DND – English Lyrics

• By: Rema
• Album: RAVAGE

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

(Uno, dos, tres)

Banger (banger, banger)

(P, P)

Another banger

Mo tún ti dé, láti dagború, o ṣé

Me wey be wèrè, oyá, gawú oh, gawú

Shey you no dey see say I just drop gbẹdu? Ayy

Them talk say no be me be H-I-M, okay na

You go come tell me, "Na who oh, na who?"

Make humility no go turn me màlúù (màlúù, màlúù)

Because if I talk one, they go wan swallow me, yay-ay

Shey I wan good, shey I wan bad?

Shey I wan real, shey I wan fake? (Me, I no do again)

Oya, see wins, now they wan shallow wins, say

They wan dey bully me, ọmọ, I don too calm

Talk my shit right up in your face, me, I no dey shake

I don do too much P's and Q's, right now, I go put you on DND

Keep your eye sharpen

Because e get as you go move around me wey you fit end up for DND

I dey waka without security because I shuck one ṣakabùlà inside my GLE

Eh, ó ṣe o, ó wà ń bí, even ẹgbọn dey collect DND

Bàbá wọn

E sure for me, my confidence no rely on any number one

Too many solo hits, una go dey call me Solomon

Girls dey chew gum because they sabi say I be idán

Ọmọ, make I no too talk, make I sofri sit down

Because if I talk one, they go wan swallow me, yay-ay

Shey I wan good, shey I wan bad?

Shey I wan real, shey I wan fake? (Me, I no do again)

Óyá, see wins, now they wan shallow wins, say

They wan dey bully me, ọmọ, I don too calm

Talk my shit right up in your face, me, I no dey shake

I don do too much P's and Q's, right now, I go put you on DND

Keep your eye sharpen

Because e get as you go move around me wey you fit end up for DND

I dey waka without security because I shuck one ṣakabùlà inside my GLE

Eh, o ṣé o, o wá ń bí, even ẹgbọn dey collect DND

I don do too much P's and Q's, right now, I go put you on DND

Keep your eye sharpen

Because e get as you go move around me wey you fit end up for DND

I dey waka without security because I shuck one ṣakabùlà inside my GLE

Eh, o ṣé o, o wá ń bí, even ẹgbọn dey collect DND

(P, P)

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
banger /ˈbæŋɡər/ B2	noun - a very good or impressive song
humility /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/ B2	noun - the quality of being humble
swallow /ˈswɒloʊ/ A2	verb - to make something pass down the throat
bully /ˈbʊli/ A2	verb - to intimidate or dominate others
calm /kɑːm/ A1	adjective - not excited or nervous
sharpen /ˈʃɑːrpen/ B1	verb - to make something sharp or more effective
security /sɪˈkjʊrɪti/ A2	noun - protection from danger or risk
confidence /ˈkɒnfɪdəns/ B1	noun - belief in oneself and one's abilities
solo /ˈsəʊloʊ/ A2	adjective - performed by a single person
idán /iːˈdɑːn/ C1	noun - a term in Yoruba culture referring to a boss or a respected person
shallow /ˈʃæloʊ/ A2	adjective - lacking depth or substance
shake /ʃeɪk/ A1	verb - to move with short, quick movements
waka /ˈwɑːkɑː/ C1	verb - a Nigerian pidgin term meaning to walk or move
ṣakabùlà /ˈʃækəbʊlɑː/ C2	noun - a term in Yoruba culture referring to a powerful charm or amulet
GLE /dʒiː eɪl iː/ C1	noun - a model of Mercedes-Benz car

Key Grammar Structures

• Me wey be wèrè, oyá, gawú oh, gawú

  ➔ Informal Relative Clause / Pidgin English 'wey'

  ➔ The word "wey" functions as an informal relative pronoun, similar to 'who' or 'that' in standard English. In 'Me "wey" be wèrè', it connects 'Me' to the description 'be wèrè' (am crazy), meaning 'I who am crazy'.

• Shey you no dey see say I just drop gbẹdu?

  ➔ Informal Interrogative 'Shey' + Continuous Aspect 'dey' + Informal Conjunction 'say'

  ➔ "Shey" is an informal interrogative marker, similar to 'Is it that...?' or 'Don't you...?' in standard English. "dey" indicates continuous action (like 'are seeing'). "say" is an informal substitute for 'that' as a conjunction.

• Make humility no go turn me màlúù

  ➔ Subjunctive/Purpose Clause 'Make [subject] [verb]'

  ➔ "Make" here introduces a clause expressing purpose or a desired outcome, meaning 'Let [humility] not turn me into a cow' or 'In order that [humility] does not turn me into a cow'.

• Because if I talk one, they go wan swallow me, yay-ay

  ➔ Informal First Conditional

  ➔ This is a conditional sentence. 'if I talk one' sets a condition, and 'they "go wan" swallow me' describes the likely informal future consequence. "go wan" is an informal way of saying 'will want to'.

• Shey I wan good, shey I wan bad?

  ➔ Informal Interrogative 'Shey' + Informal 'wan'

  ➔ "Shey" is used again as an interrogative marker. "wan" is an informal contraction of 'want to' or 'want'. The phrase means 'Do I want to be good, do I want to be bad?'.

• I don do too much P's and Q's, right now, I go put you on DND

  ➔ Informal Present Perfect 'I don do' + Intensifier 'too much' + Informal Future 'I go put'

  ➔ "don" (from 'done') is an informal marker for a completed action or state, similar to 'have done'. "too much" emphasizes an excessive quantity. "go put" is an informal way of expressing future action.

• Keep your eye sharpen

  ➔ Imperative Mood + Informal Adjective Use

  ➔ This is an imperative command. "sharpen" is used informally as an adjective here, meaning 'sharp' or 'alert', rather than the standard 'sharp' or 'sharpened'.

• Because e get as you go move around me wey you fit end up for DND

  ➔ Impersonal Construction 'e get as' + Informal Modal 'fit' + Phrasal Verb 'end up'

  ➔ "e get as" is an informal Nigerian English phrase meaning 'there is a way that' or 'it's possible that'. "fit" is an informal modal verb meaning 'can' or 'might'. "end up" is a phrasal verb meaning to eventually reach a particular state or place.

• even ẹgbọn dey collect DND

  ➔ Continuous Aspect Marker 'dey'

  ➔ "dey" is used here to form the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action or state, equivalent to 'is collecting'.