A MUSICAL SOUND OF LOVE || Bibánké

Valentine means so many things to different people. For most it's all about "love", for others it's just like any other day.
Perhaps it would mean something to a person, if he/she had a romantic relationship.
Oh well, whatever you might think it to be for you, the general occurences of the day revolves around 'breakfasts', 'awwnns', 'gbas gbos' and the likes.

I might not have the right words to tell what it might truly be, but every one in love always has a story to tell about his/her significant other.

I'm not a good storyteller, bit I do well with
telling stories with music because it more often than not gives you the liberty to express your meaning in it's beauty.

This song, "Bibanke" talks about 2 lovers who we're obsessed with their love, without really thinking about it.
Their supposed love however takes a turn for the worse when one of the parties suddenly decides to leave the relationship.

The narrator then recounts how that she had been "foolish" and blinded by 'love' to have thought the other party loved her truly.

In the end, realising the truth of a breakup, she encourages herself saying "mo ti f'oro mi f'oluwa, ko so wa" meaning "I have surrendered my matter to God, may he guide us".

It's a beautiful work of poetry made into a song, released by Asa in her first album!

Enjoy it!

LYRICS:

I wake up I see you as you leave
I feel it, I see it as you leave
When we kiss I want deep, but you’re far away

Chorus:
Bi (m) ba n ke, b’omi ban san [When I’m crying, if it becomes a flood]
Fi mi si le [Leave me alone]
Bi (m) ba n ke, bo jo ba ro [When I’m crying, if it rains]
Fi mi si le [Leave me alone]

He used to be my everything
Treated me like I was a queen
What spell did he cast on me?
Or is it a make believe?

You say girl never be afraid
Of ever, ever, loving me
Those words I hung on too
Oh God I was a fool
You became my bad habit
Keeping up appearances, so you could notice
Even when you suddenly picked your things
And left the keys, that’s crazy

I wake up I see you as you leave
I feel it, I see it as you leave
When we kiss I want deep, but you’re far away

Chorus:
Bi (m) ba n ke, b’omi ban san [When I’m crying, if it becomes a flood]
Fi mi si le [Leave me alone]
Bi (m) ba n ke, bo jo ba ro [When I’m crying, if it rains]
Fi mi si le [Leave me alone]

He used to be my everything
Treated me like I was a queen
What spell did he cast on me?
Or is it a make believe?

You say girl never be afraid
Of ever, ever, loving me
Those words I hung on too
Oh God I was a fool
You became my bad habit
Keeping up appearances, so you could notice
Even when you suddenly picked your things
And left the keys, that’s crazy

Chorus

Bridge:
Bi (m) ba n ke oh oh oh oh [When I’m crying…]
K’o kun basia, fi mi si le ye[even if it fills the basin, leave me alone, please]
Bi (m) ba n ke oh oh oh oh [When I’m crying…]
K’o kun basia, k’okun basia [If it fills the basin, even if it fills the basin]

Mo ti f’oro mi fo lu wa [I have surrendered my issues to God]
K’o so, k’o so wa [May He guard us, may He guard us]

Mo ti s’oro mi fo lu wa [I have told my issues to God]
K’o so, k’o so wa [May He guard us, may He guard us]

Iwo, iwo nikan soso [You, you alone] (Repeat till fade)

When I’m crying, when I’m dying, just leave me alone
I could you cry a river, or a waterfall
Just leave me alone, leave me alone
Moti f’oro mi f’oluwa… [I have surrendered my issues to God…]