Music Review: “Ole,” by Tiwa Savage ft Naira Marley
“Ole,” is a song by a beautiful Nigerian songstress, Tiwa Savage. She featured sensational Nigerian singer and songwriter, Naira Marley. The song premiered in 2020.
They sang in Yoruba, a Nigerian Language, pidgin, and standard English.
I like this song. I love their vocals and carriage in the visual. The song was dedicated to every single life lost to injustice in Nigeria.
“Ole,” is a Yoruba word in Nigeria that means “Thief.”
What is the song “Ole,” by Tiwa Savage about?
The song admonishes thievery acts in all areas, especially by Nigerian politicians who loot or embezzle public funds while in office, neglecting the necessities of the people that will make their lives better.
It also advises people to confirm people’s source of income which may have been gotten from the thievery act before collecting money from them.
What do you all think?
Check out “Ole,” by Tiwa Savage ft Naira Marley Lyrics Translation below
Intro
Ole ole, ole ole, ole ole, ole ole, ole ole, aji’bole, ole ole, ole ole (Thief)
Ole ole, ole ole (Thief…)
Ole, ole, ole ole, ole ole, aji’bole, ole ole (Thief)
Ole, ole, ole ole, ole ole, ole ole, ole, ole, aji’bole, ole ole, ajibole (Thief)
Ole, ole, ole ole, ole ole, ole ole, ole ole, aji’bole, ole,ole(Thief)
Verse 1 (Tiwa Savage)
Give me my money, wetin you owe me. Don’t go funny oh ah ah, you don’t know me (Give me my money; what you owe me. Don’t go funny , you don’t know me.)
You see my goons, they be rolling, no wan tori oh, oga share the money, ah yeah yeah, ah (You see my goons, they are rolling. I don’t want any story, boss, share the money.)
Because say I quiet no mean say I be fool ah. Lori titi awon temi ti kanaku (Because I am quiet does not mean that I am a fool. On the street, my people have become cruel.)
Because say I quiet no mean say I be fool ah, lori titi awon temi ti kanaku (Because I am quiet does not mean that I am a fool. On the street, my people have become cruel.)
Chorus (Tiwa Savage and Naira Marley)
E ba mi ki gbe ole (ole, ole, ole) (Help me shout thief; thief, thief, thief)
Come and see ole (ole, ole, ole) (Come and see thief; thief, thief, thief)
Somebody shout ole (ole, ole, ole) (Somebody shout thief; thief, thief, thief)
Ooh ooh ah
Ki gbe ole (ole, ole, ole), (Shout thief; thief, thief, thief)
Come and see ole (ole, ole, ole) (Come and see thief; thief, thief, thief)
Somebody shout ole (ole, ole, ole) (Somebody shout thief; thief, thief, thief)
Ole (Thief)
Ah ah ah
Verse 2 (Naira Marley.)
Sanwo mi, wan ki je mi lowo. Ewo ole, e wo bo se n nawo (Pay my money; they don’t owe me money. Look at this thief; look at how he is spending money)
Koni ise lowo but o lowo. To ba ra nkan wale, e bere bo se’n ri owo (He doesn’t have a job, but he is wealthy. When he buys something in; ask how he is seeing the money.)
Although ole l’everybody, by all means, you must get the money (Although, everyone is a thief; by all means, you must get the money.)
O je gbese wo 2020, ma jale. Ole lo b’omo je, can you hear me, (You owe into the year 2020; don’t steal. Stealing spoils a child; can you hear me?)
Hello, wan bi kilo ‘n wa kiri na? sho mo pe owo lo’n turn me on (Come here; what are you looking for all about? Don’t you know it is money that turns me on.)
Gbe’di awe yi wo soun, o fe fi obo san gbese, ko ni iberu Oloun (She wants to use her vag#na to pay her debt; she doesn’t have the fear of God?)
S’omope Tiwa Tiwa, s’omo pe won ti gba fun wa (Do you know that Tiwa Tiwa has agreed for us..)
Advice mi ma lo ba wan wa o, to ba pa ina ni okunkun amo arawa (My advice is that you shouldn’t join them, because, if they put off the light in the dark, we know ourselves.)
Chorus (Tiwa Savage and Naira Marley)
E ba mi ki gbe ole (ole, ole, ole) (Help me shout thief; thief, thief, thief)
Come and see ole (ole, ole, ole) (Come and see thief; thief, thief, thief)
Somebody shout ole (ole, ole, ole) (Somebody shout thief; thief, thief, thief)
Ooh ooh ah
Ki gbe ole (ole, ole, ole), (Shout thief; thief, thief, thief)
Come and see ole (ole, ole, ole) (Come and see thief; thief, thief, thief)
Somebody shout ole (ole, ole, ole) (Somebody shout thief; thief, thief, thief)
Ole (Thief)
Ah ah ah
Outro
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Watch the video for the song “Ole,” by Tiwa Savage ft Naira Marley below
Duration : 3 minutes 8 seconds
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