Correct Lyrics of 2baba Idibia ‘Searching’ ft Bongo Ikwue

Pre-Chorus – Bongo Ikwue

Well, I’ve been searching for, for true love,

Gotta keep ride on searching till I find,

And nothing good comes easy, this I know,

Gotta keep ride on searching till I find.

 

Verse 1 – 2Baba

yee! eh!, (r-rrichy)

eh ooouuu, eh ouuu!, ooouuu!

Lee leee, yeh!

I’ve been searching for a woman,

Wey go make all this nonsense to start to dey make sense

I’ve been searching all kinds of places, yeah!

Stumbled many ladies, different races, yeah,

And I almost gave up on love, that my heart feel tired,

So many failed relationships got me sick and tired

if no be me, e go be she, but e must scatter

Now I know, Now I know, Now I know I found my forever (Chai)

 

Chorus – 2Baba

Omo!, I no fit holla, I no fit shout

Dark Idoma girl, she too get mouth

All her girlfriends, them dey use her for clout

Gentlemen, she dey turn them to tout

Aip’oklobia dudu umu’utonkon kworgba,

ebayo nunu l’lgumale ohigguwooo!

Smile na die, her dance na fire,

African queen, Ochanya neeoo!

 

Verse 2 – Bongo Ikwue

Hmmm, Hmmmmm, Hmmmm

Long, Long Long time ago,

I was searching, but I found

You know, el’Ihotu tokanoo…

emememe ma ne o

Iyawu’ihotu iyawu emema ne.

Hmm hmmmm, Ele! Ele!! Elelele

 

Chorus – 2Baba

Omo!, I no fit holla, I no fit shout

Black Idoma girl, she too get mouth

All her girlfriends, them dey use her for clout

Gentlemen, she dey turn them to tout

Aip’oklobia dudu umu’utonkon kworgba,

ebayo nunu l’lgumale ohigguwooo!

Smile na die, her dance na fire,

African queen, Ochanya neeoo!

 

Interlude – Bonga Ikwue

Eme mee meee meee ma

Iyawu’ihotu, iyawu emema ne.

Hmmm Hmmmmm

 

Chorus – 2Baba

Omo!, I no fit holla, I no fit shout

Black Idoma girl, she too get mouth

All her girlfriends, them dey use her for clout

Gentlemen, she dey turn them to tout

Aip’oklobia dudu umu’utonkon kworgba,

ebayo nunu l’lgumale ohigguwooo!

Smile na die, her dance na fire,

African breed, Ochanya neeoo!

 

Interlude 2 – Bongo

Remember what the holy book said,

If you seek, you will find,

If you se-ek, you will fin-nd,

Well, I’ve been searching for, for true love,

Gotta keep ride on searching till I find,

And nothing good comes easy, this I know,

Gotta keep ride on searching till I find.

I’ve been searching for, for true love,

I will keep searching till I find.

 

Notable Lyrics and meaning

Idoma: “Aip’oklobia dudu umu’utonkon kworgba, ebayo nunu l’lgumale ohigguwooo!”

Translation: Young men from Utonkon are lined up, they’re even fighting themselves in Igumale because of you oo!. NB – Utonkon and Igumale are villages around Otupko

 

Idoma: el’Ihotu tokanoo

Translation: Matters of Love (Ihotu) is not easily concluded

 

Idoma: Emem emema:

Translation: It’s an easy-slow easy-slow process

 

Idoma: Iyawu’ihotu iyawu emema:

Translation: Love progresses in an easy-slow process