Big Connection – English Lyrics

• By: Yemi Alade
• Album: Rebel Queen

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a vibrant musical journey with Yemi Alade's "Big Connection," a dynamic Afropop and Highlife track that showcases her linguistic versatility, incorporating English alongside other African languages. This song offers a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in contemporary African sounds and explore expressions of success, confidence, and cultural pride, all set to an infectious beat.

[English]

Biggie money spender.

Yes.

Anywhere we enter.

Ah, we no get contender.

Them won turn my khaki to leather.

As my God e enter.

My story change forever.

I get e biggie connect (e connect).

Biggie biggie connect (e connect).

I conne Lagos connect.

I getti Southy connect.

Aunty Loveth, abegi whine like spaghetti.

Arab connect, I get am inside the net.

Oya now.

Time no money.

Time no money oh.

Time no money ohhh.

Check my rolex, check am.

Make you celebrate.

Make you appreciate.

There is no need for hate.

Kuru mmiri doro dodo.

Kuru mmiri doro dodo.

Ka'm wo.

Biggie money spender.

Anywhere we enter.

We no get contender.

Them won turn my khaki to leather.

As my God e enter.

My story change forever.

I getti biggie connect (e connect).

Biggie biggie connect (e connect).

I conne Lagos connect.

I getti Southy connect.

Aunty Loveth, abegi whine like spaghetti.

Arab connect I get am inside the net.

Oya now.

I getti biggie connect (e connect).

Biggie biggie connect (e connect).

I conne Lagos connect.

I getti Southy connect.

Aunty Loveth, abegi whine like spaghetti.

Arab connect I get am inside the net.

Oya now.

Oya now.

Kuru mmiri doro dodo.

Kuru mmiri doro dodo.

Kuru mmiri doro dodo, come on.

Oya now.

Kuru mmiri doro dodo.

Kuru mmiri doro dodo.

Kuru mmiri doro dodo.

Oya now.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - coins or banknotes used to buy things
spender /ˈspɛndər/ B2	noun - a person who uses money to buy things
enter /ˈɛntər/ A2	verb - to come or go into a place
contender /kənˈtɛndər/ B2	noun - a person who competes to win something
leather /ˈlɛðər/ B1	noun - material made from animal skin used for making clothes or goods adjective - made of leather
story /ˈstɔːri/ A1	noun - an account of imaginary or real events
change /tʃeɪndʒ/ A2	verb - to make or become different noun - the act or result of becoming different
biggie /ˈbɪɡi/ C2	adjective - slang for something very big or important
connect /kəˈnɛkt/ B1	verb - to join or link together
celebrate /ˈsɛlɪbreɪt/ B1	verb - to do something enjoyable to show happiness or honor an event
appreciate /əˈpriːʃieɪt/ B2	verb - to recognize the value or importance of something
hate /heɪt/ A2	noun - intense dislike verb - to feel intense dislike for something or someone
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - a point or period when something happens
net /nɛt/ B2	noun - a mesh fabric used for catching or enclosing things
inside /ɪnˈsaɪd/ A2	adjective - located within something
rolex /ˈroʊlɛks/ C2	noun - a brand of luxury wristwatches

Key Grammar Structures

• They won turn my khaki to leather.

  ➔ Future simple with colloquial 'won' (= will)

  ➔ They "won" turn my khaki to leather.

• We no get contender.

  ➔ Negative present simple with 'no' (Pidgin for 'do not have')

  ➔ We "no" get contender.

• As my God e enter.

  ➔ Temporal subordinate clause with 'as' meaning 'when'

  ➔ "As" my God e enter.

• I get e biggie connect.

  ➔ Verb 'get' + object + complement (meaning 'obtain')

  ➔ I "get" e biggie connect.

• Check my Rolex, check am.

  ➔ Imperative mood (commands) with ellipsis of the subject

  ➔ "Check" my Rolex, "check" am.

• There is no need for hate.

  ➔ Existential 'there' + be + noun phrase

  ➔ "There" is no need for hate.

• Make you celebrate.

  ➔ Causative verb 'make' + object + base verb (bare infinitive)

  ➔ "Make" you celebrate.

• Time no money.

  ➔ Zero copula construction with negation (Pidgin style)

  ➔ Time "no" money.