Anoti – English Lyrics

• By: Wizkid
• Album: Made In Lagos (Deluxe)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the infectious rhythms of Wizkid's "Anoti" and unlock the vibrant world of Afrobeats. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to learn English through its catchy phrases about living life to the fullest and romantic expressions. Its smooth production and engaging lyrics make it a special and accessible entry point to understanding contemporary African music and culture.

[English]

Yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah

(How e dey go now?)

Yeah, oh, yeah-yeah

Yeah

Mm, mm-hmm, mm

Mm, hmm, mm

(P)

Turn up your body, make you feel alright

Flyin' the kele wey go cool my mind (qué paso?)

I wan' do anythin' I want tonight (woah, woah)

Make we do anythin' we want tonight

Turn up your body, make you feel alright

Flyin' the kele wey go cool my mind (na so na)

I wan' do anythin' I want tonight (woah)

Make we do anythin' we want tonight

Say I go dey

Me, I go dey, dey-dey-dey, oya gbe

Oya gbe-gbe-gbe, me I go dey

Mi na go dey, dey-dey-dey, talo de

Dunya, dey, dey-dey-dey, laro te

Killa go dey, dey-dey-dey, oya gbe

Oya gbe-gbe-gbe, me I go dey

She don dey pay, dey-dey, oya gbe

Oya gbe-gbe-gbe, me I go dey

She like it fast and slowly (oh, ah)

Sometimes she dey confuse me (like that)

Mi never leave her lonely (like that)

Mi never leave her lonely (like that)

And I dey turn up when she need me

She like 'kojoro mi jo'

She say she don't want no one oh, but me

So, I give ya what you need (yeah)

Turn up your body, make you feel alright

Flyin' the kele wey go cool my mind (qué paso?)

I wan' do anythin' I want tonight (woah, woah)

Make we do anythin' we want tonight

Turn up your body, make you feel alright

Flyin' the kele wey go cool my mind (na so na)

I wan' do anythin' I want tonight (woah)

Make we do anythin' we want tonight

Say I go dey

Me, I go dey, dey-dey-dey, oya gbe

Oya gbe-gbe-gbe, me I go dey

Mi na go dey, dey-dey-dey, talo de

Dunya, dey, dey-dey-dey, laro te

Killa go dey, dey-dey-dey, oya gbe

Oya gbe-gbe-gbe, me I go dey

She don dey pay, dey-dey, oya gbe

Oya gbe-gbe-gbe, me I go dey

Yeah, she dey sweet pass melody (yeah)

She got the thing wey dey make ah man sing (yeah-yeah)

And I no dey leave if she no dey leave (yeah)

And she dey call me Mr. Romantic (yeah-yeah)

I fuck the yansh, she dey bend on her knees (yeah)

For the lovin' ah dey give, she never seen (yeah)

Haffi go love you tonight

Or haffi love you for life

Oh, she dey turn up my mind

She say she dey for only me, oh

She say she like to joromi oh

She say she don't want no one oh, but me

So, I dey give her all she needs

Say I go dey

Me, I go dey, dey-dey-dey, oya gbe

Oya gbe-gbe-gbe, me I go dey

Mi na go dey, dey-dey-dey, talo de

Dunya, dey, dey-dey-dey, laro te

Killa go dey, dey-dey-dey, oya gbe (giddem)

