Oyá
Buravan Lyrics

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Nyumva nubwubizi
Ibyurukurundundo ngukunda
Reka mbikwibutse baju
Hato utazabyibagirwa
Mumagana yose
yabeza bose ntawakuzimbere
Nyampinga urabahiga
Uuuh ntakuvaho nkajyahe

U're so beautiful
I wanna grow old with you
So beautiful
I swear to God
I will always be there for you.
Ese ubona nagusiga
Oya oya oya oya
Ese mbwira ubona bishoboka
Oya oya mama
Nukuri sinabikora yo
Oya oya oya oya
Nanabigerageje sinabishobora
Oooh baby
Oya oya mama
Oya oya oya oya
Oya oya mama
Oya sinabishobora
Hello baby,
Nawe urabibona ko u're all I need
So don't you work away
Kuberako you mean the world to me
Uuuh tuzarambana tuzasazana
Kuringewe ibyo nihame
So nugire ubwoba mummy
Yaaaaaaa u're so beautiful
I wanna grow old with you
So beautiful
I swear to God
I will always be there for you
Ese ubona nagusiga
Oya oya oya oya
Ese mbwira ubona bishoboka
Oya oya mama
Nukuri sinabikora
Oya oya oya oya
Nanabigerageje sinabishobora
Oooh baby
Oya oya oya oya
Oya oya mama
Oya oya oya oya
Oya sinabishobora
Yayaaa iyayaaaaa
Yayiyiyiyiyaya
Ese ubona nagusiga
Oya oya oya oya
Ese mbwira ubona bishoboka
Oya oya mama
Nukuri sinabikora
Oya oya oya oya
Nanabigerageje sinabishobora
Ooooh baby
Oya oya oya oya
Oya oya mama
Oya oya

Oya sinabishobora
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Overall Meaning

The song "Oya" by Buravan is a love ballad that expresses the artist's deep feelings for his lover. The first verse begins with him referring to his lover as "Nubwubizi," which translates to a mystery or wonder, indicating that his lover is highly esteemed to him. He continues to express his love by saying that he loves the way she carries herself, and he wants her to remember that always. In the chorus, he expresses how beautiful his lover is and how he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. Buravan swears to always be there for her and protect her.

The second verse continues with Buravan promising his lover that he will not let anyone come between them. "Nanabigerageje sinabishobora" means he promises her that he will never let her go. The bridge of the song starts with a "Hello Baby" and reminds her that she means the world to him, and he feels she is the only person he needs. The song ends with Buravan repeating the chorus, further emphasising his deep, unconditional love for his lover.

Line by Line Meaning

Nyumva nubwubizi
Listen to my confession

Ibyurukurundundo ngukunda
I love every aspect of you

Reka mbikwibutse baju
Let me remind you, my dear

Hato utazabyibagirwa
That you'll never be forsaken

Mumagana yose
In every conversation

yabeza bose ntawakuzimbere
Everyone says you can't be trusted

Nyampinga urabahiga
Darling, you're always radiant

Uuuh ntakuvaho nkajyahe
I'll never give up on you

U're so beautiful
Your beauty is unmeasurable

I wanna grow old with you
I want to build a lifetime with you

So beautiful
You are breathtaking

I swear to God
I promise with all my heart

I will always be there for you.
I will never abandon you

Ese ubona nagusiga
Can you see me shaking?

