MADU – English Lyrics

• By: Kizz Daniel
• Album: No Bad Songz

Lyrics & Translation

Learning a language through music is a fantastic way to immerse yourself in the culture, and Kizz Daniel's "Madu" offers a vibrant entry into Nigerian Pidgin English. The song is filled with popular slang and expressions that will give you a taste of contemporary Nigerian street language. Its catchy melody and clear, repetitive chorus make it easy to sing along and pick up new phrases in a fun and engaging way.

[English]

Uh, Flyboy

Aii, yeah

Look at me baby, call me zaddy (ehh)

Are you okay, are you okay (okay, okay)

Come to my bedroom, cassava dey for you (oh)

Are you okay, are you okay (okay, okay)

I want to use my money to scatter your brain for you

Permit me (yeah, I love you long time babe)

I want to use my, to shift your womb

Oh permit me (oh permit me)

She say, aye oh (aye mogbe)

Oh lele (oh kowale)

Aye oh (ah)

Madu, madu, madu (eh, eh)

Aye oh (aye mi oh)

Oh lele (oh lele)

Aye oh (aye mi oh)

Madu, madu, madu

(Eii, eii, eii, eii, eii, eii, eii)

(Bad oh, chale you be bad oh)

You're like a sugar mommy (chale you be bad oh)

Oh my honey bunny (chale you be bad oh, aii)

E be you winchi, winchi

Winchi, winchi, win-

Gucci, ah

Honey, honey, honey, honey

Baby Lucy (ah)

You carry load oh, you carry

Enter motor, baby

Nobody know oh, nobody

Nobody know, go know, go know (yeah)

I want to use my money to scatter your brain for you

Permit me (yeah, I love you long time babe)

I want to use my, to shift your womb

Oh permit me (oh permit me)

She say, aye oh (aye mogbe)

Oh lele (oh kowale)

Aye oh (ah)

Madu, madu, madu (eh, eh)

Aye oh (aye mi oh)

Oh lele (oh lele)

Aye oh (aye mi oh)

Madu, madu, madu

(Eii, eii, eii, eii, eii, eii, eii) Flyboy

(Bad oh, chale you be bad oh)

You're like a sugar mommy (chale you be bad oh)

Oh my honey bunny (chale you be bad oh)

(Suka Sounds)

Soft with the batter ah

Got a serious matter

But, are you okay

Oh yeah, jigga

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
baby /ˈbeɪ.bi/ A1	noun - a very young child adjective - very small or cute (slang term of endearment)
money /ˈmʌn.i/ A1	noun - currency used as a medium of exchange
brain /breɪn/ B1	noun - the organ in the head that controls thought
scatter /ˈskæt.ər/ B2	verb - to spread things over an area
permit /ˈpɜːr.mɪt/ B2	verb - to allow noun - an official document giving permission
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for
womb /wuːm/ B2	noun - the organ in a female where a baby develops
sugar /ˈʃʊɡ.ər/ A2	noun - sweet crystalline substance
honey /ˈhʌn.i/ A2	noun - sweet viscous substance made by bees
load /loʊd/ B1	noun - a heavy weight being carried verb - to put a heavy weight onto
motor /ˈmoʊ.tɚ/ B1	noun - machine that converts energy into motion
soft /sɒft/ A1	adjective - not hard; gentle
serious /ˈsɪr.i.əs/ B1	adjective - important or solemn
matter /ˈmæt.ər/ B1	noun - subject or situation that needs attention
bedroom /ˈbed.rʊm/ A2	noun - a room for sleeping
cassava /kəˈsɑː.və/ C1	noun - a starchy root vegetable
flyboy /ˈflaɪ.bɔɪ/ C1	noun - slang for a flashy, stylish young man
Gucci /ˈɡuːtʃi/ C1	noun - luxury fashion brand; also means good or fine (slang)

Key Grammar Structures

• Look at me baby, call me zaddy (ehh)

  ➔ Imperative mood

  ➔ The verbs "Look" and "call" are commands directed at the listener.

• Are you okay, are you okay (okay, okay)

  ➔ Present simple question form

  ➔ The structure "Are you okay?" uses the verb "to be" in a question format to ask about the state of the subject.

• I want to use my money to scatter your brain for you

  ➔ Infinitive phrase as object

  ➔ The infinitive phrase "to use my money to scatter your brain" functions as the object of "want".

• Permit me (yeah, I love you long time babe)

  ➔ Imperative followed by present simple

  ➔ "Permit me" is an imperative, and "I love you" is a statement in the present simple expressing emotion.

• You're like a sugar mommy (chale you be bad oh)

  ➔ Simile using 'like' and present simple with contracted form

  ➔ The sentence compares the subject using 'like' and uses the contraction "You're" for "You are" in present simple.

• Nobody know oh, nobody

  ➔ Present simple without -s ending (colloquial omission)

  ➔ The verb "know" is used without the expected third person singular -s, common in colloquial speech.

• Got a serious matter

  ➔ Elliptical past tense

  ➔ The auxiliary verb 'have' is omitted; full form would be 'I have got a serious matter', meaning possession.

• I want to use my, to shift your womb

  ➔ Ellipsis and parallel infinitives

  ➔ The first object "money" is omitted after "my" for brevity, using parallel infinitive "to shift" following "to use".