[Intro – Spoken]
Samzeal on the mic
Ebe night wey I dey think
Miwoe wòe Papa Thomas Doku...
Why you left we so?
♪ soft beat builds with shakers and light synths ♪
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[Chorus – Ewe + Pidgin]
Ati gã aɖe mu, wòle gba
Papa Thomas Doku, míe nye agbenɔ
(Inside the dark night, you vanish go)
You no tell we, you just go go
Míava ƒe gbɔ, wòva meli
(We dey wait for you, you no return)
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[Verse 1 – English Pidgin]
Everyday I dey sit for corner
I dey look your chair, you no dey there
Your shoe still dey the veranda
But your voice no dey reach ear
Mama dey cry for midnight
Children dey ask me why
Dem no dey understand the pain
How man go waka just like dat?
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[Pre-Chorus – Ewe]
Papa Doku, mie dzɔ le nu si nyo
(We dey call you from a good place)
Wòle le xɔ asi wò fia nu
(You left your crown and walked away)
Le gbɔna miadɔ nyuie
(We go do well in your memory)
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[Chorus – All Together]
Ati gã aɖe mu, wòle gba
Papa Thomas Doku, míe nye agbenɔ
(Inside the dark night, you vanish go)
You no tell we, you just go go
Míava ƒe gbɔ, wòva meli
(We dey wait for you, you no return)
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[Verse 2 – Ewe + Pidgin Blend]
Fiawo kple dɔwɔnuwo gblɔ be:
"Ŋutɔ wòme wu o, dziwo nɔ o"
(Chiefs and elders say:
"You no die, you dey live in spirit")
You dey watch we from above
Still dey guide we with your love
Wòɖe dɔ le mía dzi
(You left love in our hearts)
Papa Doku, we go stand strong
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[Bridge – Afrobeat Melody with Call & Response]
🎶 "Where you dey, where you go?" 🎶
→ "Papa Thomas, we dey call o!"
🎶 "Shine your light from up above" 🎶
→ "We dey feel your endless love!"
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[Final Chorus – Ewe + Pidgin Soaring Vocals]
Ati gã aɖe mu, wòle gba
Papa Thomas Doku, míe nye agbenɔ
Wòɖe nu nyuie, woɖe dɔ
(You gave us good things, you gave us love)
Wòva meli... but we go dey go
[Outro – Spoken with fading beat]
Rest well, Papa
Your name go live on forever
No matter how it hard to believe
I promise to be a son you will never regret having.
Papa R.I.P
Hɔ̃ me ƒoa klo, gake hɔ̃ ƒo wó le mia gbɔ
Written by your son Fiator Zomado Adjor Samuel
