Ile (Home)
Album: AfroSpire
By: Tosinger
By: Tosinger
Duration
4:22
Description
Ile means 'Home' in Yoruba. It's a song with a message that can be summed up in this saying 'Home is where the heart is"
Lyrics
A thousand times a day The mind must escape The desert of illusion A thousand times a day Flowing from our hearts Is the river of inspiration At the end of your labour Home is where the heart is Home is where the heart is Don’t you know Hmmm (Singing in Yoruba language) Ile Ile… Ile labo simi Ile labo simi oko o Ile Ile… Ile labo simi Ile labo simi oko o English Translation - Home is where you go after your journeys/hard labour Literal Translation - Home is where you return to after your work at the farm Listen to this song Ringing loud and clear It’s calling the prodigal sons Although you have climbed Kilimanjaro And crossed the boundaries of the ocean In the midst of your journey Home is where the heart is Home is where the heart is Don’t you know Hmmm Ile Ile… Ile labo simi Ile labo simi oko o Ile Ile… Ile labo simi Ile labo simi oko o (Justice rapping with Ghanaian Accent) Building my bricks one by one A perfect dream needs a perfect home A thousand times a day Escaping the desert of illusion Did I not cross the barriers of the oceans Irrigating love to the nation Regardless of the love I irrigate Regardless of the dreams I accommodate Beyond the tour we navigate A perfect home is where the heart is Yay-ah Where there’s love that’s where you belong to - Ile labo simi oko o Where there’s peace that’s what to embrace - Ile labo simi oko o
