Lol. The intro for PBUY” help me help me help e Dey carry me go where I no knw “ is from a skit between a Nigerian road safety worker and somebody “ it got personal she screamed for help Paddy mi hustle lo sho di gba tin bani ko buckle up- my nigga hustle hard , is it until I tell you to buckle up Alaye te botton lo- botton meaning keyboard My nigga you have to be online to make money Gbo gbo nkan ko lo ma fi n jogor - You can have fun but you don’t have to loose your guard Ka lo shey shopping- Let’s go shopping I no dey send I Dey chop my life - I live my life to the fullest I don’t care 100% we dey gbadun lorr - 100% we chilling Awon ti ofe kan ma struggle lo. Let those who don’t like us keep struggling Terminator chorus My banana my bana come chop my bana - banana is a slang for d******k - literally saying come have some Sho ni power , boni kowa . Elemi lo ma last If you capable , come let’s see who’s stronger Eji malaika eji malaika wey my sutana ahnn- Eji malaika is like an angel or words used mostly by cherubim and seraphim (sutana ) white gown celestials and cherumbims wear to church - Literally he’s saying he’s fuullllllllyyyyyyyy prepared. Nice reaction. I hope it helps Hits harder when you understand the slangs …. ✌️
That intro ...help me...help me..help me...I don't know where he's taking me to... was a scenario that happens to a female police officer...that jump into someone car thinking she can do their ilegal duty but the guy drove her off to where she doesn't know...that's y she was shouting inside the car calling people to help that she doesn't know where d driver is talking her to....that's intro is just a catching lyrics
“Sungbalaja, no dey waste time” is explicit if you know street lingua. Otherwise, it’s perfectly harmless. It’s very naughty in that we all know what he’s talking about without him having to say it. The entire song is talking about asking a girl over, and asking her not to ghost or act shy when she comes around. Sort of confirming that both parties understand what’s about to go down 😉
Mama said Asake Yoruba is quite different from the one she understands. Asake is singing with slangs. It takes someone who really understand Yoruba, pidgin and street slangs/vibes to know the meaning of his song/ flow with him.
It is not modern yoruba and they are not slangs, that is what actual Yoruba is, if you grow up somewhere rural like Sagamu where I currently live, you'd hear these words everyday
Sugba laja is the complete statement and it means lay down flat. Let's break it down, sun means to sleep but u see Yoruba is a kind of complex and interest language. The way you pronounce a statement may not be the way you write it down. So as I was saying sugbalaja is a combination of a verb, which is sun, and gbalaja means flat which is an adjective that is qualifying that verb sun, so when writing in Yoruba language you can abbreviate a verb and an adjective together. Hope u understand. So to make the rhythm flow lyrically, that was why he has to pronounce it that way. " sugba laja
Okay, so I really love the exact thing you’re doing because it helps the American audience understand context, especially on our songs. Here’s a suggestion: on the next video, instead of reading the lyrics, play the song. You mom would understand it better & hence give the correct interpretation & context.
I took time to watch this first episode and my understanding of the word Sungba is an abridged version of Sungbalaja. That word is a descriptive word of an adult posture that lay flat on a bed or similar flat base without caution stack naked with legs typically spread out. Indeed the new generation are becoming creative with the words In terms of pronunciation to be musically tuned with lyrics. . I do hope it helps.
The first line "help me help me" It was a cruise made by a Nigerian man pranking a police woman with kidnapping so she was shouting and asking for help
The whole Sungbalaja first verse sounds like he's talking to someone he's about to sleep with, urging her to not waste time and let them get down to business
My wife's name is Folakemi from Ibadan Nigeria...so I will always like you. She told me her praise name is Ashake. She's Yoruba..we live in Atlanta and I'm from New York. We gave our 3 children Yoruba names- Ife (Love), Ola(Wealth) and Ayo (Joy). Her father gave us a house at Boditga, and we always go there every 2 years, but we got payments for renting 3 flats out of 4. Naira is the name of the money. Overall for the past 15 years we have been married my live has changed..more happiness. Thank you Nigeria.
God bless you my brother, please don't allow feminists to influence your wife,let her stick to what she was taught in Nigeria which is love and submit to your husband.
HE MIXES HIS YOURUBA WITH LAGOS STREET SLANGS EVEN MY MOM DON'T KNOW THE MEANING OF WHAT HE IS SINGING BUT ALL MY HOMIES UNDERSTAND (sorrry forgot i had my capslock on) The youruba street slangs in lagos is what onfuses y'all. Older yoruba speakers wont get it.
Bisa means enjoy, so he says “jeka won padi mi maa bisa thank you”, which translates to “let my friends enjoy( their lives) thank you( referring to God)".
