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