Jagun Jagun

from Everybody Get Agenda by BANTU

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lyrics

Chorus:
Jagun-jagun ló ń bọ̀
Jagun-jagun ló ń bọ̀
Jagun-jagun ló ń bọ̀

Chant:
Olórí-ogun ò gbọdọ̀ kẹ́yìn ogun
Ọ̀kan ṣoṣo Ẹja tí ń d’abú-omi rú
Ọ̀kan ṣoṣo Ẹfọ̀n tí ń d’ọ̀dàn rú
Ọ̀kan ṣoṣo Àjànàkú tí ń m’igbó kìji-kìji
Jagun-jagun dé, ọmọ ọba kìí jagun bí ẹrú
Òlọ́ṣọmọ́dìí gba ìbọn lọ́wọ́ ọmọ ojo
Jagun-jagun, afiwájúgbọta, afẹ̀yìngbọfà
Jagun-jagun ò fẹ́rọ̀, alágbára èyàn tí ń fi májèlé ròfọ́,
Àlùjànú èyàn tí ń fi ọmọ-odó tayín
Bó ṣe ń bá ọmọdé ṣe, bẹ́ẹ̀ ló ń bágbà ṣe
Kọ̀nàn-kọ̀nàn já tòun tòwú
Jagun-aso, ẹkùn ọkọ òkè!
Arọnimaja ṣáagun!
Ó ṣáagun ṣáagun, ó ṣáagun títí, ohun l’awo Alágbàá`a, èyí tí ó fi ta b’aṣeégún lójú

Chorus:
Jagun-jagun ló ń bọ̀
Jagun-jagun ló ń bọ̀
Jagun-jagun ló ń bọ̀

Translation:
(Chorus)
It’s the Warrior’s arrival
It’s the Warrior’s arrival
It’s the Warrior’s arrival

(Chant)
The captain of the war must not bring up the rear
The one-and-only Fish that troubles the pond
The one-and-only Buffalo that troubles the savannah
The one-and-only Behemoth that shakes up the jungle
The Warrior comes, a prince does not go to war like a slave
One-who-is-clad-in-waistcloth yet wrests the rifle from the coward
Warrior, one who faces the bullet with his chest and the arrow with his back
The Warrior needs no antidote, the strong man who cooks the broth with poisonous spice,
A ghost who picks his teeth with a pestle
One who gets along well with both young and old
The sling that cuts up together with the thread
Budding Warrior, terror to the hills!
Arọnimaja, the butcher’s hand!
Crushing the bones endlessly, the cult of Alágbàáà the masquerader, and the straying piece of bone piercing the unsuspecting masquerader in the face

credits

from Everybody Get Agenda, released September 22, 2020
Lyrics: Ibrahim Oyetunji, Adegoke Odukoya, Babajide Okegbenro, Olufemi Sanni, Peter Sadibo, Laolu Ajibade, Opeyemi Oyewande, Akinkunmi Olagunju
Music: Babajide Okegbenro, Laolu Ajibade, Peter Sadibo, Olufemi Sanni, Adegoke Odukoya, Abiodun Oke, Opeyemi Oyewande, Ayomiku Aigbokhan, Akinkunmi Olagunju.

Arranged by BANTU / Additional Vocal Arrangement by Ibrahim Oyetunji.
Recorded by Adey Omotade @ Blackstar Studio, Lagos & Aman Junaid @ A.LR, Lagos.
Mixed by Manu Schlindwein @ Manultec Soundlab Cologne
Mastered by Tony Dawsey @ Phantom Mastering, Atlanta

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BANTU Lagos, Nigeria

BANTU is a 13-piece Afrofunk/Afrobeat musical collective Their music is an eclectic fusion of the rich musical heritage of Nigeria and the hybrid sounds of urban Africa and the diaspora. The band political lyrics reflect their strong stance against corruption,, social and economic injustices, urban alienation and xenophobia . ... more