Lyrics
Chorus
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Verse 1
Holy holy holy
My Jehovah you are worthy
Wonder wonder wonder you deny do for life oh
Lord we give you all the Glory cus it all belongs to you
Plenty testimonies I dey see for my life oh
Tamuno eh tamuno
Tamuno eh tamuno
Imela eh imela
Imela eh imela
I never see I never see
This kind God before before
For the thing wey you do I go dancia for you oh eh
Chorus
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Interlude
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Hook
Oya call Oga (OGA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Make you call Oga (OGA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Oya call papa (PAPA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Make you call papa (PAPA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Interlude
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Halle Halle (Halle Halle)
Chorus
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Agam eburu hallelujah eburu
Para hallelujah apara
Agam eburu hallelujah bugara Jehovah eh
Hook
Oya call Oga (OGA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Make you call Oga (OGA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Oya call papa (PAPA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Make you call papa (PAPA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Bridge
Na you be my oga eh
Na you be my papa eh
Na you be my oga eh
Na you be my papa eh
Na you be my oga eh
Na you be my papa eh
Na you be my oga eh
Na you be my papa eh
Hook
Oya call Oga (OGA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Make you call Oga (OGA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Oya call papa (PAPA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Make you call papa (PAPA)
Ezebinigwe le (Confirm)
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Buru Hallelujah is an energetic praise song from West Africa that mixes several languages. The opening chorus repeats a call-and-response hallelujah phrase that ends with the name "Jehovah," and it returns again and again, giving the song a dance-ready rhythm.
The verse moves into English and Nigerian Pidgin. It begins with "Holy holy holy" and calls God worthy, then credits Him with the "plenty testimonies" the singer sees in life. Words such as "Imela," an Igbo word for thanks, add a note of gratitude, and the line "I never see this kind God before" expresses plain amazement. The opening threefold "Holy" resembles the cry of the seraphim in Isaiah 6, although the lyrics do not quote that passage.
The later sections use a call-and-response pattern around "Oga" and "papa," local terms for a master and a father, to present God as both authority and caring parent. The refrain "Halle Halle" closes out a song meant for shared celebration.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 6:3 The seraphim cry out that the Lord of hosts is holy.
- Psalm 150:6 The psalm ends by calling everything that has breath to praise the Lord.
- Psalm 103:2 The psalmist urges the soul not to forget the Lord's benefits.