VERSE
Enia dudu e dide duro – black people stand tall
Enia dudu e jide, e yo – rise up and rejoice
Enia dudu e mu okan yin duro o – keep your minds still
Asiko nlo, ojo mbo – for the time is moving on
VERSE
Emase fara yin si’le – don’t get too carried away
Ti e ba t’aiye jije wo – in your taste for living the life
Igbehin ola un mbo fun gbogbo wa – for tomorrow comes to all
Omokurin jde duro, sing it – male child, stand tall and sing it
HOOK
Enia dudu e dide duro – black people stand tall
Enia dudu e jide, e yo – rise up and rejoice
Enia dudu e m’okan yin duro – keep your minds still
Asiko nlo, ojo mbo – for the time is moving on
VERSE
Ema se fara yin we ra – don’t compare yourselves to others
Ika owo meji kole do’gba – for no two fingers are equal in length
E fara yin mora nititori wipe – bring yourselves together for,
Ayanfe eledumare ni yin – you are God’s chosen ones
Emase foya, emase beru – fear and tremble not
Eronu piwada, e jide duro – think and alter your ways, stand proud and tall
Emase foya, emase beru – fear and tremble not
Eronu piwada, e jide duro – think and alter your ways, stand proud and tall
HOOK
Enia dudu e dide duro – black people stand tall
Enia dudu e jide, e yo – rise up and rejoice
Enia dudu e m’okan yin duro – keep your minds still
Asiko nlo, ojo mbo – for the time is moving on
Musicians
Lead Vocals, Drum Programming, Fender Rhodes, Moog Bass, Sekere, & Percussion; SIJI
Background Vocals; SIJI, Melani Dowdy & Phyre Hawkins
Little Girl; N'dya Jeffries
Talking Drums; Folusho Kolade & Dennis Ayandiran
Acoustic Guitar; Jahstix
Cello; Kahari Lemuel
Tenor Saxophone; LaRon Land
Trumpet; Kafele Bandele
Trombone; Ryan Snow
Horns Arranged by LaRon Land & Kafele Bandele
Written, Aranged & Produced by Siji
Recorded at The Studio, Baltimore, MD
Mixed by Bill lee
credits
from ADESIJI,
track released October 23, 2008
WRITTEN, ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY SIJI
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