Vanity

Baba aduni awuu
You better give yourself a break
You wake up early and come back late.
You’re always the first to leave home
And you’ll be the last to return
Se nitori owo yii naa ni?
You want to wear the finest clothes
You want your house to be the biggest on the street
You want to ride in style
You want people to hail you when you pass by
Dansaaki o, Kara o le baba o
Aanu e se mi
If you don’t know
The life span of your job is longer than yours
If you die today
Someone else will take your place tomorrow.
Your children will only remember you for a short while.
That beautiful woman you adore so much
Yes the one you call your wife,
It’s only a matter of time
Before she gets another suitor.
Ooin, you’re not doing well
Everything you’re chasing today
Is nothing but vanity
Aye laba
aye la maa fiile si

Romeo