Iwo nikan Lyrics

Lyrics

Iwo nikan so so

(You alone)

loba mi

(my king)

Iwo nikan so so

(You alone)

baba mi

(my father)

Iwo nikan so so o

(You are alone)

iwo nikan

(You alone)

Verse

In a world where so many people

are looking for help

you alone we trust

Some trust in chariots

some trust in mammon

but we declare

in you alone we trust

iwo nikan loba

(You alone are king)

Iwo nikan tobi

(You alone are great)

Iwo nikan joba

(You alone reign as king )

In you alone we trust o

Iwo nikan mo gbo jule

(It's you alone i look up to)

Iwo nikan mo ju ba re

(You alone i adore)

Iwo nikan loba

(You alone are king)

In you alone we trust

Iwo nikan so so

(You alone)

loba mi

(my king)

Iwo nikan so so

(You alone)

Loba mi

(my king)

Iwo nikan so so o

(You are alone)

iwo nikan

(You alone)

Verse

( African Eulogy to God )

Oba awon eniyan mimo lona

(The king of the saints)

Iwo nikan

(You alone)

Iwo nikan ni

(it's you alone)

Ye ojoko sori aye

(He who sits upon the earth)

Komi wo gbogbo aye bi elega

(And watches the earth like "elega"(a kind of bird))

Iwo nikan o

(You alone)

Iwo nikan

(You alone)

Ye o dari afefe

(He who controls the wind)

Ko seni to mo bi to nlo

(No one knows where it goes)

Ko seni to mo bi to ti nbo wa o

(No one knows where it comes)

Iwo ma nikan ni o

(it's you alone)

Odo aguntan to ku

(The lamb who died)

To ku fese araye o

(Who died for the sins of the world)

Iwo nikan

(You alone)

Iwo nikan ni

(it's you alone)

Irawo owuro

(The morning star)

O gba kokoro lowo iku

(He took the keys from death)

Oni iku oro re da

(He said, 'O death where is your sting')

Isa oku isegun re da

(Hades, where is your victory)

Iwo nikan ni

(it's you alone)

Ebi mi talo le se yi

(Ask me who can do this)

Talo le ku

(Who can die)

Talo le ku fese araye o

(Who can die for the sins of this world)

Kosi, kosi laye n'bi ko

(There is none, none in this earth)

Kosi

(There is none)

Iwo nikan

(You alone)

Iwo nikan o

(You alone)

Iwo ma nikan

(It's only you)

Lo le seyi

(who can do this)

Jesu

(Jesus)

You alone, you alone you alone deserve all the honour, all the glory.

Iwo nikan

(You alone)

Iwo nikan o

(You alone)

Eeeee

Iwo nikan

(You alone)

Iwo nikan o

(You alone)

Iwo nikan

(You alone)

Eulogy used in the song

Erujeje ( The awesome one)

Akoda aye ( first among all things)

Oranmonise fa ya ti ( The God who gives you a task and helps you accomplish it)

Adakedajo ( He who judges silently)

Erinlakatabu ( The giant elephant in the wild )

Aforibale ( We bow down in worship)

Mo juba re ( I adore you )

Akiin o ( We hail you)