Oya gbe-gbe-gbe, me I go dey

She don dey pay, dey-dey, oya gbe

Oya gbe-gbe-gbe, me I go dey

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
turn /tɜːn/ B1	verb - to rotate or cause to rotate noun - a change in direction or position
body /ˈbɒd.i/ A1	noun - the physical structure of a person or animal
feel /fiːl/ A2	verb - to experience an emotion or physical sensation
fly /flaɪ/ B1	verb - to move through the air using wings or an engine
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the part of a person that thinks, feels, and remembers
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to wish for or desire something
tonight /təˈnaɪt/ A2	noun - the period of darkness between this day and tomorrow
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - a deep affection or strong feeling of attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
sweet /swiːt/ A1	adjective - having the pleasant taste of sugar; pleasant or gentle
melody /ˈmɛl.ə.di/ B2	noun - a sequence of musical notes that is musically satisfying
romantic /roʊˈmæn.tɪk/ B2	adjective - characterized by love, sentimentality, or idealized affection
fast /fɑːst/ A2	adjective - moving or capable of moving at high speed
slowly /ˈsləʊ.li/ A2	adverb - at a low speed; not quickly
confuse /kənˈfjuz/ B1	verb - to cause someone to become bewildered or unclear in mind
lonely /ˈloʊn.li/ B1	adjective - sad because one has no company or friends
leave /liːv/ A2	verb - to go away from or depart from a place
need /niːd/ A2	verb - to require something because it is essential or important noun - something that is required or wanted
give /ɡɪv/ A1	verb - to transfer the possession of something to someone else
bend /bɛnd/ B1	verb - to shape or force something straight into a curve or angle
knees /niːz/ A2	noun - the two joints on each leg that connect the thigh to the lower leg

Key Grammar Structures

• Turn up your body, make you feel alright

  ➔ Causative verb 'make' (informal/Pidgin English usage)

  ➔ In this context, "make you feel alright" means "cause you to feel alright" or "so that you feel alright". It's an informal or Nigerian Pidgin English way of expressing purpose or result, similar to "let you feel alright" or "to make you feel alright." The verb "make" is used to show one thing causes another.

• Flyin' the kele wey go cool my mind

  ➔ Nigerian Pidgin English relative clause with 'wey go'

  ➔ "wey go cool my mind" is a relative clause. In Nigerian Pidgin English, "wey" functions as a relative pronoun (like "who," "which," or "that"), and "go" indicates a future action or intention. So, "wey go cool my mind" means "who/that will cool my mind."

• I wan' do anythin' I want tonight

  ➔ Omission of relative pronoun in a defining relative clause

  ➔ In "anythin' I want," the relative pronoun "that" or "which" is omitted. The full phrase would be "anything that I want." This omission is common in informal English, especially when the relative pronoun is the object of the clause.

• Make we do anythin' we want tonight

  ➔ Nigerian Pidgin English imperative/suggestion with 'make we'

  ➔ "Make we do" is a common construction in Nigerian Pidgin English that means "Let's do" or "We should do." It's used to express a suggestion or a call to action for a group including the speaker.

• Say I go dey

  ➔ Nigerian Pidgin English future/habitual marker 'go dey'

  ➔ In Nigerian Pidgin English, "go dey" is used to express future tense or habitual action. "I go dey" can mean "I will be there," "I will stay," or "I will be present." "Go" marks the future, and "dey" signifies 'to be' or 'to stay'.

• She don dey pay, dey-dey

  ➔ Nigerian Pidgin English perfective and continuous aspect with 'don dey'

  ➔ "She don dey pay" combines "don" (from 'done') indicating a completed action or the beginning of a state, and "dey" indicating continuous action. It can mean "She has already started paying" or "She has been paying."

• Mi never leave her lonely

  ➔ Informal subject pronoun 'Mi' and informal negative 'never'

  ➔ "Mi" is an informal or creole-influenced substitute for "I" as a subject pronoun. "Never leave" is used here to mean "I don't ever leave" or "I won't leave," an informal way of expressing a strong negative habitual action or intention.

• She say she don't want no one oh, but me

  ➔ Double negative (informal/dialectal English)

  ➔ The phrase "don't want no one" uses a double negative ("don't" and "no one"). While grammatically incorrect in standard English (where it would be "doesn't want anyone"), it is commonly used in informal speech and certain dialects to emphasize the negative.

• She got the thing wey dey make ah man sing

  ➔ Nigerian Pidgin English relative clause with 'wey dey make'

  ➔ "wey dey make ah man sing" is a relative clause. "Wey" acts as a relative pronoun ("that/which"), and "dey make" signifies a continuous or habitual action, meaning "that makes" or "that is making." The 'ah' before 'man' is an informal article or filler.

• For the lovin' ah dey give, she never seen

  ➔ Omission of auxiliary verb in Present Perfect

  ➔ "She never seen" is an informal way of saying "she has never seen." The auxiliary verb "has" is omitted, which is common in casual speech and some dialects, particularly when expressing past experience or a state that continues to the present.