“Ijo Labalaba” song information
| Artist name: Charles Chibueze Chukwu |
| Stage name: Crayon |
| Artist Featured: Camidoh (Ghana), Focalistic (South Africa), Costa Titch (South Africa) |
| Year of release: 2022 |
| Video duration: 3 minutes 38 seconds |
| Video link: Feel free to scroll down |
| No of verses: 3 |
| No of pre-choruses: 1 |
| No of choruses: 3 |
| No of post-choruses: |
| Language: Pidgin, Yoruba, Standard English |
| Video Location: Nigeria |
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Check out the lyrics, meaning, and translation for the original version of Ijo Labalaba below
Crayon “Ijo “Labalaba”,” Lyrics ft Camidoh, Focalistic and Costa Titch
Intro (Focalistic)
Instrumental
Chu chu chu chu chu chu
Verse 1 (Crayon)
Open the fire, play the gbedu let them know (Open the fire, play the music, let them know.)
E no finish o (It did not finish.)
E no finish o (It did not finish.)
Man no fit tire. Every day I’m, on the road (Man can never be tired. Everyday, I am on the road.)
No limit o
No limit o
Eh
Pre-chorus (Crayon)
This na, nsogbu (This is trouble.)
Uju, turn down for who?
Uju robo robo
Hmm many things we can do
Hmm! Tori I’m into you (Because I am into you.)
Uju wire for you
Tonight, I’ll be dancing all the pain away
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Chorus (Crayon and back-up singers)
Ijo laba laba (Butterfly dance)
Gimme your hand and shoulder
Kosi isoro get up (There is no trouble, get up.)
Blessing for your head top
Ijo laba laba (Butterfly dance.)
Gimme your hand and shoulder
Ota no go get us (The enemy won’t get us.)
Helper go locate us (Helper would locate us.)
Verse 2 (Camidoh)
Can’t take away the fact
That the young boy is blessed
Back in the days we dey beg for bread (Back in the days, we used to beg for bread/what to eat.)
All night vigil we dey pray for church (We pray at during all-night vigils.)
Now everything we do is correct
They looking at me like how did you buy that Patek
Me I just look them like this and smirk
Charlie, I’ve been chasing this dream no be today (It is not today that I having been chasing this dream.)
But sometimes badman must play
Ebeyadu kodu (kodu)
Give am make she start shock ooh (shock ooh)
Jamaican weed so fire
Touch me down there —-
And you fit chop all of my money make I damu (You can squander all my money, and make me troubled.)
Be on my case like young—-
Baby I’m just tryna grow all my wings
So I can fly with you
Chorus (Crayon, Camidoh and back-up singers)
Ijo laba laba (Butterfly dance)
Gimme your hand and shoulder
Kosi isoro get up (There is no trouble, get up.)
Blessing for your head top
Ijo laba laba (Butterfly dance.)
Gimme your hand and shoulder
Ota no go get us (The enemy won’t get us.)
Helper go locate us (Helper would locate us.)
Repeat chorus
Ijo laba laba (Butterfly dance)
Gimme your hand and shoulder
Kosi isoro get up (There is no trouble, get up.)
Blessing for your head top
Ijo laba laba (Butterfly dance.)
Gimme your hand and shoulder
Ota no go get us (The enemy won’t get us.)
Helper go locate us (Helper would locate us.)
Verse 3 (Focalistic and Costa Titch)
Focalistic
Ijolabalaba, makiti naki soba
—–
Top-top momo tuli sete top
—-I wanna be a millionaire
Hands up high, like I just don’t care
Go shawty, dance slowly
Don’t tell me you love me, just show me
Costa Titch
Let’s take it back to the raps, chats
Living this life like the best, facts
I just wanna stack stack stack racks
Taking it away to the max max max max
Abu Dhabi red Ferrari vroom
Let’s go up, we take it to the moon
Shawty says that this her favorite tune
Jump on the remix and then we go boom
Chorus (Crayon and back-up singers)
Ijo laba laba (Butterfly dance)
Gimme your hand and shoulder
Kosi isoro get up (There is no trouble, get up.)
Blessing for your head top
Ijo laba laba (Butterfly dance.)
Gimme your hand and shoulder
Ota no go get us (The enemy won’t get us.)
Helper go locate us (Helper would locate us.)
“Ijo Labalaba” Crayon meaning: What is the song “Ijo Labalaba” about?
“Ijo Labalaba” means “The Butterfly Dance” in English. It is a Yoruba word in Nigeria. Dance in Yoruba is “Ijo” while Butterfly is “Labalaba.”
In the song “Ijo Labalaba (Remix)” by Crayon ft Camidoh, Focalistic, and Costa Titch, the artists encourage people to be free-spirited, be happy, dance, and never worry regardless of circumstances.
They also sing about how far they have come. After many struggles, they are now wealthy and can afford to buy luxurious things for themselves.