It's like a poem. Each line could be a universe on its own. It is also like abstract act. The first line that looks like kidnapping is from an actual abduction in real life that was recorded on tape. A policewoman got into someone's car as the usual practice in Lagos. That practice is against police rules. In this case the driver started to take the policewoman to where she does not know. And she did a live video that ended up in Asake's record
I really love the energy and chemistry in your videos, keep it up. I would suggest you have a window of the actual song playing in one corner so we can listen to the song while you analyse. this shouldn't contravene youtube's copyright and it's actually "fair use"(look it up). that way we can all enjoy your videos more. Btw, you're more mum is really beautiful and down-to-earth. 💋💋💋
The kidnapping part is from a meme video of a police woman who entered a private vehicle to check or collect bribe and was driven away. So she was shouting "help me help me, he carry me go where I know no know" The first verse talks about the need to hustle and work hard, after we can enjoy, flex the money we made. 'Ka lo te button lo' means press the keyboard, go for the connection and enjoy at the end of the day
There are many streets words and slangs in the lyrics that mum can't figure out. The children of nowadays are just creating work. Sungbalaja is to lay and spread it. You get it now, if you don't get it, forget about it 😅
Point of correction, it is not fake yoruba, It is Street Slang. Though I understand while your mum called it fake yoruba (it is not the normal yoruba words. Words like Sugba, Buga, Zazu, Oklaro, Orobosa are yoruba like-words COINED from the street/clubs for those in the street. So when they make use them in songs, it makes it more interesting makes music lovers go searching for the meaning
''Ololade mi Asake" means my Ololade Asake, this is how fondly his mother calls him using his "oriki". the "s" here is not /s/ but /ʃ/ which is an "s" with a dot at the bottom. so, u have a /aʃakɛ/
Sutana is the white gown Celestial churchgoers wear to church. It's an insight into the Nigerian Christiandom and probably a pointer to his religious background too
"Bisa" is a street slang that means "Super Hyped" You use it in word like "I want my glory to be bisa" you mean "you want your glory to be super hyped"
He uses lots of street slang, and belief even for us in Nigeria it's a struggle keeping up with the slang, the other day I found out there is an equation for SAPA
Gosh, you guys are fun to watch To ans your question, the song is about the of privileges one might enjoy when you buckle up n work hard and he used himself to describe that life. Peace 😅😅
The lady at the front anchoring dis show understand yoruba better despite the fact she's a proper English girl ,love you all expecting new more latest song from you guys
" Sh'Oni power, b'oni kowa lemi lo ma last" he's actually refering to a girl saying "you claim to be strong, come over let see the strongest shall last "
First of all, I'll like to give a big kudos to you mum. Especially the motherly advises she gives... I'll take my time to correct all your mistakes and tell you the meaning of everything he is saying
Y'all need to be on/from the streets of Lagos trenches to understand the Yoruba words and the slang he uses to put them together can only make sense to trench kids ❤️
E DEY CARRY ME GO WEY I NO KNOW ; literally asake sings with street vibes ; is just like saying Oti gbe trabaye In a nutshell e dey carry me go where I no know is same as oti gbe trabaye meaning his song has taken us to the next level…… that what his vibing on
Sungbalaja......girls blame your mother for not been deep in Yoruba spoken words. Sungbalaja is a strong local word to sleep flat without giving me stress at all. To sleep and relax voluntarily.
On point! Sungbalaja is a deep Yoruba expression of a particular sleeping position. Not necessarily have to be sexual although called missionary position in sexual context.
It's fun more of my peoples on ytb, y'all keep it up! Definitely subbing.. Also, I think Sungba means to spread your legs oo, like a pillow princess. Don't tell your mommy
I literally laughed through this whole video! You guys are so entertaining and so beautiful to look at - strong genes right there. Oh and thanks for the lyrics breakdown too ✌🏾
Alaye me sare te button lo means ( my guy connect with people asap ) Gbo gbo nkan ko lo ma fin JOGO jo means ( it’s not every little opportunity you see to drink you get drunk) Ode jowo ko do dahun ( he’s praying to God to answer his prayers) Jeki awon padi mi ma Biza thank you is like the last part of the prayer which means ( let all my guys keep winning thank you 🙏) I hope this helps.
The "help me, help, dem dey carry me go where i no know" is from a short video online about a police woman that jumped into a vehicle to arrest the person, but you know what, the person is one of the few Nigerians that are tired of the police stupidity. He zoomed off and the woman police woman was scared for her life and started shouting "help me, help, dem dey carry me go where i no know". and trust Nigerians and cruise, we started putting this sound into use...
Alayemi sare te button lo. In the context of the previous motivation lines, this means to keep hustling. In literal sense this can relate to the popular yahoo guys pressing their laptop but for benefit of the doubt can also mean any professional using their laptops.
"Alaye Mi Sare Te Buttin Lo" - My friend quickly continue to press button (keyboard) -> basically it's a slang meaning "My guy start learning to scam online. No time"
Lol… i dont know where to start but first it got ma attention and it’s beautiful watching y’all and much respect to mom…Also Mommy if u are not a Lagosian, you can’t Truly understand The New Naija Artistes Lyrics mostly Asake….Nice video anyway.,its fun
"sáré tẹ button lọ" isn't a formal Yorùbá, it's a common phrase that could actually mean to hustle, connect with people especially when it has to do with money/business. And the button could also be on phone/PC
He got the help me x3 from a clip of a KAI officer who attempted to arrest a driver and the driver was trying to carry her away to a place she didn't know.
They understood the banana part but because mummy was there…they just said it as it is but wen mummy said,u peel it nd eat it up…..their laugh was just a confirmation😂😂😂
Nigeria artist lyric don’t always goes with a one story lines they do the lyric according to the inspiration at the particular time. The Intro Help Me! is not part of the lyrics it was a viral video of a Nigeria traffic police women trying to take bribe from a traffic offender. Sungba-Laja: means sleep with your both hands and legs widely spread. Sare Te Botton Lo: Move On
Please pin this comment. Sungbalaja is to sleep or to dive back wards into a bed ready for smashing(sex) in the context of this song. It’s more slang than literal Yoruba. Sun=sleep, gbalaja description carefree sleep. Another instance of this in actual Yoruba is “shi ilekun gbalaja” which means to open a door carelessly and ajar. The “e Dey carry me Dey go” reference is from a video of a police officer being crying for help in a private care. I think she entered to extort him and the driver kept driving and then started recording. Out of fear she started shouting “e Dey carry me where I no know”. That’s a female officer. It’s more satire and it’s not a sale himself.
“Alaye mi sare te botton lo” . Alaye in Yoruba means chairman originally but now in this it means my “friend” so that’s my friend botton up. Which in the song he is talking about hustling there that’s like get ready to hustle
