Vibes web3 Music Competition week 33_Bimpe by Asa

This week’s theme is all about embracing our roots and singing in our own language. As a proud Yoruba girl from Nigeria, I chose to perform "Bímpe" by Aṣa, a soulful and expressive song delivered beautifully in Yoruba.

This song isn’t just melodious, it’s a cultural gem that captures the essence of love, longing, and deep emotion in a way only our mother tongue can. Aṣa’s music has always inspired me, and singing Bímpe felt like a warm hug from home.

This is me celebrating my identity, my language, and my sound. Ẹ jẹ́ ká gbádùn èdè wa! (Let’s enjoy our language!)

Lyrics with translation below

Bímpe n bámí wí (Bimpe is speaking to me)
Ó f’owó sínú business mi (Sheputs money in my business)
Èmí ire kò l’ẹgbẹ (We are not mates)
Ó kan s’ajú mi bí mo ní (She just gave birth before me)
Mo gbọ pé ó ń m’òmí l’ójú (I heard she's eyeing me)
Ó l’ànú gbọ́à nípà business mi (She pretends to pity me just to gossip about my business)
Ọ̀rọ̀ èmi-re kò l’eni (The matter between us has no witness)
Ègbọ́n rẹ ń fẹ́ mí ní (Her older brother is in love with me)
Ègbọ́n rẹ tó ń fẹ́ mí l’ówó ní o (It's because her older brother is dating me)
Mo dáre fún ọ (I swear to you)
Ègbọ́n rẹ, ègbọ́n rẹ (Your older brother, your older brother)
Oh

Ẹ bá mi sọ fún baby yẹn (Please help me tell that babe)
Fún baby yẹn (Tell that babe)
Tó w’ọlé yẹn (The one that came into the house)
Ẹ bá ń kìlọ̀ fún (Please keep warning her)
Ẹ kìlọ̀ fún yó (Warn her seriously)

Ẹ bá mi sọ fún sísí yẹn (Help me tell that lady)
Fún sísí yẹn (Tell that lady)
Tó kún àtìkẹ̀ (Who’s heavily made up)
Ẹ bá ń kìlọ̀ fún (Please keep warning her)
Ẹ kìlọ̀ fún, yó, yó, yó (Warn her, seriously

Bímpe ń rí mi fín (Bimpe is disrespecting me)
Ó wúwà ọmọ àìsí ìmọ̀yé (She behaves like a child without wisdom)
Mo rònú pí wà dà (I wonder where we went wrong)
Ọmọ inú mi lón bámí wí (A small child is speaking to me)
Ilé àná mo ńrẹ̀ lọ yíò (I'm heading to my in-laws home)
Wọ́n kùkù jẹ́ n sìmí (They won't let me rest)
Ìrẹ kò l’áwọnlẹ̀ (Goodness is not appreciated)
Ó dé fẹ́ k’éyàn fẹ́ ọ sílẹ̀ (She even wants someone to marry her)
Ègbọ́n rẹ tó ń fẹ́ mí l’ówó ní o (Her older brother who is dating me)
Mo dáre fún ọ (I swear to you)
Ègbọ́n rẹ, ègbọ́n rẹ (Your older brother, your older brother)
Oh

Ẹ bá mi sọ fún baby yẹn (Please help me tell that babe)
Fún baby yẹn (Tell that babe)
Tó w’ọlé yẹn (The one that entered the house)
Ẹ bá ń kìlọ̀ fún (Keep warning her)
Ẹ kìlọ̀ fún yó (Warn her)

Ẹ bá mi sọ fún baby yẹn (Help me tell that babe)
Tó gbọ́mọ pọn (The one who backs a child)
Tó kún àtìkẹ̀ (Who is full of makeup)
Ẹ bá ń kìlọ̀ fún (Keep warning her)
Ẹ sọ̀rọ̀ fún yó (Speak to her)

Ẹ bá mi sọ fún baby yẹn (Help me tell that babe)
Kó fò sókè, kó rìn ilé (That she should fly high and walk around the house)
Tí ó bá wọ̀, kó l’árí mọ́lẹ̀ (But when she enters, let her not see the light)
Ẹ bá mi kìlọ̀ fún (Help me warn her)
Ẹ kìlọ̀ fún yó (Warn her)

Ẹ bá mi sọ fún baby yẹn (Help me tell that babe)
Kó fò sókè (That she should fly high)
Kó rìn ilé (Walk around the house)
Kó rìn lọ Òfà (Walk away to Ofà)
Ẹ bá ń kìlọ̀ fún (Please warn her)
Ẹ sọ̀rọ̀ fún yó, yó, yó (Talk some sense into her)

Ehn, ehn

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