Oya oya oya oya
Come closer, closer, closer, closer

Ese mbwira ubona bishoboka
Please tell me if it's possible

Oya oya mama
Come closer, darling

Nukuri sinabikora yo
I will never wrong you

Nanabigerageje sinabishobora
I will never leave you

Oooh baby
My beloved

Hello baby,
Greetings, my love

Nawe urabibona ko u're all I need
You know that you are everything to me

So don't you work away
Please don't leave me

Kuberako you mean the world to me
Because you are my world

Uuuh tuzarambana tuzasazana
We will argue, we will fight

Kuringewe ibyo nihame
As long as we have each other

So nugire ubwoba mummy
So let's be fearless, my love

Yaaaaaaa u're so beautiful
Ooh, you are truly stunning

Yayaaa iyayaaaaa
Lovely, lovely

Writer(s): buravan

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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@michaeliteriteka8483

2y↑33

Nyumva nubw′ ubizi
Iby' urukundo ngukunda
Reka mbikwibutse baju
Hato utazabyibagirwa
Mumagana yose y′abeza bose ntawakuza imbere
Nyampinga urabahiga Uuuh nakuvaho nkajya he?
You're so beautiful
I wanna grow old with you (So beautiful)
I swear to God I will always be there for you.
Ese ubona nagusiga?
Oya oya oya oya
Ese mbwira ubona bishoboka?
Oya oya mama
Nukuri sinabikora yo
Oya oya oya oya
Nanabigerageje sinabishobora Oooh baby
Oya oya mama
Oya oya oya oya
Oya oya mama
Oya oya oya oya
Oya sinabishobora
Hello baby, Nawe urabibona ko u're all I need So don′t you walk away
Kuberako you mean the world to me Uuuh tuzarambana tuzasazana
Kuri njywe ibyo ni ihame
So ntugire ubwoba mummy Yaaaaaaa
You′re so beautiful
I wanna grow old with you
So beautiful
I swear to God I will always be there for you
Ese ubona nagusiga
Oya oya oya oya
Ese mbwira ubona bishoboka
Oya oya mama
Ni ukuri sinabikora yo
Oya oya oya oya
Nanabigerageje sinabishobora Oooh baby
Oya oya mama
Oya oya mama
Oya oya oya oya
Oya sinabishobora
Yayaaa iyayaaaaa Yayiyiyiyiyaya
Ese ubona nagusiga
Oya oya oya oya
Ese mbwira ubona bishoboka
Oya oya mama
Ni ukuri sinabikora
Oya oya oya oya
Nanabigerageje sinabishobora Ooooh baby
Oya oya mama
Oya oya oya oya
Oya oya oya mama
Oya oya mama
Oya sinabishobora

@hodoibrahim1692

5y↑4

OYA:

Nyumva n'ubwo ubizi
Iby'urukundo ngukunda
Reka mbikwibutse
Bajou hato utazabyibagirwa
Mu magana yose
Y'abeza bose
Nta wakuza imbere
Nyampinga urabahiga
Oooh nakuvaho nkajyahee

You're so beautiful
I wanna grow old with you
So beautiful
I swear to God
I will always be there for you

Ese ubona nagusiga?
Oya oya oya oya
Ese mbwira ubona
Bishoboka
Oya oya mama
Ni ukuri Sinabikona
Oya oya oya oya
Nanabigerageje Sinabishobora
Oooh baby
Oya oya mama

Hello baby
Nawe urabibona ko you're all I need,
So don't you walk away
Kuberako you mean the world to me,
Ooooh tuzarambana, tuzasazana
Kuri njyewe ibyo, ni ihame,
So ntugire ubwoba mumy.

You're so beautiful
I wanna grow old with you
So beautiful
I swear to God
I will always be there for you

Ese ubona nagusiga?
Oya oya oya oya
Ese mbwira ubona
Bishoboka
Oya oya mama
Ni ukuri Sinabikora
Oya oya oya oya
Nanabigerageje Sinabishobora
Oooh baby
Oya oya mama

All comments from YouTube:

@user-mb8ix7ez9v

6w↑6

Kiss my comment if you're in 2024

@fleurmaurine2705

2y↑133

La meilleure des façons de faire son deuil c'est d'écouter ta belle musique... tu vivra à travers tes œuvres..un artiste ne meurt pas ✨️❤️ Repose en paix belle Âme 🕊

