Afrobeats Music Around Travail
🇫🇷 Français
"Ṣíṣe nílá" est une ode dansante au travail, portée par un groove Afrobeats aux couleurs yorùbá. Cette chanson met à l’honneur la jeunesse nigériane qui rêve de réussite, de dignité et d’accomplissement. Elle rappelle que rien n’arrive sans effort, et que l’honneur d’un jeune homme ou d’une jeune femme, c’est d’abord la capacité à travailler dur et avec fierté. Avec ses chœurs puissants et son rythme envoûtant, cette chanson est un hymne à la persévérance dans un pays où les rêves naissent au milieu des défis. C’est un appel vibrant à la discipline et à l’ambition, version Naija.
🇬🇧 English
"Ṣíṣe nílá" is a vibrant Afrobeats anthem celebrating the dignity of work. Sung in rich Yorùbá, it speaks to Nigerian youth striving for a better future. The lyrics highlight perseverance, daily hustle, and the pride in earning through effort. Backed by an infectious rhythm and powerful backing vocals, this track is both motivational and deeply rooted in local wisdom. A musical reminder that success isn’t luck — it’s built day by day.
🗣️ Yorùbá
"Ṣíṣe nílá" jẹ orin ìtàn iṣẹ́, orin tó ń ké sí gbogbo ọdọ tó ń wa ọ̀nà rere. Òǹà yìí jẹ́ pé iṣẹ́ ni ilé ayé. Ọmọ Yorùbá gbọ́dọ̀ mọ̀ pé tí a kò bá ṣiṣẹ́, ayé ò ní dáradára. Àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ inu orin yìí kún fún ìmọ̀lára, àìmọ̀tótó, àti ìtẹ̀sí lọ́wọ́. Orin náà ń fi afárábalẹ̀ ṣàgbéyèọ̀rí sáyé, ń fi ara yàtọ̀ fún gbogbo ìran tuntun.
About this song
Ṣíṣe nílá brings Afrobeats into a contemporary African sound. The vocals move through Yoruba. The track carries a endiablé, intense et dansant atmosphere shaped by travail.
Song details
African music and Yoruba sounds
Ṣíṣe nílá explores contemporary African music through Afrobeats music, with vocals in Yoruba. Its endiablé, intense et dansant atmosphere gives the track a distinctive African sound.
As an African song, Ṣíṣe nílá connects regional musical identity with today's African music scene. The use of Yoruba places the track within Yoruba music and the diversity of African songs performed in the continent's languages. Its Afrobeats direction links the song to Afrobeats music, African rhythms and contemporary African sounds. The musical world develops around travail.
For listeners discovering African music, African songs and new African sounds, Ṣíṣe nílá highlights how language, rhythm and regional influences can meet in one contemporary track. Its endiablé, intense et dansant mood adds another dimension to that identity.
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(Verse 1) Ṣáájú owó, ṣíṣe ni mo kọ́ Gbogbo ọjọ́, mo n j’áfihàn lọ́wọ́ Ẹ̀yin t’ọ́mọ baba wa, ẹ jọ̀wọ́ múra Kò sẹni t’á fi gbogbo ẹ̀rọ jẹun (Pre-Chorus) Ká maa ṣiṣẹ́, ká mọ ìtẹ́lọ́run Ká mọ pé ìdùnnú ò bẹ́ẹ̀ l’ẹ̀yìn gọ̀rọ̀ Ọjọ́ kan, òun yó san Kò pé l’ẹsẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n gbogbo igi n tán (Chorus) Ṣíṣe nílá, ṣíṣe nílá Títẹ̀sí lọ́wọ́, kì í jẹ́ kí a yà Ṣíṣe nílá, ṣíṣe nílá Ọmọ Yorùbá, sùn mọ iṣẹ́ rẹ (Verse 2) Gbogbo wa fẹ’lẹ́bẹ̀, ọkọ tuntun Ṣùgbọ́n iṣẹ́ ni ọkọ t’ó ní kèké Ẹ má bẹ̀rù, ẹ bẹ̀rẹ̀ ní kekere Owó kì í pé jàre aláìní ìmọ̀ (Bridge – dansant et répété) Wàá ṣiṣẹ́, wàá ṣiṣẹ́ Tí o bá fẹ́ gbé ayé àtàárọ̀ Wàá ṣiṣẹ́, wàá ṣiṣẹ́ Ọmọ tí kì í ṣiṣẹ́, kì í jẹ (Chorus final – chœurs) Ṣíṣe nílá, ṣíṣe nílá Kó jẹ́ pé owó ni bójú mu Ṣíṣe nílá, ṣíṣe nílá Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, ká jẹ ọmọ rere l'ọ́jọ́ iwájú