Music Review: Do Yourself by Angelique Kidjo ft Burnaboy Alade
“Do Yourself,” is a song by Beninese singer and songwriter, Angelique Kidjo. It is the fifth song from her album titled “Mother Nature.” This song features Nigerian singer and songwriter, Burnaboy
What is the song “Do Yourself,” by Angelique Kidjo ft Burbaboy all about?
In the song “Do Yourself,” the artists desire that Africans and Africa should not break up but that they should be united.
The artists call on people not to make Africa fall apart, but should instead build it. According to them, anyone trying to harm Africa will also be harming him or herself.
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Do Yourself by Angelique Kidjo ft Burnaboy Lyrics Translation
Intro
Kata si débi é é (E get as e dey be) (There is a way it seems)
Kata si débi é é (E get as e dey be) (There is a way it seems)
Wèti na déssi é é (What I am seeing.)
Wèti na déssi é é (What I am seeing.)
Kata si débi é é (E get as e dey be) (There is a way it seems)
Kata si débi é é (E get as e dey be) (There is a way it seems)
Eh eh eh eh
Oh eh eh
Yé oh
Yo Rexxie pon this one
Chorus
Ara rè lo n’shé o (You are doing yourself)
Nouvou dido, adjo djidjè lo (You are not doing me, you are doing your self)
Ara rè lo n’shé o (You are doing yourself)
Alo do alo min, mi nan zon la (You are not doing me, you are doing yourself.)
Té ba ro pé è n’ séré (If you think you are playing.)
Nouvou dido, adjo djidjè lo (You are playing yourself.)
Ara rè lo n’shé (You are doing yourself.)
Alo do alo min, mi nan zon la (You are not doing me. You are doing yourself.)
Verse 1
Burnaboy and Angelique Kidjo
Cause I am a real African
Tough like metal and steel, Africa
You for keep am real, Africa (You should keep it real Africa.)
They don’t know what it feels like ti be African
Na-na African
Tell me what’s the deal right now
To tafè reveal right now, right now (To reveal right now.)
I’m trying to build right now
Do you really want to make it fall apart ah ah -at
No ladju mon
Mi wa la
Make it fall apart ah ah -at
Mi wa la
You want éh éh
Mi wa la
Make e skata (For it to scatter.)
Azo min bi ton wè yin élo lo
Fall apart ah ah -at
Fonlin non lè bo yé non zola, non zola
Chorus
Ara rè lo n’shé o (You are doing yourself)
Cause I be real, Africa (Cause, I am a real African.)
Ara rè lo n’shé o (You are doing yourself.)
Tough like metal and steel, Africa
Té ba ro pe è n’ séré, Oluwa abo ra
Let’s keep it real Africa ah ah
Ara rè lo n’ sé o (You are doing yourself.)
They don’t know our way just to be Africa
Na-na Africa, na
Amlon dido gbodjè mandé
Nou min nan djro Africa
Nouvou dido adjo djidjè
Wè zon bo ya wa africa
Minbisséssé sin azo wè nan zon
Bo mi nan dja wa
Alo do alo min mi nan zon
Verse 2
Nou min bi nan dja wa
No ladju mon
Make it fall apart ah ah -at
You want é é
Anin non té kpon mi dé
Make it gun skata a a
Azo min bi ton wè lo
É é é é é é é
Fall apart ah ah -at
É é é é é é é
Ara rè lo n’shé o (You are doing yourself.)
Nouvou dido, adjo djidjè lo
Ara rè lo n’shé o
Alo do alo min, mi nan zon la
Té ba ro m’kpé è n’shéré Oluwa abo ra
Nouvou dido, adjo djidjè lo
Ara rè lo n’shé o (You are doing yourself.)
Chorus (Burnaboy)
You just dé do yourself
No no be me, you déy do yourself, yéyé
Now, I no fit tell
If no be me, for be someone else
I’ve been on my knees but I don’t need help
You you go laugh me if I fall
I tell you, iya mi o bi omo ode
If you déy do well, you won’t make it fall apart
Do you want
Make it fall apart ah ah -at
Azo min bi ton wè lo
You want é é
Anin non té kpon mi dé
Make e no skata a a
Azo min bi ton wè lo
Outro
É é é é é é é fall apart ah ah -at
É é é é é é é fall apart no way
Fall apart no way
Fall apart no way
Fall apart no way
Mi wa la, minbi sin afo nin so gbélo
Mi wa la, min nin tchité yi wa zo lo
Mi wa la, minbi sin afo nin so gbélo
Mi wa la, min nin tchité yi wa zo lo
Eh eeeeeh
Eh eeeeh
Eh eh oh
Eh eh
Watch the video for the song “Do Yourself,” by Angelique Kidjo ft Burnaboy below
Duration: 4 minutes 1 second
Director: Meji Alabi Production Company: JM Films
Executive Producer/Co-Producer: Jimi Adesanya
Co-Producer: Linah Bensadok
Producteur: Decca Records France