Hello Music Lovers ❤️❤️❤️
It's week #55 on @afri-tunes. My name is @rukkie. For this week,I chose a song by Simi titled "Joromi"
I chose this song because I think it's high time we let go of this mentality that women can't verbally tell men they like them.
Mostly in Africa,well let me say Nigeria to be precised, it's frowned upon when women ask men out. I don't think this should be a gender thing. Some women are ashamed to speak up instead they will be dropping "green light" till the guy ends up marrying someone else. Some women has been "friend-zoned" and "sister-zoned", all because they can't speak up.
Ladies,you can drop "green light" as much as you want,but if the guy doesn't understand still, please open your mouth and tell him you like him. Life is too short and we only live once biko.
The song has a bit of Yoruba and Pidgin. I will give a little interpretation to the Yoruba part of it. The lyrics to the song is given below:
"Joromi"
Joromi Joromi
I want you to love me
Joromi baby
Joromi Joro
Kiode? Kilode o?( What's the reason)
Why you no dey call me
Kilode baby?
Kilode Joro
I dey give you signal (joromi)
Why you no dey see me ah (joromi)
I give you green light tire (joromi Joro)
Omo kilon bubble o (Joromi)
Make you no dey fumble o (Joromi)
I go shoot my shot e o Joro
So Joro baby take my number
(Take my number)
You know you can call me later
(Call me later)
Me I want to be you lover
(Be your lover)
On baby, call me later
(Call me later)
Faloabi bosi bi o (Folabi come here)
Talk to your friend o
Joromi baby o (joromi Joro)
Shebi iwo lo so fun mi(You were the one that told me)
You talk sey he like me
Ah abi iro lo n pa gan (Kilode Joro)
[Or is he telling lies]
I dey give you signal (joromi)
Shey you no dey see me ah (joromi)
I give you green light tire (joromi Joro)
Omo kilon bubble o (joromi)
[What's going on/what's happening]
Ko ma lo fumble o (Don't mess up) (joro mi)
I go shoot my shot e o Joro
So Joro baby take my number
(Take my number)
You know you can call me later
(Call me later)
Me I want to be your lover
(Be your lover)
Oh baby call me later
(Call me later)
Oh baby no be crime
Make pesin love you aye
Love you baby aye
Yes I love you baby oh
Oh baby tell my why
(Tell me why)
You dey take your time
Just call be baby
Joro baby take my number o
(Take my number)
Maybe you can call me later
(Call me later)
Me I want to be your lover
(Be your lover)
Oh baby call me later
(Call me later)
Baby mi o
Ki lon shele gangan? [What's really happening]
(Take my number)
I dey wait for you since early mon mon [ I've been waiting since early morning]
(Call me later)
Me I want to be your lover
(Be your lover)
Oh baby call me later
(Call me later)
Thank you all for watching.
