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Artist: Fela Kuti
Canonical path: /fela-kuti/fefe-naa-efe
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Fefe Naa Efe
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Fefe Naa Efe
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Take 1
This is cheating you know.
It's take 5
This is an Ashanti proverb in Ghana, which says
Fefe naa efe inti na, o ba tu le ka
O so ne nu fu na yese
Ebeti a to nti
Which means
It is because of the beauty
That is why a woman holds her breast when she runs
Not because the breast is going to fall
Fefe naa efe inti na, o ba tu le ka
O so ne nu fu na yese
Ebeti a to nti
(Ebeti a to nti)
Ebeti a to nti
(Ebeti a to nti)
Ebeti a to nti
(Ebeti a to nti)
Na fine, him fine
When woman dey hold him breast
When she dey run
No be say the breasts go fall for ground
(No be say the breasts go fall for ground)
No be say the breasts go fall for ground
(No be say the breasts go fall for ground)
Di da lo da
L'obirin nfi d'oyan mu
T'oba n'sare
Ki se pe t'ori o'ma jabo
(Ki se pe t'ori o'ma jabo)
Ki se pe t'ori o'ma jabo
(Ki se pe t'ori o'ma jabo)
Ki se pe t'ori o'ma jabo
(Ki se pe t'ori o'ma jabo)
Naa respect, naa respect
When I no answer you
When you open your mouth for me
No be say your mouth be past my own
(No be say your mouth be past my own)
No be say your mouth be past my own
(No be say your mouth be past my own)
No be say your mouth be past my own
(No be say your mouth be past my own)
Fefe naa efe inti na, o ba tu le ka
O so ne nu fu na yese
Ebeti a to nti
(Ebeti a to nti)
Ebeti a to nti
(Ebeti a to nti)
Ebeti a to nti
(Ebeti a to nti)
Ebeti a to nti, hey hey
(Ebeti a to nti)
Ebeti a to nti, eh hey
(Ebeti a to nti)
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