Ori Mi Màjà (My Mind Go Rest)
Classic Yoruba fuji groove with talking drums, shekere, and warm live percussion; midtempo swing that lets the vocal glide in and out of chant-like hooks. Male vocals leading call-and-response crowd parts, soft organ pads under the verses, horns answering key lines. Builds from a laid-back first verse into a spiritual, hands-up chorus, then settles into a hypnotic, gently uplifting ride perfect for a timeless stage performance., classical
Ori Mi Màjà (My Mind Go Rest)
Classic Yoruba fuji groove with talking drums, shekere, and warm live percussion; midtempo swing that lets the vocal glide in and out of chant-like hooks. Male vocals leading call-and-response crowd parts, soft organ pads under the verses, horns answering key lines. Builds from a laid-back first verse into a spiritual, hands-up chorus, then settles into a hypnotic, gently uplifting ride perfect for a timeless stage performance., classical
Lyrics
Intro
Ah-ah
O bimọ l’ọla
Ori mi màjà
Kò ní bàjẹ́ (hey!)
Coolu temper
Je ka jó lọ́rẹ́ẹ̀
Verse 1
Early morning
Breeze dey blow my face
I just dey thank God
Zero haste
Aṣọ adire
Slippers for my leg
Body soft
E no get stress
Mo rántí ìgbà tí mo ń struggle
T’ó n dá mi lóró
Mi ò mọ́ tomorrow
Ṣùgbọ́n Olúwa sọ pé “ma sunkún mọ́”
Wọ̀lú l’áti wò
Aya mi dùn nìṣó
Chorus
Ori mi màjà
My mind go rest
Ko si wahala
I just dey blessed
Alafia l’awa fẹ
Peace in my chest
Coolu coolu
Mo ń jẹ́ aya mi rest
Ori mi màjà
My mind go rest
Ọ̀nà mi tanrá
E dey make sense
Ẹ̀mí mi dùn
Mo gbé ayé gentle
Coolu coolu
Mo ń jẹ́ aya mi rest (oh yeah)
Verse 2
If trouble wan show
I just sidon
I sip small zobo
Problem don run
“Sha ma worry
” na so mama talk
“Ẹ̀mí re dùn
Jẹ́ kí ọkàn rẹ̀ sọ́run”
Motí kọ́ láti slow my race
No be every fight man suppose chase
Àánú Baba ni mo ń wear like lace
Grace full ground
E dey cover my face
Chorus
Ori mi màjà
My mind go rest
Ko si wahala
I just dey blessed
Alafia l’awa fẹ
Peace in my chest
Coolu coolu
Mo ń jẹ́ aya mi rest
Ori mi màjà
My mind go rest
Ọ̀nà mi tanrá
E dey make sense
Ẹ̀mí mi dùn
Mo gbé ayé gentle
Coolu coolu
Mo ń jẹ́ aya mi rest
Bridge
Wo’ra e
Ma ṣe fi ara gba stress
Ayé ò kere
Ṣùgbọ́n iwọ l’o best
Bí wọn bá ń rárá
O kan rerin
“Ọ̀rẹ́ mi
Take am easy
” o ma sing
Chorus
Ori mi màjà
My mind go rest
Ko si wahala
I just dey blessed
Alafia l’awa fẹ
Peace in my chest
Coolu coolu
Mo ń jẹ́ aya mi rest
Ori mi màjà
My mind go rest
Ọ̀nà mi tanrá
E dey make sense
Ẹ̀mí mi dùn
Mo gbé ayé gentle
Coolu coolu
Mo ń jẹ́ aya mi rest (hey!)