Lyrics Iwoya - Angélique Kidjo

You don't have to be old to be wise
A bird doesn't wait 'til it dies to fly
And emptiness is not for me
Fill me up and spill over me
Fitila eda temi yo (The light in me)
Lon dan ninou ayé pelou oyaya (Is what shines radiantly in the world)
Mon fé dada foun éda mio (I want good for myself)
Mon fé ki ayé temin koda (I want to live a beautiful life)
See your soul, open your eyes
From inside, your soul comes shining
Mon ria émi ninou ifè (I see my life filled with love)
Ifè foun ara mi pelou ayo (Love and happiness, all for me)
You don't have to be old to be wise
Don't you hear the baby crying
Iwoya, Iwoya, Iwoya Iwoya
Iwoya, Iwoya, Iwoya Iwoya
Gunuguno o nku lewe (Vultures don't die young)
Af'a s'ai d'arugbo (They always grow old)
Gunuguno o nku lewe (Vultures don't die young)
Af'a s'ai d'arugbo (They always grow old)
Gunuguno o nku lewe (Vultures don't die young)
Af'a s'ai d'arugbo (They always grow old)
Gunuguno o nku lewe (Vultures don't die young)
Af'a s'ai d'arugbo (They always grow old)
You don't have to be old to be wise
A bird doesn't wait 'til it dies to fly
And emptiness is not for me
Fill me up, fill me up, spill over me
Iwoya, Iwoya, Iwoya Iwoya
Iwoya, Iwoya, Iwoya Iwoya
Olorire ni eda (Success is mine)
Olorire ni eda mio (I'm a successful person)
Emio le rin 'hoho wale (I shall not be ashamed)
Olorire ni eda mio (I'm a successful person)
Olorire ni eda mio (I'm a successful person)
Olorire ni eda (Success is mine)
Emio le rin 'hoho wale (I shall not be ashamed)
Olorire ni eda mio (I'm a successful person)
Iwoya, Iwoya, Iwoya Iwoya
Iwoya, Iwoya, Iwoya Iwoya