Gbona – English Lyrics

• By: Burna Boy
• Album: Love, Damini

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Gbona - Burna Boy

Kilo kilo kilo kilo kilo kilo

It's KP vibes

Jeun soke o them go dey jeun soke o

All my people them go jeun soke o

Boss man ego jeun soke o

When the gbedu dey enter body body enter body

All the girl them go shake their body body

Them go shake their body

Oluwa Burna'm gbona feli feli say mo gbona feli

You no get money you dey call police police

Me I dey laugh you gan ni

Hmmmn

Gidigidi gidigidi gidigidi gidigidi

Gidigidi gidigidi gidigidi

O di woronpoto ah ah ah yeh yeh yeh

Them say I dey craze I know nana know nana

But I dey spray you the money Onyeoma Onyeoma

You suppose to know say me no be new comer comer comer

So my baby make you no go dull am dull am

No go dull am

When the gbedu dey enter body body enter body

All the girl them go shake their body body

Them go shake their body

Oluwa Burna'm gbona feli feli say mo gbona feli

You no get money you dey call police police

Me I dey laugh you gan ni

As I dey sing them feel the bass

Make all the people jump around

Make you dey listen well

'Cause I no fit shout I no fit shout

No joking around ehzeju listen make I tell you

What's all about gbekelebe

I no fit tell you as water enter coconut

You sit down inside bus you say you be boss

Eh eh eh oyah look'u look'u daadada

Look'u look'u daadada

See small pikin wey dey para wey dey gagaga

Kilo sele papapa oh look'u look'u look'u look'u daadada

Look'u look'u daadada

See small pikin wey dey para wey dey gagaga

Kilo kilo sele papapa oh

When the gbedu dey enter body body enter body

All the girl them go shake their body body

Them go shake their body

Oluwa burna'm gbona feli gbona gbona say mo gbona feli

You no get money you dey call Police

Me I dey laugh you gan ni

Hmmmn

Gidigidi gidigidi gidigidi gidigidi gidigidi mo gbona feli

O di woronpoto ah ah yes yes yes

Gbona feli gbona feli gbona

Key Grammar Structures

• Jeun soke o them go dey jeun soke o

  ➔ Pidgin Future Continuous / Habitual Aspect ('go dey')

  ➔ The phrase "them go dey" is a common structure in West African Pidgin English, indicating a future continuous action or a habitual action that will occur in the future. "go" signifies future tense, and "dey" marks the continuous aspect. So, "them go dey jeun soke" means "they will be eating/living well" or "they will habitually eat/live well."

• When the gbedu dey enter body body enter body

  ➔ Conditional Clause with Pidgin Present Continuous ('When... dey enter')

  ➔ "When the gbedu dey enter" forms a conditional or temporal clause. In West African Pidgin English, "dey enter" expresses a present continuous action, equivalent to "is entering" in Standard English. So, the line means "When the gbedu (music) is entering the body..."

• You no get money you dey call police police

  ➔ Pidgin Negation ('no get') and Present Continuous ('dey call')

  ➔ This line demonstrates two common Pidgin structures. "You no get money" uses "no" for negation in the simple present tense, equivalent to "you don't have money." "you dey call police" uses "dey" for the present continuous tense, meaning "you are calling the police."

• Them say I dey craze I know nana know nana

  ➔ Indirect Speech and Pidgin Present State ('dey craze')

  ➔ "Them say I dey craze" is an example of indirect speech, meaning "They say I am crazy." In West African Pidgin English, "dey craze" indicates a present state or continuous condition, similar to "is crazy" or "is acting crazy."

• You suppose to know say me no be new comer comer comer

  ➔ Pidgin Modal-like Expression ('suppose to know') and Negation of 'to be' ('no be')

  ➔ "You suppose to know" functions like a modal verb, expressing expectation or obligation, similar to "you should know" or "you are supposed to know." "me no be" is the Pidgin negation of the verb "to be" for the first person, meaning "I am not."

• So my baby make you no go dull am dull am

  ➔ Pidgin Imperative/Command with Negation ('make you no go')

  ➔ "make you no go dull am" is a Pidgin imperative structure. "make" functions to introduce a command or strong suggestion, similar to "let you not go dull it" or "don't you go dull it." "no go" indicates a negative command for a future action, meaning "don't go and dull it."

• As I dey sing them feel the bass

  ➔ Temporal Clause ('As I dey sing')

  ➔ "As I dey sing" uses "As" to introduce a temporal clause, meaning "while" or "when" I am singing. "dey sing" is the West African Pidgin English present continuous tense, equivalent to "am singing."

• Make all the people jump around

  ➔ Pidgin Imperative/Suggestion ('Make...')

  ➔ Here, "Make" is used to express a command, suggestion, or desire, similar to "Let all the people jump around" or "I want all the people to jump around." It functions as an imperative marker in West African Pidgin English.

• I no fit shout I no fit shout

  ➔ Pidgin Modal of Inability ('no fit')

  ➔ "I no fit shout" is a common West African Pidgin English construction for expressing inability, equivalent to "I cannot shout" or "I am unable to shout." "no fit" acts as a negative modal verb.

• I no fit tell you as water enter coconut

  ➔ Pidgin Idiomatic Expression / Clause of Manner ('as water enter coconut')

  ➔ This line uses "as" to introduce a clause of manner, meaning "how" or "in what way." The entire phrase "as water enter coconut" is an idiomatic expression in Pidgin, meaning "how something impossible or mysterious happens," implying a complex or inexplicable situation.