C Kay, Feb.14, 2020
Statistics for this official YouTube video as of June 22, 2023 as of 12:04 PM EDT
total # of views - 401,029,822
total # of comments - 84,120
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This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of a remix of Nigerian recording artist CKay's viral hit record "Love Nwantiti" [Ah Ah Ah]".
This post also presents standard English explanations and translation for this song from a YouTube discussion thread for another video of this song and not from the discussion thread for that embedded video.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to C Kay and all the other featured recording artists for this song. Thanks to all those who are associated with this YouTube video. Thanks also to all those who quoted in this post.
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From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEbBuW8u1bA "CKay - Love Nwantiti [Acoustic Version]"
total # of views - 222,674,237
total # of comments - 97,553
****All of these comments except the last one are from 2022. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
"For those who don't understand the song
He is simply talking about how the woman is important to
him.
Totori means sweetening
Nwobi is a delicious meal eaten in Nigeria so he used the
deliciousness of the food to describe his love interest.
The song is a mixture of English, Nigerian pidgin and Igbo."
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2. @pierrejhenny7
"What's unle please?"
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3. @aishaaderounmu8094
"@pierrejhenny7
It is an exclamation added to the song for the sake of
rhythm and vibe."
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4. @pierrejhenny7
"Thanks 😊"
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5. @star98s
"Finally I found someone explaining it. But I honestly feel
like it most probably has sexual meaning behind it 😂"
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6. @MsBeemer1
"I read that ‘chop your nwobi’ is a euphemism for s*x"
-snip-
This comment is written that way in that discussion thread.
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7. @joshuaprince6580
"@star98s as a Nigerian it does"
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8. @theorderlyman8042
"There’s also some Yoruba in there:
“We can do am low key no need to pariwo”
Pariwo means make noise in Yoruba lingo"
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9. @ijeoma836
"@MsBeemer1 Yes it is. In Nigeria, we mostly don't use
the word 'sex' directly when talking about it, our musicians do same a lot in
their songs"
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10. @emokaichinedu1738
"@star98s yes It's actually highly sexual.. eating the
delicious meal. I am sure you know what that means... open am make I see.. means open it let me
see.. I am also sure you know what that means 😀"
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11. @eeke7438
"@pierrejhenny7 Unle, actually "uh le" is an
exclamation for affirmation, agreement or a way to show excitement, sorrow,
emphasis, etc. It's mostly used by Igbos...although not very common today..."
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12. @NiNa-we5jf
"What about nwantiti?"
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13. @cyntheatimothy5812
"@NiNa-we5jf a little bit ..love nwantiti means a little
bit of love"
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14. @NiNa-we5jf
"@cyntheatimothy5812 thank you 🤗"
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15. @nimasuen1
" "Your loving de totori me" = "Your love
tickles me" "
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16. @amyugo9392
" @star98s Love Nwantiti: Translation to English
Verse 1 (ckay)]
My baby my valentine
Girl na you dey make my temperature dey rise
[girl u make my temperature rise]
If you leave me i go die (i swear)
[If u leave me I'll die(I swear)]
You are like the oxygen i need to survive
I’ll be honest
your love makes me happy OR your love gives me happiness]
I am so obsessed
I want to chop your nkwobi
[I want to eat your nkwobi] (nkwobi is a dish in Nigeria.
But the way it's used here it means something more, if u know what I mean😁🤭😉)
Ule
your body dey gbakam isi
[your body is driving me crazy]
Ule
open am make i see
[Open it, I want to see]
Ule
Nyem love nwantiti
[Give me gentle/tender love]
Wey fit make a bad man sing o
[That can make a bad man sing o]
Verse 2 (joeboy)]
Pounds and dollars i go spend for your head
[pounds and dollars I'll send on you]
Talk all they want i don’t care what they said
Cuz your matter, na hin i won dey carry for my head
[cuz your matters/problems are now my concern >>>
I'll take care of your problems]
Every night, na you i wan dey carry to my bed
[every night, you are the one I want to take to my bed]
Ololo ( means nothing, Just vibes ✌️)
no tell me no no no
[don't tell me no no no]
You can be my partner, never riding so low low
And we can do am lowkey no need to pariwo
[And we can do it low-key, no need to shout >>> we
can play it cool/quiet, no one needs to know]
I’m feeling what you’re doing oya baby carry go (carry go)
[I'm feeling what you're doing, so baby keep going (keep
going)]
Ule
your body dey gbakam isi
[your body is driving me crazy]
Ule
open am make i see
[Open it, I want to see]
Ule
Na you wey dey catch my fancy
[you are the one that always catches my fantasy >>>
you are the one I've always liked]
No dey do me hanky panky
[don't do me hanky panky >>> don't play with my
feelings]
Oh no no no no
Verse 3 (kuami eugene)]
Girl i want to go but you got me coming.
Why should i be coming early in the morning.
Oya shake it make you spend my money
[now shake it and you spend my money]
Call me mr bee i go make you honey
[Call me Mr bee I'll make you honey]
Aii gimme gimme baby make you gimme
[gimme gimme baby come and gimme]
I go show you loving, i go take you to my city (city)
[I'll show you love, I'll take you my city]
Loneliness dey make i look pity
[Loneliness make me look pitiful]
You wan’t make i sing joromi before you go see me (simi)
[you want me to sing "joromi" before you will see
me (Simi)] ("joromi" is a
Nigerian song, it was written by an artist called Simi)
Fine girl, you know your body badder
Same body but come make you shake it for Ghana
[same body but come and shake it for Ghana]
Kia kia dance for me baby pana
[quickly dance for me, baby "Pana"]
("Pana" is a Nigerian song, written by an artist called Tekno. Check
him out 👍)
Come and kill show ooooo
Rockstarrrrrrrr!!!!
Thanks for vibing to Afrobeat ✌️"
-snip-
That last sentence is the commenter's remark and not a part of the lyrics.
Other online lyric pages have this intro section for that song:
"[Intro]
(Tu-tu-tu, tu-tu-tu-tu-tu)
(Tu-tu-tu-tu, tu-tu-tu-tu-tu) Yeah"
Other online lyric pages also have this ending section for that song:
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17. @eeke7438
" @NiNa-we5jf little bits of love... This is expressed
towards someone who is smiling, blushing or happy because the person just fell
in love or infatuated or when two lovers are expressing their love...
e.g. "Jane, you have not stopped smiling since you met
Joseph last month... hmmm, love nwantiti" "
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18. @chimaobi3747, 2023
"@pierrejhenny7 pet or
romantic name"
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