Pere – English Lyrics

• By: Davido, Rae Sremmurd, Young Thug

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the global fusion of Afrobeats and trap with Davido's 'Pere,' featuring Rae Sremmurd and Young Thug. This track offers a great opportunity to learn some Yoruba slang, like the title 'Pere' meaning 'one time,' and to appreciate how Davido seamlessly blends his Nigerian roots with contemporary American hip-hop. It's a perfect example of the cross-cultural collaborations that are defining the sound of modern music.

[English]

If I give you one pere (pere)

You'll be coming back to me, you'll be begging for more

And if I give you one pere (pere)

You'll be coming back to me, you'll be begging for more

Folake je mefa pere (pere)

Tinuke je merin pere (pere)

Malo ni omi kere

Talo so po mu pere oh

Folake je mefa pere (pere)

Tinuke je merin pere (pere)

Malo ni omi kere

Talo so po mu pere oh

Left the club because we're drunk already

Left your car but you'll come back and get it

If she did it then she don't regret it

Five gold chains, and now they think I'm sellin'

I just ran it up for my people's sake

I just fucked that bitch on a birthday cake

Fuck me fifty times, this some

Told her I ain't play no games, ain't no Playstation

My dreads gettin' long and my niggas Haitian

I gave that bitch a bone just to penetrate

Baby I ain't never home, man I'm overseas

No US dollars, I got chrome faces

Pop a bean, get you eat out

Chains on my neck stand and they stay out

Every time she wanna fuck she come say, "may I?"

And call me mister if you want this payout

I stay at home in the bed all day

Bitch gave me head, I could play all day

Pussy comin' in, I get

I think bitches comin' in, I get slayed all day

If I give you one pere (pere)

You'll be coming back to me, you'll be begging for more

And if I give you one pere (pere)

You'll be coming back to me, you'll be begging for more

Folake je mefa pere (pere)

Tinuke je merin pere (pere)

Malo ni omi kere

Talo so po mu pere oh

Folake je mefa pere (pere)

Tinuke je merin pere (pere)

Malo ni omi kere

Talo so po mu pere oh

Tattoo on my belly, glowin' like Belly

Young Makavelli, she gon' do whatever I said it

Know a nigga bread it, shining like Elvis

Two hoes to myself and I won't share

All I do is strike out, I don't never spare

Petty ass hoes, all these bitches welcome

All these bitches ready

If she in my bedroom then the bitch naked

Gotta get that back end

Big money on my mind, every minute, every second

Elevator to the top, where you headed?

I fuck her 'til I'm sweating

She been throwing that pussy ever since she met me

Said she lookin' for love, I say forget it

Nut on her back and that's where I left it

Snoop in with the camera when she undressing

She gon' do it for me like Simon said it

I been smokin' loud, yeah I wanna hear you yeah

I ain't got no etiquette, I cannot eat you yet

Poppin' bottles in the club, they got you doin' drugs

I'm a real nice guy so I'ma do 'em good

Left the club because we're drunk already

Left your car but you'll come back and get it

If she did it then she don't regret it

Five gold chains, and now they think I'm sellin'

And if I give one pere now

Baby if I call you sho ma tete daun

I just want to make your boom boom pow, yeah

Yeah I just wanna give you love right now, ayy

Na we dey run the whole Naija oh

And everywhere we go, man we shut it down

And I'ma show you what life about, yeah

I get to stylin', I'ma show it off, yeah

Folake je mefa pere (pere)

Tinuke je merin pere (pere)

Malo ni omi kere

Talo so pe omu pere oh

Folake je mefa pere (pere)

Tinuke je merin pere (pere)

Malo ni omi kere

Talo so pe omu pere oh

If I give you one pere

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pere /pɛr/ C1	noun - a term used in the song, possibly referring to a powerful or addictive experience
begging /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/ A2	verb - to ask for something in a desperate or humble manner
drunk /drʌŋk/ A1	adjective - intoxicated by alcohol
regret /rɪˈɡrɛt/ B1	verb - to feel sad or sorry about something that has happened
sellin /ˈsɛlɪŋ/ A2	verb - to exchange goods or services for money
ran /ræn/ A1	verb - past tense of run, to move quickly on foot
fucked /fʌkt/ C1	verb - vulgar term for sexual intercourse
penetrate /ˈpɛnɪtreɪt/ B2	verb - to pass into or through something
overseas /ˌoʊvərˈsiːz/ B1	adjective - in or to a foreign country
chrome /kroʊm/ B1	noun - a hard, shiny metal
chains /tʃeɪnz/ A2	noun - a series of linked metal rings
tattoo /tæˈtuː/ A2	noun - a permanent mark or design made on the skin
elevator /ˈɛlɪveɪtər/ A1	noun - a machine for carrying people or goods to different floors
sweating /ˈswɛtɪŋ/ A2	verb - to produce moisture on the skin
etiquette /ˈɛtɪkɛt/ B2	noun - the rules of polite behavior
bottles /ˈbɒtəlz/ A1	noun - containers with narrow necks
stylin /ˈstaɪlɪŋ/ B1	adjective - fashionable or stylish

Key Grammar Structures

• If I give you one pere (pere) / You'll be coming back to me, you'll be begging for more

  ➔ Future tense with 'will'

  ➔ The use of 'will' indicates a future action or prediction. Here, it suggests a consequence of giving 'one pere'.

• Left the club because we're drunk already

  ➔ Present perfect with 'have/has + past participle'

  ➔ The present perfect ('are drunk') indicates an action that occurred in the past and has results in the present.

• If she did it then she don't regret it

  ➔ Past simple with 'did' and present simple with 'don't'

  ➔ The contrast between 'did' (past) and 'don't' (present) highlights a completed action and a current state.

• I just ran it up for my people's sake

  ➔ Present perfect with 'have + past participle' and possessive apostrophe

  ➔ The present perfect ('have ran') shows a recent action, and 'people's sake' uses the possessive apostrophe to show ownership.

• Told her I ain't play no games, ain't no Playstation

  ➔ Double negative and colloquial contraction

  ➔ The double negative ('ain't play no games') is colloquial and emphasizes the speaker's seriousness. 'Ain't no' is a contraction.

• Every time she wanna fuck she come say, 'may I?'

  ➔ Present simple with 'wanna' and direct speech

  ➔ The present simple ('wanna fuck') is used for habitual actions, and 'may I?' is direct speech indicating a request.

• I stay at home in the bed all day

  ➔ Present simple for habitual actions

  ➔ The present simple ('stay') is used to describe a habitual action that the speaker does regularly.

• If I give you one pere now / Baby if I call you sho ma tete daun

  ➔ Conditional sentence and colloquial expression

  ➔ The conditional sentence ('If I give') expresses a hypothetical situation, and 'sho ma tete daun' is a colloquial expression.