@irankundajosine2502

2y↑2

Vraiment

@bstvrwanda8233

2y↑1

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4AuyFgXO3p-dTMkCs50k5A

@bstvrwanda8233

2y↑3

😭😭😭

@cathyk9046

1y↑15

I always thought he will sing for me on my wedding but now I know u will not 😭😭keep resting in paradise

@nateguresarah8667

12w↑1

😊

@uwizeyimanajosiane8784

11w

Sorry 😢

@michaeliteriteka8483

2y↑33

@fabriceshyaka8115

2y↑59

Rest in paradise buravan💔🕊 you'll be missed🇷🇼 inkongi cyane❤

@bstvrwanda8233

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4AuyFgXO3p-dTMkCs50k5A

@monrisofficiel5916

2y↑95

RIP Yvan Buravan, merci pour ta bonne musique. Tu resteras toujours vivants à travers ta musique.

@muniraahmed624

4y↑190

Who's proud to be African ❤

@leejohnny2156

Shish!!!! Why lie ....

@akarizasikireti2232

@@leejohnny2156 10.

@mitabujeanpaul1521

3y↑2

Foot it

@mukandahiroesperance6715

3y↑2

@tetahuguette2084

3y↑2

Mee

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@jpkamanzi411

2y↑67

Rest In Peace. Legend never dies. You will be missed

@Dorcas445

36w↑3

Burabyo bwiza yego waradusize kandi byarashobotse ariko Mana we ngo ukora uko ushatse harya ! Ariko hano uba waramwimanye pe. Ntakundi, komeza uruhuke mumahoro Yvan mwiza nkumbuye kukubona muma Interview kwa Yago wisekera neza nseko nziza!❤❤ urakumbuwe....

@KamikaziEsther-fg8rv

12w

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 mpora mbaza Imana ngo kubera ik yvan ariwe wajya gusa nabuze igisubizo ndamukumbura nkabura uko nifata

@daronenock2012

5y↑85

This guy is the most passionate, emotional guy I know from Rwanda. You can tell by all his songs.
I bought the whole album and can now sing word by word even when I dont know what he is saying.

@naomikiema2279

4y↑2

imagine pia mimi😂😂i love all of his songs..really big fan here♥️♥️♥️

@bstvrwanda8233

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4AuyFgXO3p-dTMkCs50k5A

@umutesitracy9088

4y↑28

Quarantine brought me here 202 still hot🥰💪🇷🇼🇺🇬👏💃💃💃 thax u BURAVAN.

@ab3ab313

😭😭😭😭😭Mungu akuraz mahari pema

@janetilaguha1851

2y↑20

God has received you in his kingdom.we thank God for the talent he had gifted you with.Join the heavenly choir with the angels as you endlessly sing God's glory..

@kanialain4521

2y↑5

Reposé en paix cher frère...ibihangano byawe tuzabikwibukiraho iteka ryose...Imana ishobora byose Igutuze aheza🙏🙏🙏🙏

@Luniksn

5y↑42

Je comprends pas un mot de ce qu'il dit mais j'adore sa musique... Much love from Sénégal.

@mustaphaabdi2346

5y↑2

Je suis avec toi

@niyongabo1161

J'ai impression que les senegalais nous aime

@niyongabo1161

5y↑2

Essaye en utilisant un App appellé Musixmatch tu vas avoir des paroles ...remercie moi après

@mugabekaziereni4311

2y↑3

Imana ikomeze igutuze Aheza burabyo wacuuu 💔🙏

@shatiwamakeba9580

6y↑49

namibia sends love!!!!! this song is just pure magic!!!!! thank youuuuuu!!!!

