorus
You are not my enemy
You are a lesson
You are not my friend
You are a blessing
You are a blessing
You are a, you are a blessing
Blessing blessing
Verse 3
Ito oni kin soto o (One’s entire story can’t all be shared.)
Mi o gbodo puro o (I can’t lie.)
Ajobi kan ole s’anumi (My siblings can’t pity me.)
Eni Oluwa ransi lon s’anu eni (It is only if God sent someone to you that the person can pity you.)
Ota k’ori mi (The enemy did not see me.)
Oluwanioje e oh yeah yeah yeah (But God did not allow them)
Ota k’ori mi (The enemy did not see me.)
Oluwanioje eh oh yeah yeah yeah (But God did not allow them)
Ota k’ori mi (The enemy did not see me.)
Pre-chorus
So, I need a brown skin dog for an iron god
Brown skin dog for an iron god
Meta lokan omo ijo (Three in one, a religious/congregation child.)
Emi meta lokan, son of the soil (Me, three in one, son of the soil.)
Call me Yondreezy
Chorus
You are not my enemy
You are a lesson
You are not my friend
You are a blessing
You are a blessing
You are a, you are a blessing
Outro
So, I need a brown skin dog for an iron god
Brown skin dog for an iron god
Meta lokan omo ijo (Three in one, a religious/congregation child.)
Emi meta lokan, son of the soil (Me, three in one, son of the soil.)
Duration: 2 Minutes 50 seconds