Angélique Kidjo & Dave Matthews : Iwoya [Music : Lyrics]
[ Dave Matthews: ]
You don't have to be old to be wise
A bird doesn't wait 'til it dies to fly
Emptiness is not for me
Fill me up and spill over me
[ Angélique Kidjo: ]
Titila ela temi yo
Lon dan ninou ayé pelou oyaya
Mon fé dada foun éda mio
Fon fé ki ayé temin koda
[ Dave Matthews: ]
See your soul, open your eyes
From inside, your soul comes shining
[ Angélique Kidjo: ]
Mon ria émi ninou i fè
I fè foua nami pelou ayo
[ Dave Matthews: ]
You don't have to be old to be wise
Don't you hear the baby crying?
[ Both: ]
Iwoya, Iwoya, Iwoya
Iwoya, Iwoya, Iwoya
[ Angélique Kidjo: ]
Goun nounkoun kou ikou lémé
Kpala n'la la
Afatcha idarugbo
Kpala n'la la
[ Both: ]
You don't have to be old to be wise
A bird doesn't wait 'til it dies to fly
And emptiness is not for me
Fill me up, fill me up, spill over me
Iwoya, Iwoya, Iwoya
Iwoya, Iwoya, Iwoya
[ Angélique Kidjo: ]
Oloriré nin èda
Oloriré ni èda mio
Emin o lérin hoho wa lé
Oriré ni ti agba do
Oloriré nin èda mio
Oloriré ni èda
Emin o lérin hoho wa lé
Oloriré ni èda mio
Iwoya, Iwoya
Iwoya, Iwoya