elewe ukwu by TJ

[ephraimchizzy]

TJ am sorrybut if you dont have up to 100,000 friends on twitter, you dont matter

[Nnfefe]

Obomi ngai- Igbola mu

[Ellatoocute]

Yay! Found it! Been looking for this song, I'm Edo but love it :)

[rb2532332]

aww man dis song is inspiriin! :)

[Dablazeable]

d 3 pple dat dislike dis song..really dont believe igbo song is d best..but who cares?

[lilianvill]

THIS BE my future wedding song right here

[jetjav4u]

Igbo A tuka....Umu Ada in the house know that we Okpara Igbos cant exchange any of you for anything else..Igbo enwighi oyiri..!! Kudos to this song i have just being smiling at a pic of girl im thinking of making mine...and of cos She is Nwa Ada too..!!

[shadmdbanks07]

not nigerian but i am soo ccrazy abt this song. @cp2dec thanx so much for translating.

[dovelov]

I wish he sang in Igbo all thru, would have sound awesome !

[lorettaprincess]

@dovelov

same here. wish he sang in igbo throughout. that just has to be my wedding song 

[freshprince2kg]

nwanne onweadii...dis oringo atowagom head

[dollybillion]

 i like dis one it di sing fine

[chinwese]

WOW :)

[shun547]

good job>3

[magiciverson91]

Yo Love this song... i go play am 4 my wedding fo sho

[consilata]

this is my favourite lyric music is so touching and i use this song to rememeber my frnds and my BF. T-J u too much i appreciate ur effort to bring up this song. thanks for uploading 

[cp2dec]

@ini32

mgbo0415 responded correctly about the phrase elewe ukwu egbuo ewu. its a sign that he wants to close all deals and marry her.

yes. in some parts he said "igbuola me" and in some he says "igbuo mu e" means the same. the "la" acts as an intensifier thats all:)

and yes, i used "ihe" instead of "ife" in "amazikwam ife m na-eme o"..its a dialect thing. he did say "ife" not "ihe"...both means the same thing.

shebi is yoruba for "isnt it?" or "didnt you?"

[alaga2007oke]

this song dey hot.....

[Nonye1234]

proud to be an IGBO luv this song :)

[shevaism]

love dis song soo much

[lovelyvic12]

my traditional marriage song

[masutaism]

Oh! Am so proud of my heritage. TJ keep the it going and alive. I love you, I love your song. You are greatly talented. Please release some more soon. I'll have some CDs sent to me. Peace.

[priestly5]

@Johnahex2002. Thanks dear. This is sweet of you. LOL

[johnahex2002]

yes oooo.

For her only.

[danielakeju]

Pearl Uhomba, are you Priestly Amaechi's sister?

[priestly5]

@danielakeju  Yes i am.

[danielakeju]

Cool. I'm Dozie, we both were in this research program at Ole Miss.

[eloquentonez]

this song makes me trip 4 Ibo girls .. great one

[dumkelv]

This song is very sweet

[dumkelv]

I LIKE THIS SONG

[johnahex2002]

Chinelo Uhomba.(Pearl),

Thanks.

[maxkele]

nice song thou.hw can 1 get the cd?

[ujubeauty2000]

I've got the cd....Mayb if u send me ur email I can email dem to you den u can burn dem onto a cd if u want.. The songs are rly nice.

[mantacu]

@ujubeauty2000

wats ur email addy, do u use any of the bit torrents?

[bankizzle]

@ujubeauty2000 oh pls i want a copy too!pls! sayhitobanke@yahoo.com....than­ks!

[jonathan93059]

gud song tj.

[foxybrown13]

the words to this song is sooo beautiful. keep it up TJ

[echigekwu]

does this guy have a cd out?

[skfa1]

Kudos to u my guy TJ, u see am sing.

[goldenismonica]

5 stars!

lovely igbo song.

[daddykul2000]

GREAT SONG

[tweenthyfourseventow]

Good song T.J, thumb up t.j.

[nobleman4real2003]

this song is awesome

[TheAllen22]

this is off da hook

[igboville]

i luv this music is there anyway i can find the lyrics?

[cp2dec]

hook na u, i sabi 2 leave u, God 4bid baby mi, mma chezi achorom ifu ndi begi shebi(shebi) really na ikwuru, u agree baby mi, am crazy ife gi dey sweet me chorus baby egbuola mu eh 3x Elewe ukwu egbuo ewu

[igboville]

Thank U very much for the lyrics I am grateful!! =)

[cp2dec]

its my pleasure:)

[ini32]

@cp2dec Hi cp2dec, can you please translate "shebi" and "egbuo ewu"?

does the latter mean you have killed a goat? If so what does that mean? From my understanding the chorus says looking at your hips you have killed a goat.

Also it says "igbuo mu" versus "igbuola mu" at different parts of the song. What is the meaning of the different phrases, paricularly the meaning of the distinguishing "la"? Thanks for the Igbo lesson.

