Music Review: Trabaye by Asake ft Olamide
Asake is a Nigerian artist currently signed to Olamide’s record label- YBNL (Yahoo Boy No Laptop)
Trabaye is Yoruba slang in Nigeria, that means to be high or intoxicated.
What is the song “Trabaye,” by Asake ft Olamide all about?
“Asake,” in the song “Trabaye,” sings about his fame. He is currently in high demand, and a lot of people desire to see him all over the world, especially in Germany and New York City.
He wants to use his newly acquired status to have fun, enjoy life, and live his life to the fullest without any restriction or anything to worry about.
According to Asake, he just wants to “Trabaye.” That means, he just wants to be high, or get intoxicated, and possibly do unguided things.
It is however not clear what Asake wants to get intoxicated in whether drugs, alcohol, women, or the three. What do you all think?
Trabaye Lyrics Translation by Asake ft Olamide
Intro
Mofe tra (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Mofe trabaye (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Ye, mofe trabaye (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Tune in to the king of songs and blues
Gbemi-gbemi trabaye, eh eh (Carry me and make me high/Intoxicated)
Ah, mofe traba’, mofe traba’ (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Ololademi Asake
Chorus
Mofe trabaye (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Ye, mofe trabaye (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Gbemi-gbemi trabaye, eh eh (Carry me and make me high/Intoxicated)
Ah, mofe traba’, mofe traba’ (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Verse 1 (Asake)
Kalakuta no be place for school boy (Kalakuta is not a place for school boy.)
I get n#ggas wey don go there before (I have n#ggas that have gone there before.)
T’oba wa, won ma je nbe, gbagbo (If they come, they would eat out of it, believe me.)
Omolope no dey form bossy (Thankful child, stop acting boss.)
You be boss, I bе boss (You are a boss, I am a boss.)
Who go con be conduc’? (Who would now be the conductor?)
Won sope won ni “mo l’ako oshi gan” (Pa oh) (They said I like fronting a lot.)
Based on say, I no dey like too dey talk (Based on that I don’t like to talk too much.)
Wise men no dey like too dey talk (Wisemen don’t talk excessively.)
Sh’ogbo oh? sh’ogbo? (Did you hear 2x)
Secure, secure, secure oh (Secure oh)
I dey ready to ball (I am ready to ball.)
Bend down, go low, bend down
Her bend down don cause trouble (Her bending down has caused trouble.)
Secure, secure, secure
Alujo si a po gan (We beat a drum to it, we are too much)
Omo ope, time, o je lo (Thankful child is timely; he is winning.)
Alujo si a po gan (We beat a drum to it, we are too much)
Chorus (Asake)
Mofe trabaye (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Ye, mofe trabaye (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Gbemi-gbemi trabaye, eh eh (Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah oh) (Carry me and make me high/Intoxicated)
Ah, mofe traba’, mofe traba’ (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
(Poko) Mofe trabaye (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Ye, mofe trabaye (Yeah) (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Gbemi-gbemi trabaye (Carry me and make me high/Intoxicated)
Ah, mofe traba’, mofe traba’ (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Verse 2 (Asake)
Ani won fe ri, won fe ri (Won fe ri) (I said, they desire to see him.)
Anywhere wey I enter, won fe ri (Anywhere I go to, they desire to see me.)
Say for Germany, New York City (In Germany, New York City.)
Say won fe ri, Asake, won fe ri (I said, they desire to see him.)
Promoters dem don dey call (Promoters have started calling)
Secure, secure, secure
London girls, I dey come (London girls, I am coming)
Ma gbeyindebe, Olohun (I will get there through the back, to be honest.)
Refrain (Asake and Olamide)
Asake
Secure, secure, secure oh
Alujo si a po gan (We beat a drum to it, we are too much)
Omo ope time, o je lo (Thankful child is timely, keeps winning.)
Alujo si a po gan (We beat a drum to it, we are too much)
Olamide
(Mofe trabaye) (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Ololade, Mr. Money
(Ye, mofe trabaye) (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Omo Ope (Thankful child)
You know you only got one life to live
(Gbemi-gbemi trabaye, eh eh) (Carry me and make me high/Intoxicated)
You gat to live it to the fullest, my gee
(Ah, mofe traba’, mofe traba’) (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
It’s time for you to go show the world what you’re really all about
Go get them dawg
(Mofe trabaye) (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
YBNL got you for life, my brother
(Ye, mofe trabaye) (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
Baddo Sneh got you for life, my brother
(Gbemi-gbemi trabaye, eh eh) (Carry me and make me high/Intoxicated)
The street got you for life, my brother
(Ah, mofe traba’, mofe traba’) (I want to be high/Intoxicated)
And you know the ladies got you too
‘Cause you’re the ladies’ man
Watch the video for the song Trabaye by Asake below
Duration: 2 minutes 52 seconds