Paulo by Radiant

Who remembers the age-long Nollywood movie "Living in Bondage"? I think it was the first Nollywood movie I ever watched. And who remembers the scene where Andy (Kenneth Okonkwo) was asked to bring the head of his wife for the money ritual which his friend, Paul had lured him into? Andy exclaimed "Paulo, Paulo, Paul akowarolum ife a ofuma" meaning Paul did not explain this thing properly. I never forgot that line. The movie had such impact on us kids, that we formed many songs around it including the following: 

Living in bondage (clap clap clap clap)

Part 1 and Part 2 (clap clap clap clap)

Merit anwugo (clap clap clap clap)

O bu onye gburu ya (clap clap clap clap)

Andy Okeke (clap clap clap clap)

Tufiakwa! Andy Tufiakwa! Andy

(Interpretation)

Living in Bondage

Part 1 and Part 2

Merit is dead

Who killed her?

Andy Okeke

Abomination! Andy Abomination! Andy

Who remembers this song?

It's many years past and I still can't forget the lesson of that movie. One day in 2014, as I sat in a music studio, I was inspired to write a song and guess the phrase that jumped into my head - Paul akowarolum ife a ofuma. Please click to listen. To download and share with your friends, please click on the pop out icon at the top right of the box below and you will see a download icon. I will be expecting your feedback. Thank you.

Radiant- Paulo Lyrics

Intro

Radiant Radiant

Paulo Paulo Paulo

Hey...

Verse 1

You tell me say no problem

You tell me say e too easy

You say the deal na kpomkwem

You no tell me say e dey risky

Now I don enter

Na me dey suffer the pain

Why? O why you no explain

Chorus

Paulo... Paulo...

I kowarolu mu (4x)

(Hey, ikowarolu mu, Paulo)

Paulo... Paulo... (ikowarolu mu)

Paul akowarolum ife a ofuma

Verse 2

Listen, me and you no be the same

You get your own lane and I get my lane o

You carry me enter one kponge

You no tell me and you no explain o

Now yawa don gas

And my life don crash

Paulo ikowarolum ife a ofuma 

If I no say na so e go be

I for no follow you go

I don try am and e no work for me 

I no know say, na so e go be

Bridge

Lizard

Wizard

You made me follow you to the graveyard

Now you walk on water

And I'm ground here in the gutter

A si na oke na ngwere ma mmiri (They say that when a rat and a lizard enter the rain)

O ma nko n'aru oke (It doesn't dry on the rat's body) A proverb

I mere m buru onye nkiri (you've made me a spectacle)

Gi wa nozi n'ofe (while you are busy enjoying life)

Acknowledgement 

Writers: Radiant, Dekumzy

Producer: Typikl

Master: Specialty

Studio manager: Spykes

Click here to listen to another of my song titled Try ft. NC