Vibe – English Lyrics

• By: Yemi Alade
• Album: Woman Of Steel

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of Yemi Alade's "Vibe," a captivating Afropop anthem that not only offers infectious rhythms but also provides an excellent opportunity to engage with contemporary Nigerian English and its unique expressions. Through its relatable lyrics about self-confidence and the search for authentic connection, learners can pick up conversational phrases and cultural nuances, making language acquisition an enjoyable journey with one of Africa's most dynamic artists.

[English]

Yea yea

Love me scatter yeah

See ha

I wanna boy wey go love me scatter

No dey ting no dey wonder

Gimme my, gimme my

It's a vibe

I want a boy wey go love me scatter

Wey no go knock wen he enter

Boy wey go love me like water

Pretty girl wey go love me pass his sister

Want a boy wey go love me scatter

Wey no carry come but he go enter

Gimme brain make I mental yeah yeah

I know you got another sister for your house o

Bobo ogologo something

Keep it on the low no go loud am

Bobo ogologo something

High like a kite sitting nite nite

Cloud nine on a replay

Gimme gimme cup make I deejay

Mister DJ

Sit down pon di mic oh

Oya kai ogologo something

Me wanna sit down pon di mic

Oya kai ogologo something

Say me wanna sit down pon di mic oh

Oya kai ogologo something

Sit down pon di mic Bobo

Sit down pon di mic oh

It's a vibe It's a vibe

It's a vibe baby yea

Tori olorun it's a vibe yea e e e

It's a vibe ah yeah hmm mmm mm

I never say come over he don dey run come

Top of the class me no dey bottom

Top up mi glass wit coca and rum ah eh

Ti ti ti call me now wanna holla ah I

Baby no time for the drama

Nah don't wanna be your baby mama ah ah I

Wanna boy wey go love me scatter

Wey no carry come but he go enter

It's a vibe it's a vibe

Me wanna a boy wey go love me scatter

Wey no carry come but he enter

It's a vibe It's a vibe

Sit down pon di mic bobo ogologo something

Oya kai ogologo something bobo ogologo something

Me wanna sit down pon di mic bobo ogologo something

Oya kai ogologo something bobo ogologo something

Said me wanna sit down pon di mic oh bobo ogologo something

Oya kai ogologo something bobo ogologo something

Sit down pon di mic bobo sit down pon di mic oh bobo ogologo something

See me coming out wanna holla wanna holla

Be be baby no time for the drama for the drama

Nah I don't wanna be your baby mama baby mama ah ah a yea

Sit down pon di mic bobo ogologo something

Me wanna sit down pon di mic bobo ogologo something

Me wanna sit down pon di mic oh bobo ogologo something

Sit down pon di mic bobo sit down pon di mic oh

It's a vibe It's a vibe

Bobo ogologo something

Yemi Alade oh

Bobo ogologo something

It's a vibe It's a vibe eh e e e

Bobo ogologo something

Is gift dem here

Bobo ogologo something

...

Key Grammar Structures

• I wanna boy wey go love me scatter

  ➔ Informal Relative Clause & Colloquial Future

  ➔ "wey go love" is a colloquial/Pidgin English construction meaning "who will love" or "that will love". It's an informal equivalent of a relative clause with a future tense.

• No dey ting no dey wonder

  ➔ Negative Imperative (Nigerian Pidgin English)

  ➔ "No dey" is an informal/Pidgin English way to form a negative imperative, meaning "don't" or "do not". Here, "No dey ting" means "Don't hesitate/worry" and "no dey wonder" means "don't wonder".

• Pretty girl wey go love me pass his sister

  ➔ Informal Comparative Adjective & Colloquial Relative Clause

  ➔ "pass" is used informally, especially in Nigerian Pidgin English, to mean "more than" or "beyond". So, "love me pass his sister" means "love me more than his sister".

• Gimme brain make I mental yeah yeah

  ➔ Informal Imperative & Subjunctive for Purpose (Nigerian Pidgin English)

  ➔ "Gimme" is an informal contraction of "give me". "make I mental" is a colloquial/Pidgin English phrase meaning "so that I can go mental/crazy" or "let me go mental". "Make" here introduces a clause of purpose.

• I know you got another sister for your house o

  ➔ Informal Use of "got" & Colloquial Preposition

  ➔ "got" is used informally as a substitute for "have" (meaning possession). "for your house" is used informally, particularly in Nigerian English, to mean "in your house".

• Keep it on the low no go loud am

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression & Negative Imperative (Nigerian Pidgin English)

  ➔ "Keep it on the low" is an idiom meaning to keep something secret or discreet. "no go loud am" is an informal/Pidgin English negative imperative meaning "don't make it loud" or "don't announce it loudly".

• Me wanna sit down pon di mic oh

  ➔ Informal Subject Pronoun, Contraction & Colloquial Preposition

  ➔ "Me wanna" is an informal way of saying "I want to". Using "Me" as a subject pronoun is common in some informal dialects. "pon di mic" is a colloquial/Pidgin English phrase meaning "on the mic".

• I never say come over he don dey run come

  ➔ Informal Past Tense & Nigerian Pidgin English for Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ "I never say" is an informal way of saying "I haven't said" or "I didn't say". "he don dey run come" is a Pidgin English construction indicating an action that has already started and is ongoing, meaning "he has already started running/has been running to come."

• Top up mi glass wit coca and rum ah eh

  ➔ Phrasal Verb & Colloquial Possessive Adjective/Preposition

  ➔ "Top up" is a phrasal verb meaning to fill something to the brim or add more liquid to a partially full glass. "mi" is an informal/colloquial form of "my", and "wit" is an informal/colloquial form of "with".

• Nah don't wanna be your baby mama ah ah I

  ➔ Informal Contractions & Negative Statement

  ➔ "Nah" is an informal way to say "no". "don't wanna" is a common informal contraction of "do not want to". This line expresses a strong negative desire in a casual manner.