Flavour - Levels (Offical Video)
Translated Lyrics, courtesy of Mr. Xpression
INTRO
Eehhh.. Nwanne if it's a hit, áká anyị dị à = Eehhh.. Brother if it’s a hit, just know we were involved
Obodo ekwelugo = The town now believes
Anyanwu achawago = The sun is now shining
Anyi aputago = We have come out
Ife emebego = Things have started happening
Imakwa onye iwu? (×4) = Do you know who you are?
Nwoke na apu oku = Man is on fire
Nwa ana ebe ebe = Great dude
Nwoke oma osiso = A good-looking guy
Ya na Nwaoma osiso = With a good-looking babe
VERSE 1
Na we dey.. Na we dey.. Na we dey here (×2) = We are the ones here
Isi ka oburu, oburu ya.. Na we dey here = Anyhow you want it, we are ready.. We’re the ones here
Mens buzi nnukwu ike, na we dey here = We are now very wealthy, we’re the ones here
Ahhhh eeeeeh = [Musical words]
Ifugodi convoy anyi gi wé bata obodo inuru ofuma = When you see the convoy we brought into town, you comport yourself
Inwekwaranu choice? = Do you even have a choice?
Ifugodi package anyi gi wé bata obodo iberu eberu = When you see the package we brought into town, you tread cautiously
Security confirmed = Security is guaranteed
Ima na udo na achi nu = You know that peace reigns
Ima na mens bata obodo anyi ka fa na enene = You know that when we enter the town people admire us
Imana nde nde ede = You know we put on a show
Imana mme mme emewe = You know that celebrations begin
Abobi nwere omume eji eri ego = A guy that knows how to spend money
Agu ji egbe (Imaka onye iwu?) = The leopard in possession of a gun [this is a special title given to people in Igboland] (Do you know who you are?)
Okpata ozuo ora (Imaka onye iwu?) = He who accumulates wealth and spreads it to his people [this is a special title given to people in Igboland] (Do you know who you are?)
Onwa na etiri ora (Imaka onye iwu?) = The moon that shines for all [this is a special title given to people in Igboland] (Do you know who you are?)
Harvey Don nwanne (Imaka onye iwu?) = Harvey Don my brother [Harvey Don is a person’s nickname] (Do you know who you are?)
Ojide onye nwanne (Nwoke na apu oku) = He who has and shares with his brother (Man is on fire)
Nwa ana ayo eze (Nwa ana ebe ebe) = A child his people begs to be king [this is a special title given to people in Igboland] (Great dude)
Nwoke bu ebube ebube (Nwoke oma osiso) = Man is full of glory (A good-looking guy)
Iyawor nowor nowor noo.. (Ya na Nwaoma osiso) = [Musical words] (With a good-looking babe)
Ai yeeh.. Ai yeeh.. Ai yeeh.. = [Musical words]
CHORUS
Factory-fitted, full option, double silencer = [here he uses car terminologies as a metaphor for "premium man"]
Ife ana pia bu mpiwa azu nu, double condenser = Were are on full throttle, double condenser [still using car terminologies as a metaphor for "premium man"]
Ife anyi bu bu odogwu odogwu, ike na ebube mmụọ nsọ = We are all mighty men through the strength and glory of the holy spirit
Aka anyi buzi nchawa nchawa, uda egbe ndi nso = Our hands keep spraying notes, gunshot sounds of the saints
Ndi nku.. Ndi nku.. (Ndi nku, Ndi nku) = Wealthy people.. Wealthy people.. (Wealthy people, Wealthy people)
Ndi ike.. Ndi ike.. (Ihula men shiri ike?) = Powerful people.. Powerful people (Have you seen powerful men?)
Ndi oma.. Ndi oma.. (Ndi oma, Ndi oma na obodo) = Good people.. Good people.. (Good people, Good people in the town)
This and that osiso = This and that osiso [osiso means “quickly” in Igbo, but here it is used as a slang]
Ai yeeh.. Ai yeeh.. Ai yeeh.. = [Musical words]
VERSE 2
Anam anukwanu Ife? (×2) = Do I even care about what they say?
Anam asikwanu ndo? = Do I even apologize?
Okwu abago na ego = The conversation is now about money
Men na eme na bundle = Men deal in bundles
Fa bu ya ka Izogu = They have it like Izogu [the word "Izogu" is gotten from the Igbo saying "O bu ike ka Izogu bu ogwu", which means that a person has as much wealth as Izogu has spritiual powers. "Arondizogu" or "Izogu" is a town in South Eastern Nigeria known for their mysticism and juju.]
Fa na eme na cash = They deal in cash
Ufodu na edezi cheque = Some of them now write cheques
Ahhhh eeeeeh = [Musical words]
Ifugodi convoy anyi gi wé bata obodo inuru ofuma = When you see the convoy we brought into town, you comport yourself
Inwekwaranu choice? = Do you even have a choice?
Ifugodi package anyi gi wé bata obodo iberu eberu = When you see the package we brought into town, you tread cautiously
Security confirmed = Security is guaranteed
Ima na udo na achi nu = You know that peace reigns
Ima na mens bata obodo anyi ka fa na enene = You know that when we enter the town people admire us
Imana nde nde ede = You know we put on a show Imana mme mme emewe = You know that celebrations begin
Abobi nwere omume eji eri ego = A guy that knows how to spend money
Agu ji egbe (Imaka onye iwu?) = The leopard in possession of a gun [this is a special title given to people in Igboland] (Do you know who are?)
Anderson Obiagwu (Imakwa onye iwu?) = Anderson Obiagwu [a person’s name] (Do you know who you are?)
Aka epkuchi onwa na Igbo (Imakwa onye iwu?) = Hands cannot cover the moon [this is a special title given to people in Igboland] (Do you know who you are?)
Dr Ezemmuo (Imakwa onye iwu?) = Dr Ezemmuo [Chief Priest's nickname] (Do you know who you are?)
Nwoke bu ebube ebube (Nwoke na apu oku) = Man is full of glory (A man on fire)
Legend nwanne (Nwa ana ebe ebe) = Legend my brother [Legend is a person’s nickname] (A fine person)
Onye mpiwa azu (Nwoke oma osiso) = A person who sprays money violently (A good-looking guy)
Ome mma na Ojoto (Ya na Nwaoma osiso) = A person who does good in Ojoto [this is a person's nickname] (And a very beautiful girl)
Ai yeeh.. Ai yeeh.. Ai yeeh.. = [Musical words]
CHORUS
Factory-fitted, full option, double silencer = [here he uses car terminologies as a metaphor for "premium man"]
Ife ana pia bu mpiwa azu nu, double condenser = Were are on full throttle, double condenser [still using car terminologies as a metaphor for "premium man"]
Ife anyi bu bu odogwu odogwu, ike na ebube mmụọ nsọ = We are mighty men through the strength and glory of the holy spirit
Aka anyi buzi nchawa nchawa, uda egbe ndi nso = Our hands keep spraying notes, gunshot sounds of the saints
Obodo ekwelugo = The town now believes
Anyanwu achawago = The sun is now shining
Anyi aputago = We have come out
Ife emebego = Things have started happening
Imakwa onye iwu? = Do you know who you are?
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Thank you! Very helpful as an Igbo in the diaspora
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