Winning! (Remix) – English Lyrics

• By: Hunnyboy, Shatta Wale

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the power of a positive mindset with "Winning! (Remix)" by Hunnyboy and Shatta Wale. This song offers a great opportunity to learn Ghanaian pidgin English through its uplifting and repetitive lyrics. What makes this track special is its authentic story of an emerging artist's determination leading to a collaboration with a music icon, all centered around the universal message of perseverance.

[English]

It is Kanty dwan

Nii mi

Nami Hunnyboy

Winning

everyday

Wemix team

For all the right, we leave our boys them daas

Them just a gwan like them know them daas

A sormi bown up me sleeve we no pass it

Make me dev'richet big like Antarctica, we never give up

I never give up, like I need to live up

Me mama stressed wonder why me still I keep up like a touch it in a rough shell

Yeah, stand up a great man

Me keep winning

Winning everyday

Winning everyday

Wa wa

Gotta never know what's the plan

We carry victory yeah

Winning everyday

Winning everyday

Wa wa

Gotta never know what's the plan

Holla mi mind to dog

Before them think we already talk

Look like some of them, nah leave crack

Full time they wrong when they trigger play

Me never pause it

Tell bad mind

Seh me done with the crisis, no time

Man a work hard, just feed the cast iron

Life anuh race, me nuh inna rush time

I strike

Fi di real dark skin

Loyalty forever, we nuh pretend

Tell the ghetto youth dem, never afraid

What is rightfully yours, you have to take, you have to go for it

Go for the millions, billions, and trillions

Quan'ty mi know, seh mi hate liars

Inna shoot like the rocket

Money fi di pocket

Dem does a wonder how everyday we keep winning

Me keep winning

Winning everyday

Winning everyday

Wa wa

Gotta never know what's the plan

We carry victory yeah

Winning everyday

Winning everyday

Wa wa

Gotta never know what's the plan

Yeah Hunnyboy

From you know the meditation

I'mma lead you to the right destination

So we have to tell the next generation

Buh life

Winning is a must

Everyday is a winner

We all are winners

More clear dis year

It is Kanty dwan

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
winning /ˈwɪnɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of achieving success or victory verb - present participle of win, achieving success
victory /ˈvɪktəri/ B1	noun - a success or triumph over an opponent
plan /plæn/ A2	noun - a detailed proposal for doing something
work /wɜːrk/ A1	noun - activity involving mental or physical effort verb - to perform a task or job
hard /hɑːrd/ A1	adjective - requiring a lot of effort or difficult
life /laɪf/ A1	noun - the existence of an individual human or animal
race /reɪs/ A2	noun - a competition of speed
loyalty /ˈlɔɪəlti/ B2	noun - faithful adherence to a person or cause
youth /juːθ/ A2	noun - the period between childhood and adulthood
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A2	adjective - feeling fear or apprehension
money /ˈmʌni/ A1	noun - a medium of exchange for goods and services
rocket /ˈrɑːkɪt/ B1	noun - a vehicle that propels itself by expelling gases
pocket /ˈpɑːkɪt/ A2	noun - a small pouch in clothing for carrying items
meditation /ˌmedɪˈteɪʃn/ C1	noun - the practice of focusing the mind for relaxation or spiritual growth
destination /ˌdestɪˈneɪʃn/ B2	noun - the place to which someone is going
generation /ˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn/ B1	noun - all of the people born and living at about the same time
winner /ˈwɪnər/ B1	noun - a person who achieves first position in a competition
strike /straɪk/ B1	verb - to hit forcibly
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
crisis /ˈkraɪsɪs/ B2	noun - a time of intense difficulty or danger
ghetto /ˈɡetoʊ/ C1	noun - a poor urban area inhabited by a minority group

Key Grammar Structures

• We never give up

  ➔ Simple Present

  ➔ In the sentence 'We never give up', 'never' and the simple verb form emphasize a consistent refusal or determination.

• like I need to live up

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ In the phrase 'like I need to live up', 'like' introduces a comparison to emphasize the necessity of living up to something.

• Me keep winning

  ➔ Simple Present

  ➔ In the sentence 'Me keep winning', the simple present tense with 'keep' emphasizes an ongoing or habitual state of success.

• you have to take, you have to go for it

  ➔ Modal Verb 'Have To'

  ➔ In the sentences 'you have to take, you have to go for it', 'have to' expresses strong obligation or necessity to pursue something.

• Winning is a must

  ➔ Idiomatic Expression 'Is a Must'

  ➔ In the sentence 'Winning is a must', 'is a must' is an idiom meaning something is essential or required.

• Life anuh race

  ➔ Negative Structure (Dialect)

  ➔ In the sentence 'Life anuh race', 'anuh' is a negation in Jamaican patois, meaning 'is not' to state life is not a competition.

• Man a work hard

  ➔ Present Continuous (Dialect)

  ➔ In the sentence 'Man a work hard', 'a work' is a dialect form resembling present continuous, indicating ongoing hard work.

• Go for the millions, billions, and trillions

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ In the sentence 'Go for the millions, billions, and trillions', 'Go' is in imperative mood, urging pursuit of large quantities.