Zwina

[Verse 1 - vocal starts immediately, no instrumental opening]

Ah! Iya Aye!

I write one letter give Iya Aye,

I no get stamp so I send am with the rain,

I ask am the question wey dey worry me

about the pikin wey she born inside the sun.

Mama, you get seven children,

seven land wey scatter for the sea,

but this one wey dem dey call Africa,

wetin she do to be this beautiful?

[Pre Chorus]

Iya Aye, Iya Aye,

so fun mi, so fun mi,

ile mi, oorun mi,

ki ni mo se?

[Chorus]

Iya Aye, Iya Aye,

enate, izih alehu,

tsehay ena wuha,

buna ena bomoi,

buna ena bomoi,

Iya Aye, Iya Aye,

wetin she do to be this beautiful?

[Verse 2]

Mazal ana hna,

sahra kbira, lbhar dyali,

nazali awa,

ebale monene, mokili malamu,

ngisekhona, ngisekhona,

ilanga, amanzi, umhlaba omuhle,

mo wa nibi,

ile ti mo fun yin,

na me give am everything

before dem give am name.

[Chorus]

Iya Aye, Iya Aye,

mazal ana hna,

bladi zwina, chams dyali,

sahra kbira,

Iya Aye, Iya Aye,

wetin she do to be this beautiful?

[Instrumental Break One]

[Chant]

Izih alehu,

mazal ana hna,

nazali awa,

ngisekhona,

mo wa nibi,

izih alehu,

mazal ana hna,

nazali awa,

ngisekhona,

Iya Aye.

[Instrumental Break Two]

[Bridge]

Chams, tsehay, oorun, ilanga,

one sun wey no dey tire,

wuha, ebale, omi, amanzi,

water wey no dey finish,

buna, cocoa, yam and shea,

ground wey dey born two times one year,

every mama for this world

carry your blood inside her.

[Final Chorus]

Iya Aye, Iya Aye,

nazali awa, ngisekhona,

umhlaba omuhle,

mokili malamu,

Iya Aye, Iya Aye,

wetin she do to be this beautiful?

[Outro]

Then she ask me back,

if I never take am back,

if the sun still dey,

if the river still dey,

wetin you go build with am?

Iya Aye,

so fun mi.