@umutesitracy9088

Wawo

@dennismalvins_

2y↑14

This is a masterpiece
Rest easy bro 🙏

@batamurizaaneth596

2y↑8

Rise and shine!
Who's listening to this mastpiece today, heaven gained a real angel indeed. 🤍🕊️ Keep resting in peace burabyo wacu. 💔 we love you forever 🥀

@benignenishimwe8051

2y↑1

😭😭😭😭😭ntuzigera umvamwo nukuri.R.I.P brother

@yohanakiyumbi4795

2y↑2

Daah Wimbo Mzuri sn 👏👏👏👏👏👏 bigup bro

@bargerkenneth

2y↑5

Que la terre te soit lègere. Tu étais un géant de la musique. Tu penses qu'on va t'oublier un jour? Oya, oya, oya.

@adamkomot179

5y↑72

i love this song, Greetings from Czech Republic

@r1e924

5y↑2

Greetings from Kigali -Rwanda

@nashenesamo3681

4y↑1

Greetings from Kenya.

@Rudahunga

4y↑2

gretings too

@bstvrwanda8233

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4AuyFgXO3p-dTMkCs50k5A

@janacaroline2714

1y↑1

komeza uruhukire mu mahoro. twizeye kuzongera guhura umunsi umwe arintagahinda ari ibyishimo namahoro gusa! NDAGUKUNDA❤❤❤❤

@ferestahdushime7448

1y↑4

Just tears passing through me. No words only R I P darling Brava Dushime by name sake🙏💔

@irankundajosine2502

1y↑2

Buriko ngukumbuye nzahano niho niyizira ukuntu watwojeje ko utabikora none ukaba warabikoze 😭😭😭

@farygueye9536

2y↑6

You’ll always be in our hearts!😣💔💔RIP🕊❤️❤️❤️

@Nana-sb2wk

2y↑8

Ropose en paix Yvan Buravan.🕊🙏🏽😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔

@boltmars1733

2y↑5

Thanks a lot my brother for good music goodbye 🙏 💔🕊️👑🌟

@dicksonntahondi6688

2y↑1

Jamaàaaa alikua mkali sana apumzike kwa amani kigoma Town tz, ndarindamkunda cyane

@thatonecherrybblossomplays

2y↑3

I miss you, you were a angel of music. Just found you died. Me and my dad still listen to your songs. miss you😔😭

@biggpoppa9447

2y↑3

🕊️🕊️till now am using your songs I all know them best ones oya,Garagaza,si belle,Low Key I still remember them but oya, Garagaza I know them in 2018 low Key in 2020 malaika 2016 even just a dance thank u for all this good songs sleep in peace

@joanairanyongeye9176

2y↑1

Niba yarahari wamusize disi😭

RIP Buravan

@sharifmo46

6y↑19

This guy is in another level
You so beautiful I wanna grow old with you

@uwasenoellasandrine3712

2y↑5

lot's of love

@bargerkenneth

5y↑33

This is my current favorite song. I'll ask my fiancée if we should dance to it for our wedding. Félicitations à toi et à tout Rwanda! Belle chanson.

@update7892

19w↑2

He passed away last year.May He REST IN PEACE.

@shotkeez

5y↑9

Love from TZ 🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿 I can't get enough of this song.

@louisedusabe825

2y↑1

Iruhuko ryiza muhungu mwiza. Maze abamalayika bakwakire mubwami bwabo. Wakoze ibyiza. Mbabajwe na mama wawe. Yihangane cyane 👐🏻👐🏻🙌🏻❤️❤️😭

@thiernosaidoubalde8739

5y↑10

Waww quelle chanson ! !
Waw quelle voix ! !
Yvan j'aimerai te voir en duo avec notre Waly SECK.
Sénégal te suit.

