Old Soja Lyrics Translation in English

Translation
Something Wrong?

Old Soja neva die (manana)

Old soldier never dies (manana)

Omo make I give you reason why (manana)

Let me give you a reason why (manana)

I get coconut head long time (manana)

I’ve had a coconut head for a long time (manana)

Since 1990 Abacha time

Since 1990, during Abacha's time

Tell Salewa (Omo)

Tell Salewa (Child)

So fun pe mo gbe ere mi de (Omo)

So it’s fun that I brought my play (Child)

Ori Ade o kin sere (Omo)

The head of the crown doesn't joke (Child)

Omo na big man move we dey make (Omo)

Child, it’s a big man move we’re making (Child)


No retreat no surrender

No retreat, no surrender

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan

Hands in the air now

Hands in the air now

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan

You for let my people go

You should let my people go

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan

Before alarm go blow

Before the alarm goes off


Wahala

Trouble


Roborobo

Roborobo

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan

Orororo

Orororo

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan

Korondo

Korondo

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan


Ki Lon to oh

What’s going on oh

O di dandan

It’s Dan Dan


Old Soja neva die

Old soldier never dies

If you check am you for vet am

If you check, you should verify

You go realize

You will realize

Omokomo, Omo olowo you dey visualize

Child of my child, you’re envisioning

Iyawo e she go get am I dey sympathize

Your wife will get it, I sympathize

Woman I 'll give you the bulalala

Woman, I’ll give you the bulalala


Give dem them warning say we dey come (fada)

Give them a warning that we are coming (father)

We got you surrounded now ain't no way to run (yepa)

We got you surrounded now, there’s no way to run (yepa)

And we no dey fear uniform man wey carry gun

And we’re not afraid of a uniformed man carrying a gun

Kon woran kon de pada lo jise fun daddy won

Come on, come and return to deal with our daddy


Man ah pull up in a Classico Toyota Celica

Man, I pull up in a Classic Toyota Celica

Americana meji Legbe mi Sherniqua Sherniqua

Two Americans, hold me Sherniqua Sherniqua

Awon Temi se pada de lati Genena Geneva

Those people are returning from Geneva

Oo de ni fe ba wa ja, awa o tie kin s'awada

If they want to fight with us, we're not going to sit idle


Old Soja dey for rain sunshine and harmattan

Old soldier is there in rain, sunshine, and harmattan

Old Soja ready lay down him life for fatherland

Old soldier ready to lay down his life for the fatherland

Old Soja wey don die many times o pada wa

Old soldier who has died many times is returning

Shey yen lo fe s'eru ba

Is that what they want, to be slaves?

Ko wa necessary sir

It’s not necessary, sir


No retreat no surrender

No retreat, no surrender

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan

Hands in the air now

Hands in the air now

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan

You for let my people go

You should let my people go

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan

Before alarm go blow

Before the alarm goes off


Wahala

Trouble


Roborobo (ati soji)

Roborobo (and soldier)

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan

Orororo

Orororo

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan

Korondo

Korondo

Oh oh oh

Oh oh oh

O di Dan Dan

It’s Dan Dan


Ki Lon to oh

What’s going on oh

O di dandan

It’s Dan Dan


New era

New era

New era

New era

New era

New era

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