Lyrics and translation Asa - Bamidélé - Bonus Track

Bamidélé - Bonus Track

Bi′nu e ba dun, bi'nu e o ba dun (Whether you are happy, or not)
On′ lati bami dele (You need to follow me home)
Bi o ba fe, bi o ba ko ye (Whether you like it, or you refuse to)
On' lati bami dele ba'mi (You must follow me to my father′s house)

Akinyele wants to marry wife/ He don′t want to pay some bride price/ You better find it
Akinyele omo Jinadu (Akinyele Jinadu)
He don't want to pay some bride price/ You better find it
Akinyele o... So this girl, in her late teens (perhaps, earlier twenties), is wooed tirelessly and strategically by one young lawyer from out of town. She initially refuses, but soon finds herself having strong feelings for this young ′educated' man. She is impressed by his diction, his comportment, and even with the fact that he tells her he′s a Law graduate from the University of Ibadan. Out of naivety and inexperience, she soon agrees to his proposition. Some weeks into the 'secret′ affair, he begins to pester her...

Otutu mu mi/ eyin nro mi o (Cold has taken hold of me/my back aches)
Wa bamidele ba'mi (Come, follow me to my father's house)
Sebi the same thing lo so fun mi l′ana (Wasn′t it the same thing you told me yesterday?)
Mo tun de/ wa tele mi mo'le (I′m here again/ come, follow me home!)

Lawyer alagidi (Stubborn Lawyer!)
First class liar
Alakori sanwo k'o to j′obe (Headstrong fellow, pay before you 'chop′ soup)
Iya mi l'o bi mi, l'o bi mi (My mother gave birth to me)
Baba mi lo to mi (My father trained me)
Mi o ki′n s′omo registry (I'm not for registry wedding)
Alakowe lawyer (learned lawyer)
Akinyele o...

Bamidélé - Piste Bonus

Que tu sois heureuse ou non (Whether you are happy, or not)
Tu dois me suivre à la maison (You need to follow me home)
Que tu le veuilles ou non (Whether you like it, or you refuse to)
Tu dois me suivre chez mon père (You must follow me to my father′s house)

Akinyele veut se marier/ Il ne veut pas payer la dot/ Tu ferais mieux de la trouver (Akinyele wants to marry wife/ He don′t want to pay some bride price/ You better find it)
Akinyele fils de Jinadu (Akinyele Jinadu)
Il ne veut pas payer la dot/ Tu ferais mieux de la trouver (He don't want to pay some bride price/ You better find it)
Akinyele o... Alors cette fille, à la fin de son adolescence (peut-être au début de la vingtaine), est courtisée sans relâche et stratégiquement par un jeune avocat venu d'ailleurs. Elle refuse d'abord, mais se retrouve rapidement à avoir de forts sentiments pour ce jeune homme ′éduqué′. Elle est impressionnée par sa diction, son maintien, et même par le fait qu'il lui dise qu'il est diplômé en droit de l'Université d'Ibadan. Par naïveté et inexpérience, elle accepte bientôt sa proposition. Quelques semaines après le début de leur ′liaison secrète′, il commence à la harceler... (So this girl, in her late teens (perhaps, earlier twenties), is wooed tirelessly and strategically by one young lawyer from out of town. She initially refuses, but soon finds herself having strong feelings for this young ′educated' man. She is impressed by his diction, his comportment, and even with the fact that he tells her he′s a Law graduate from the University of Ibadan. Out of naivety and inexperience, she soon agrees to his proposition. Some weeks into the 'secret′ affair, he begins to pester her...)

Le froid m'a pris/ mon dos me fait mal (Cold has taken hold of me/my back aches)
Viens, suis-moi chez mon père (Come, follow me to my father's house)
N'est-ce pas la même chose que tu m'as dit hier? (Wasn′t it the same thing you told me yesterday?)
Je suis de retour/ viens, suis-moi à la maison! (I′m here again/ come, follow me home!)

Avocat têtu! (Stubborn Lawyer!)
Grand menteur (First class liar)
Tête de mule, paye avant de manger la soupe (Headstrong fellow, pay before you 'chop′ soup)
Ma mère m'a donné naissance (My mother gave birth to me)
Mon père m'a élevé (My father trained me)
Je ne suis pas pour le mariage à l'état civil (I'm not for registry wedding)
Avocat érudit (learned lawyer)
Akinyele o...