[mgbo0415]

"igbuo mu" and "igbuola mu" r both he same. it's like saying "you've killed me" and You have killed me...hope it makes sense.

also igbo language is spoken with different dialects. example, cp2dec wrote "amazikwan IHEM na-eme o" when the singer sings " amazikwan IFEM na-eme o". it is the same meaning.

[ini32]

@mgbo0415 alright got it, but what is "shebi" and what is "egbuo ewu" which havent been translated anywhere on here so far?

Thanks, cheers!

[mgbo0415]

@ini32 shebi is not an igbo word. it is a youruba word meaning 'innit' or isn't it? it's like a question or rhetorical question. shebi u get the point? egbuo ewu means ('kill a goat). The singer is saying 'ele ukwu, ebuo ewu' = 'when u look at the woman's hips you kill a goat'. in tradition, killing a goat calls for a feast; in this case, a wedding. because u only kill a goat for feeding loads of people, u only feed so many people if there is a party...u get the point? or in this case,

[ini32]

@mgbo0415 okay! the picture's getting quite clear now!

[cp2dec]

lewe ukwu 2x baby aye ya ya 3x i gbuo mu o verse 1 from look me i look u we exchange our address u come my house eh me i come ur house o our luv come dey grow we begin dey roll babygirl i no fit shout amazikwan ihem na-eme o

[ini32]

okay one question left what is mi mma chezi all about, please?

[9japride]

it says "Take me, I won't wait anymore"

[Nnfefe]

@ini32 Igbuo mu= you kill me, you are killing me (present). Igbuola mu= You killed me ,you have killed me (past)

[cp2dec]

baby mi (my baby)

mma chezi ( i cant wait anymore)

[cp2dec]

2nd verse

as far as i am concerned

na our love is to stay

nothing go seperate us

even ndi osu imi

baby this is our chance

lets make use of it

no fooling around

lets get it over with

[ini32]

thanks pal! but what is the meaning of the Igbo phrases in English?

[cp2dec]

lewe-keep looking ukwu- hips i gbuola(to kill) mu - you have killed me amazikwam means i dont know ihe m na-eme(to do) -what i am doing achorom-i want ifu- to see ndi begi- your people na- that ikwuru- you said ife(things) gi(your) - your things elewe - to look ewu- goat ndi osu-imi - haters igbuola mmadu - you have killed someone

[chimdiya]

achoro m ifu ndi be gi....priceless way of proposing to her. Igbo till I die.

[ChukkieB0Y]

Loretta nwa m.. Didn't know you had a youtube page :)

[lorettaprincess]

ya. i do o. loved this song so much. i just had to upload it

[moscolah]

these song is deep man i need an igbo chic i can flow with..

[lorettaprincess]

sorry for the delay guys. having exams and i'm soooo busy. will put up the lyrics as soon as i can. thanks

[SherifayeJalloh]

Its All Gud..But We R Still Waitin...LOL

[ToppxNotch]

@lorettaprincess ITS BEEN A YEAR...?

[lorettaprincess]

yup. when there is life, there is hope

[SherifayeJalloh]

is it possible to get lyrics 4 this song..???

[lorettaprincess]

it is but i dont have the lyrics to it. when i'm less busy i'll listen to it and write out the lyrics. you will be able to have acess to it on the 'more info' section on the right. take care - lyrics will be ready by the end of today.

[rosanO81]

he is singing this song cuz he loves the girl and he loves her for who she is not because of he looks and besides this song make people fall more in love with the person u atemped to love.......its a lovin soo i love this song so much

[floxyce]

go T J

kickass song

[dolceab]

dis music is very sweet....i luv it

[chitasty]

the song is drivin me crazy

[lorettaprincess]

me too

[cokes4real]

Good song perfect rhymes clear rythm but not too good a production.........75%

[SherifayeJalloh]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS SONG....Even Though I Don't Kno Half Of The Things He Is Saying..."Na you are sabi..to leave you god forbid"...

[eseuwadia]

i love love love.. and i dont even understand it

[omolade006]

SWEET SONG

LOVING IT

[weddyweddy]

this song is WICKED!!!

sweet

[kudakwash]

lovely song

[lorettaprincess]

lee ukwu - see the waist/hips

igbuem o - you have killed me

amazi kwanam ife nne eme wo - i dont even know what i'm doing again

baby mi..nma chesi - my baby i wont wait

achorom ifu ndi be gi - i want to see your people(marriage)

i fe gi dey sweet me - you are sweet to me

igbualam e elee ukwu egbu ewu - you have killed me, that waist can kill a goat

sorry the spelling might not be accurate but the pronounciations match the translations

[ehhzee0]

:) good job

[henreo4u]

good job.......

[cokes4real]

You done a great job.......thumbs up Loretta you'll make s good interpreter.....LOL!!!

[lorettaprincess]

lol. thanks guys

[ugostunna]

Elewe ukwu, egbuo ewu! Great song.