You don’t have to be old to be wise The bird doesn’t wait till he dies to fly And emptiness is not for me Fill me up and spill over me
Fitila èda témin o Lodan ninou ayé, kpèlou oyaya Mofè dada foun èda min o Monfè ki ayé témin koda
See your soul, open your eyes From inside your soul comes shining
Mon ri ayé, min ninou ifè Ifè foun èda min, kpèlou ayo
You don’t have to be old to be wise Don’t you hear the baby crying
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Goun nounkoun kou ikou léwé Kpala n’la la Afatcha idarugbo Kpala n’la la
You don’t have to be old to be wise The bird doesn’t wait till he dies to fly And emptiness is not for me Fill me up, fill me up and spill over me
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Olororé nin èda, oloriré ni èda mio Emin o lérin hoho wa lé Oriré ni ti agba do, oloriré nin èda mio Oloriré ni èda, emin o lérin hoho wa lé Oloriré ni èda mio