Onye mere nwa nebe akwa
Igbo Song to a Crying Child…
Onye mere nwa nebe akwa
Who Made My Baby Cry
Children's Song
Children's Song
(Igbo)
(English)
Onye mere nwa nebe akwa.
Egbe mere nwa nebe akwa.
Weta uziza weta ose.
Weta ngaji nkuru ofe.
Umu nnunu aracha ya.
Eh! Eh! amaghim onye owu.
Who made my baby cry.
Hawk made my baby cry.
Bring leaf and pepper.
Bring spoon let me collect soup.
Birds have finished.
Eh! Eh! I don't know.
The version of this song in the YouTube video is a little different from our version. The one difference is the order of the lines in the song. It's in a formal style of singing as performed by Bennett Baldwin-Anyasodo. Here's what Bennett wrote about it:
"The song you have of me there was re-arranged by me for performance and the piano accompaniment was written by myself."
"The song you have of me there was re-arranged by me for performance and the piano accompaniment was written by myself."
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Thanks!
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Thanks and Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Onyinyechi Nwankpa for contributing and translating this song for us!
To hear more sung by Bennett, check out his YouTube Channel.
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