Gyal Sidung – English Lyrics

• By: Konshens,Darrio

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Jamaican dancehall with “Gyal Sidung” by Konshens and Darrio! This track offers a fun and energetic way to explore Jamaican Patois while enjoying its infectious rhythm and playful lyrics. Discover the nuances of dancehall culture and improve your language skills with this popular hit!

[English]

You whine up yourself too much man

Sidung

A my girl dem

Sidung

Mek dem stay

Sidung

Leave dem alone

HMMMMM... hmm

whole heap a sytle a do, whole heap a sytle a try

Some a drop it pon the ground

And some a quint it like a eye

Konshens tell dem fi bubble

Him never tell dem lie

But a dis mi wah mi gal dem fi try

Tek time and... Sidung, Sidung

Gal yu fi sidung, sidung

Grab a chair and sidung

Watch this! Sidung, sidung

Gal you fi sidung, sidung

Watch this! Sidung

Set like a chair and sidung, sidung

Supa, sidung, sidung

Chatty chatty lippy lippy nuh laugh nuttin funny

mek up yuh face till you ugly like mommy

Sidung

Love when you balance like an acrobat

Drop it like a earthquate

Jiggle like the after shock

Action we say, we don't talk alot

nuh bag a chat, serious like a heart attack

bend down like shelly inna di starter block

on your mark get set you know what come after that

The place wet up but a nuh wata dat

You know the sexy crack, you nuh auto back

Why you fi do? Sidung, sidung

Gal yu fi sidung, sidung

Grab a chair and sidung

Watch this! Sidung, sidung

Gal yu fi sidung, sidung

Watch this! Sidung

Set like a chair and sidung, sidung

Supa, sidung, sidung

Chatty chatty lippy lippy nuh laugh nuttin funny

mek up yuh face till you ugly like mommy

Sidung

Stop it! sidung and behave

look how you big, a so mi know mi brave

beat it like a teif, wuk it like a slave

nuh tell nobody gal tek it to your grave

Anyway have a seat like chair inna di bar

People hear we from far think a war wi a war

one breed a screaming dat nuh stop yah soh

Plus mi like when you turn and say slap yah soh

Why you fi do? Sidung, sidung

Gal yu fi sidung, sidung

Grab a chair and sidung

Watch this! Sidung, sidung

Gal yu fi sidung, sidung

Watch this! Sidung

Set like a chair and sidung, sidung

Supa, sidung, sidung

Chatty chatty lippy lippy nuh laugh nuttin funny

mek up yuh face till you ugly like mommy

Sidung

Love when you balance like an acrobat

Drop it like a earthquate

Jiggle like the after shock

Action we say, we don't talk alot

nuh bag a chat, serious like a heart attack

bend down like shelly inna di starter block

on your mark get set you know what come after that

The place wet up but a nuh wata dat

You know the sexy crack, you nuh auto back

Why you fi do? Sidung, sidung

Gal yu fi sidung, sidung

Grab a chair and sidung

Watch this! Sidung, sidung

Gal yu fi sidung, sidung

Watch this! Sidung

Set like a chair and sidung, sidung

Supa, sidung, sidung

Chatty chatty lippy lippy nuh laugh nuttin funny

mek up yuh face till you ugly like mommy

Sidung

Sidung, sidung

Gal yu fi sidung, sidung

Grab a chair and sidung

Sidung, sidung

Gal yu fi sidung, sidung

Sidung

Set like a chair and sidung, sidung

Supa, sidung, sidung

Chatty chatty lippy lippy nuh laugh nuttin funny

mek up yuh face till you ugly like mommy

Sidung

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
sidung /siˈdʊŋ/ A1	verb - To sit down (Jamaican Patois)
grab /ɡræb/ A2	verb - To take hold of something quickly
chair /tʃɛər/ A2	noun - A seat for one person
watch /wɒtʃ/ A2	verb - To look at something for a period of time
set /sɛt/ A2	verb - To put something in a specific place or position
balance /ˈbæləns/ B1	verb - To keep steady noun - An even distribution of weight
drop /drɒp/ A2	verb - To let something fall
earthquake /ˈɜːθkweɪk/ B2	noun - A sudden and violent shaking of the ground
jiggle /ˈdʒɪɡəl/ B1	verb - To move up and down or from side to side with small, rapid movements
action /ˈækʃən/ B1	noun - The fact or process of doing something
chat /tʃæt/ A2	verb - To talk in a friendly and informal way noun - Informal conversation
serious /ˈsɪəriəs/ B1	adjective - Demanding one's attention
bend /bɛnd/ A2	verb - To curve or cause to curve
wet /wɛt/ A1	adjective - Covered or saturated with water or another liquid
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - To make the sounds and movements of the face and body that are typical of amusement or happiness
beat /biːt/ A2	verb - To strike repeatedly
grave /ɡreɪv/ B2	noun - A place of burial

Key Grammar Structures

• You whine up yourself too much man

  ➔ You + whine + up + yourself + too + much + man

  ➔ whine (v): to complain in a sad or complaining way

• Sidung

  ➔ Sidung (n): a Jamaican dance move

  ➔ dance move (n): a specific step or action in a dance

• A my girl dem

  ➔ A + my + girl + dem (pronoun: plural)

  ➔ my (pronoun): belonging to the speaker

• Mek dem stay

  ➔ Mek + dem + stay (imperative verb: make them stay)

  ➔ make (v): to cause something to happen or to be the case

• Leave dem alone

  ➔ Leave + dem + alone (imperative verb: leave them alone)

  ➔ leave (v): to go away or not to be present

• HMMMMM... hmm

  ➔ HMMMMM... hmm (interjection: expression of thought or hesitation)

  ➔ interjection (n): a word or phrase that expresses emotion or feeling

• whole heap a style a do, whole heap a style a try

  ➔ whole heap a + style + a + do, whole heap a + style + a + try (idiomatic expression: a lot of effort)

  ➔ idiomatic expression (n): a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning

• Some a drop it pon the ground

  ➔ Some + a + drop + it + pon + the + ground (verb: drop, preposition: on)

  ➔ drop (v): to let something fall or to let go of something

• And some a quint it like a eye

  ➔ And + some + a + quint + it + like + a + eye (verb: quint, preposition: like)

  ➔ quint (v): to look at something with interest or curiosity