African Traditions · Pidgin / English
Compound of Love
A nostalgic celebration of the traditional African compound — where grandparents, parents, cousins, and neighbors lived as one.
Lyrics
Before city lights
Before locked gates
Before loneliness enter compound
Africa get one home
Where everybody belong
Ehhhh ehhhhhh
Family no dey finish oo
Ehhhh ehhhhh
Love dey for the compound oo
Na there we belong
Na there we belong
For the compound, love dey flow
Everybody na family oh
Eh-heyyy, eh-heyyy
Grandma pray, papa teach
Everybody fit to reach
Na one house, na one soul
If one cry, all go know
If one fall, all go hold
Together we rise, together we stand
Africa, na family land
Morning sunlight touch the yard
Children running, life no hard
Mama cooking for fireside
Auntie laughing, cousins outside
Grandpa sit for moonlight chair
Stories floating through the air
No be only blood wey bind
Na community of heart and mind
No child dey ever stand alone
Compound turn stranger to own
Everybody fit correct your way
Raise you better every day
Na village inside one gate
Family dey celebrate
No loneliness for our side
Love and wisdom be our guide
When burden heavy, we go carry am together
Together, together
Rain fit fall but family strong forever
Forever, forever
Open your door, make love enter
Home dey here, home dey here
For the compound, love dey flow
Everybody na family oh
Eh-heyyy, eh-heyyy
Grandma pray, papa teach
Everybody fit to reach
Na one house, na one soul
If one cry, all go know
If one fall, all go hold
Together we rise, together we stand
Africa, na family land
Elder voice no be noise for air
Na history wey wisdom wear
Moonlight tales around the fire
Dreams dey rise and hearts inspire
Brother keeper, sister guide
No shame when family beside
Harvest season, all hands strong
Work together all day long
If wedding come, all man dance
If sorrow come, we still advance
Nobody carry pain alone
Compound always feel like home
Who dey raise the pikin?
Everybody
Who dey share the burden?
Everybody
Who dey keep tradition?
Everybody
Remember where you come from
The soil remembers your footsteps
Love still dey call your name
Ehhhhhhhhh
We belong
Ehhhhhhhhh
We remember
Even if city lights blind the road
The spirit of home still carry the soul
Carry the soul
Carry the soul
For the compound, love dey flow
Everybody na family oh
Eh-heyyy, eh-heyyy
If one cry, all go know
If one fall, all go hold
Together we rise, together we stand
Africa, na family land
No forget where you come from
Remember home
No forget who raise your soul
Remember love
A compound no be building
Na spirit of togetherness
Na there we belong
Na there we belong
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