@merveillendaya133

2y↑3

Nous tes Fans de Goma nous te pleurons, cette chanson est la toute première qui m'a fait tomber sous tes charmes depuis le festival Amani à Goma, Rest in peace my ⭐😭🕯

@leilahkami1558

2y↑2

Such a smiling soul
Gone too soon 😭😭😭but God has his reasons rest well BURAVAN 😭💔 you will always be missed big times 😭 like your song💔💔💔

@tonaelsie3109

2y↑2

RIP legenddd turagukundaaaa cyaneeee tears can't express how much sorrow qw feel in our hearts us Rwandans we are very sad in pain stay strong to the familly #fans😭😭💔💔💔💔

@hbstz373

6y↑39

Love from Tz. I dont even understand what he is singing but he is my fav artist from Rwanda, from just a dance, malaikha and many others! 👊. International language=Music

@laurevanessa2825

5y↑1

He is reassuring a girl about his love for her and that he can't leave her no matter what

@keishapenny8201

He z dead now😞

@ferestahdushime7448

@@keishapenny8201 sha ibi wapi. Kubera iki we. 😪

@teammosessons9630

5y↑9

“Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.”

@eugenesafari

2y↑3

May you RIP young man! Gone too soon 💔💔😤😤😤

@jeannemurekatete8153

2y↑3

RIP to my favorite artist from Rwanda 🇷🇼🇷🇼

@birasarobert9611

2y↑5

My all time best song ❤️❤️

@sserunkuumaalvin6974

5y↑7

Oya Oya oya ya ya!!!! 💪💪 love from UGANDA.. ....RWANDWA

@Brother_pogba

4y↑12

This song will never get old!!!

@bstvrwanda8233

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4AuyFgXO3p-dTMkCs50k5A

@ibrahimadiallo1249

2y↑1

Tu as rejoins le club des 27
Paix à ton âme 🕊

@divinelove8064

2y↑1

RIP brother ....Imana ikwakire mubayo ...byandenze 😭☮️💜🕊️

@mohamadousoguidiop7296

5y↑20

Rfi brings me here!
From west africa,Senegal

@kokoumawussi6518

moi aussi

@uwimanaadora6248

2y↑2

YVAN BURAVAN 🕯 you’re gone but never forgotten!!! 💔

@sabuniasher2431

2y↑1

Une étoile ⭐️ s’est éteinte 🥺

@nelsonik4305

2y↑1

YB Rest in peace brother
Imana ikomeze abawe basigaye

@laylgreee

2y↑2

Can't believe you are gone 💔🕊️ Forever in our hearts ❤️✨

@Merdrynn12

4y↑8

As a kizomba fanatic, I am completely obsessed 🥰❤👌💯

@irankundajosine2502

1y↑2

Brava warabikoze siwabigerageje yego yego warabishoboye waradusize

@irankundajosine2502

😭😭😭

@ndiayebamba8213

5y↑14

Yh je suis sénégalais mais je veut k tout mes frère africain consomment africain

@hassanjuko3318

6y↑38

I like the way this guy is cool
Love frm Uganda ndagukunda

@mutuyimanasolange2468

5y↑3

how are you?

@luizfigo1133

4y↑1

Kcb he is confident kbx

@umutesitracy9088

Walla,tru talk he is cool for me is one of my reason why I watch his songs thax u man💃👏🇷🇼🇷🇼🇺🇬🇺🇬

@hassanjuko3318

@@umutesitracy9088 alright

@brendan.5441

2y↑2

Gone but never forgotten.💔will miss your voice and your good vibe 💔💔

@lincolnemely9480

2y↑2

R.I.P we'll never forgot about you dear brother

@lekosseblokosse6043

2y↑4

Rest in paix l'artiste n meurt jamais 🇬🇳🇷🇼 😭😭

@iradukundacarlos6887

2y↑2

A well lived life leaves a legacy 💔 RIP musirikare 🌹

@gaellarad7559

6y↑6

It's literally hard for me to like Rwandan songs but this one! I can't stop listening!

