No Place Like Home
Kofi Kinaata Lyrics

Abade mpo
Just like that

This life matter, call me Kofi Kinaata
Life is important and should be valued

Hw3 adze obi nka d3 mamma obi ntu kwan
If one person is rich, it does not mean everyone else should be poor

Nna muom erok) a, 3y3 a fa kwan pa do
If we are united, we are strong

B3k) ak)fa beebi a 3b3 hwer wo nkwa no dze dwen ho.
If you leave your own to go to a foreign land, you may regret it

Connection man dze ob3gye ne sika
Wealthy people usually have connections in high places

Bohy3 a w)b3hy3 wo no mu gu ahorow
If you are not careful, people will take advantage of you

B)k) ekodur h) mpo na ebia ontse d3m
If you rush and make mistakes, you will have to suffer the consequences

Ntsi dwen ho
Be patient

Ma mep3 d3 me ka kyer3 wo nye d3, abrab) nny3 racing
Let me tell you something, life is not a race

To wo bo ooooo na 3peper wo ho a,anhw3 a rush eti
Take your time, do not rush

Your is precious ooo sister
Your life is precious, sister

Hw3 yie na en waste no ooo brother
Live well and do not waste your life, brother

Ma woesi wo Libya nyinaa anaa won wor3 efir
Do not go to Libya and suffer

Ony3 agor ooo hw3
It is not easy

Double and strong men sef dey turn beggars
Even strong and powerful people can end up begging

Women are beaten and forced to be sex workers
Women are subjected to abuse and are forced into prostitution

K) hw3 Agades
In the desert

No mu armed robbers
In the north, there are armed robbers

No food no water on the hot desert
There is no food or water in the hot desert

Dem dey beat, maltreat and some dey rape some
Some are beaten, mistreated, and raped

I hear say recently dem start dey sell
I heard that recently they started selling people

Over five thousand people dey die for sea top
Over five thousand people die in the sea

Africa, Ghana man for wake up
Africans and Ghanaians need to wake up

Na obra ob3 k) do a, onye woara
Money is the root of all evil

Ntsi t) boara nkakra nkakra bebia nye ha
Be content with what you have

Hw3 ade aswear walahi talahi who wey dey worry for money
I swear, why do people worry about money?

Bebia ndwee y3fir bike ansaana y3ak) Bugatti
It is better to have a little than to stretch yourself and lose everything

K3se w)kan, y3besi dan, y3botu kwan, y3bohwe nkwan
Whether you are rich or poor, it does not matter; just be satisfied with what you have

Anaa 3se d3n?
What else is there?

If we must migrate, we must migrate safe.
If we must migrate, we must do so safely

We say no(no)2x
We say no

We say no to irregular migration
We say no to illegal migration

Ma mep3 de me ka kyer3 wo nye d3
Let me tell you something

Abrab) nny3 racing
Life is not a race

To wo bo ooo na 3peper wo ho a, anhw3 a rush eti
Take your time, do not rush

Your life is oo precious ooo sister
Your life is precious, sister

Hw3 yie na en waste no ooo brother
Live well and do not waste your life, brother

Ma woesi wo Libya nyinaa anaa won wer3 fir
Do not go to Libya and suffer