Man wey naked no dey put hand for pocket
loose translation: You can’t do somethings if there are no certain conditions.
Chicken wey run way from borno go Ibadan go still end up inside pot of soup
loose translation: You Can’t Run Away From Your Destiny
Today’s newspaper na tomorrow Suya wrap
loose translation: Keep calm! Nothing last forever
Cow wey dey in a hurry to go America go come back as corn beef
loose translation: Just be patient. Let the game come to you. Don’t rush!
Akara and moin moin get the same parent na wetin dey pass tru make dem diffrent
loose translation: How you start doesn’t matter,what matters is how you finish.
Wetin consign agbero with twitter handle, or malu/cow with face cap?
loose translation: Mind your business.
If life dey show you pepper,my guy make pepper soup from am
loose translation: Make something good out of a bad experience
I get am before no be property
loose translation: stop living in the past and start living in the present.
If person too tey for party e go follow dem wash plate
loose translation: Don’t outstay your welcome
Rolling stone, ofcourse na person push am now!
loose translation: There is always a reason for something
Craze no hard to form,na the trekking be wahala
loose translation: Easier said than done
No matter how hot your tempa be,e no fit boil beans.
loose translation: Calm down,your temper won’t solve the problem
Every mallam with em own kettle,every aboki with em own radio.
loose translation: Every man for himself
You no need cutlery to chop slap
loose translation: You don’t need my translation to understand this,lol
Opolo eye no be open eye
loose translation: Having Big eyes doesn’t make you civilised,lol
Leave matter for Mathias and Sabi for Sabinus.
loose translation: let sleeping dog lie
Bring suya, bring suya,…….na cow body dey suffer am.
loose translation: Every action has a consequence
E go better na e go better,na im make ibo man still dey Kano
loose translation:When there is hope, there is Life.
Escort me, Escort me, naim slave trade take start.
loose translation: Serious things sometimes start like joke
Na from play play dem dey form PLAYER
loose translation: Serious things sometimes start like joke
Pikin wen use agbada take stat guy go talk wetin e go wear wen e old.
loose translation: Slow and steady wins the race
The water wey dem use take make eba can never be recovered back.
loose translation:Don’t cry over spilt milk
Nearly no dey kill bird.
loose translation: It’s either you have it or you don’t
Fly wey no get special adviser na im dey folow dead bodi enta grave
loose translation: Don’t stay ignorant
No matter how lizard dey do press up, e no go get chest like aligator
loose translation: Be proud of who you are
The cassava today fit be gari tomorrow
loose translation: No condition is permanent
If mad man don beat ur mama before,if she see mechanic she go run…
loose translation: once beaten twice shy
Jollof Rice wey dey for d bottom of pot 2day go dey for top of cooler 2moro
loose translation: no condition is permanent
Anytime wey man wakeup, na that time be him morning
loose translation: Don’t always wait for the right moment.Take the moment and make it perfect!
Fowl wey dey carry for head no dey know say to waka na work.
loose translation: A dependant does not know the value of what he/she is enjoying.
Dem say if your neighbour bear bear catch fire, you go quick soak your own inside water
loose translation: prevention is better than cure
Person wey never find space for ground no suppose dey look for mat
loose translation: Everything in life is in stages, take one step at a time!
Fly wey land on top Butter, think sayim be butterfly
loose translation: a fool always thinks he is wise
Person wey borrow cloth go party no dey dance too much
loose translation: use what is not yours carefully
Who read na im serious, who pass na im know book
loose translation: How you do something isn’t as important as the result.
Fly wey land on top Butter, think sayim be butterfly
loose translation: a fool always thinks he is wise
Person wey borrow cloth go party no dey dance too much
loose translation: use what is not yours carefully
“It’s a small world”, Oya make your papa come trek am now!
loose translation: Easier said than done
Cockroach wey dey form swagger… if im summersault reach fowl place na for lindaikeji dey go read im tori
loose translation: Know your boundaries!
He who lives in a glass house….pepper don rest for am.
A bird in hand….na better suya be that.
culled from talking drum.
InlandTown! 2015