@louisedusabe825

2y↑1

My Angel you gone Early 😭😭❤️❤️🙌🏻🙌🏻🙏🏼

@heyaudace

2y↑3

Rest In Peace Buravan. You'll forever live in people's hearts through your art and passion. Imana ikwakire

@derecktatendacharimba546

4y↑7

I really like the song, Greetings from ZImbabwe

@Rudahunga

2y↑1

Tuzarambana tuzasazana💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔😭😭😭
Ese ubona nagusiga💔oya oya mamaa😭😭

@rachaelbrighet720

2y↑2

This is my best of all times ,rip 🙏

@ivanykacolla3570

1y↑2

M fav song
I can't imagine ko wagiye YB 🌹🇷🇼

@muhawenimanaeric9958

2y↑7

17/08/2022 R.I.P YB Good Memories Never Die!!

@billyirankunda8320

Nubu ndacayumviriza😢😢😢WE Always rembering u😢😢😢

@marleneakimana2597

4y↑5

🇧🇮 ...c'est une très bonne chanson....plein de succès à toi😘

@manziandy9225

2y↑1

A sad day this one is a 💎 gem

@hodoibrahim1692

5y↑4

@marcellinkitambala3627

4y↑3

Je ne peux pas passer un seul jour sans suivre cette chanson. Thanks Buravan for this wonderful song.

@innocentt.karamira8541

2y↑2

u will be missed by soo many people love u R.I.P BROTHER.

@epiphanieahadiiradukunda671

2y↑1

Wagiye kare bambe yoooo
Ntabwo byoroshye gusa ntakundi

@Chance0529

2y↑2

One of my favorite songs from YB RIP LOVE

@TheKarasira

2y↑2

Keep Resting in Eternal Peace YB💔

@ragnaringo1103

2y↑1

Repose en paix mon frère.
c'est une perte monumentale pour le monde et le Rwanda. Que dieu te donne la paix éternelle.

@WaithakaEnt

6y↑1

Rwanda is coming for that East African Crown...this is so smooth.

@k-pop8973

2y↑2

Rip we will miss you 😭😭 rest in peace 🕊️🕊️🕊️

@paolangoyi8119

2y↑1

RIP l’artiste. Merci pour ta belle musique 😢😢🇨🇩🇨🇩

@bukuruhassan6979

6y↑3

Away from Vietnam, I wish I understood the language in this beautiful song but I got the feeling of it and that's what matters here. anyway, Buravan, ndakwemera kabisa.

@collinsomondi4592

5y↑3

Rwandan Music is dope. Am falling in Love. From Kenya

@ferdinandniyizonkiza7755

2y↑1

Ugire irihukoryiza twesi turinyuma yawe tuzabonanira kwadata womwijuru mana umuhe uguhangama mwizina ryayesu

@patrickpazzo5332

4y↑4

Till now I still listening this beautiful song 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓

@natalyaakselaleksander4502

5y↑3

Omggg.... I can't stop listening to this song🤩😍😍! Much love from Los Angeles California

@MJalil11

2y↑3

Rest in paradise King 🤴

@StanzaMata

2y↑1

Rest Easy Young King💔💔💔

@marcaurelirakiza2724

2y↑1

R.I.P 🕊️😀Fly high💔🇷🇼🇷🇼🇷🇼

@user-zl7pi2jt8i

Rest in peace yvan buravan my fav artist i'm from 🇧🇮 💔💔😭😭

@higirolandry638

1y↑2

Legend never Die YB

@4484wawatag

6y↑19

Belle découverte grâce au prix découvertes Rfi musique !

@emerynimbona6515

2y↑1

Heartbroken!!! R.I.P Burabyo.

@thepromisedlandent

2y↑2

❤️‍🩹 rastafarian never dies !!!your music will live forever

@christianmbonimpa

5y↑2

i am Burundian , i like this SONG , it touch me on my heart ... i appreciate you guy for your songs ;garagaza , oya , malaika ,....

@vincesinining3138

6y↑47

Way to go YB! This beat makes me want to dance too! The whole purpose of making music is to connect with people, and the more you are able to interact with your listeners through your music, the more you make them all appreciate your gift of singing.