Lyrics
Verse 1
Hey papa, Olodumare my one and only
The giver of life equals to none
Hapa, nmesimama 'cause uko na mimi,
You never let me go
Mipaka, yangu umeitanulia mbali
Even sky sio limit kwa hii kibali
Hata, haters wanashangilia kwa ndani
Nmewa-win now
Chorus
Sina kingine mimi najivunia, zaidi yako Baba
Ndo maana niko tuli nmetulia, we hunaga baya
Hata wale wanaonionea husuda, shabaha yao mbaya
Watanpataje mwamba umenifunika
bure wata-tire
Hook (x2)
'cause I know that (you got me, 'way you got me(Oohhh)
You got me, 'way you got me, Baba,
You got me, 'way you got me,
That's why I'm never never never falling down)
Verse 2
N'kiteleza baba unaniinua, Hujanitupa wala hujanijutia.
Kama ni toba zimejaa gunia,hapa ni kwamba tu umenihurumia.
Ningekulipa nini kama ungetaka, nilipe jema moja moja.
Maana hata hii pumzi nnayoivuta, hakuna dola ingetosha.
Chorus (Repeat)
Sina kingine mimi najivunia, zaidi yako Baba
Ndo maana niko tuli nmetulia, we hunaga baya
Hata wale wanaonionea husuda, shabaha yao mbaya
Watanpataje mwamba umenifunika
bure wata-tire
Hook (x3)
'cause I know that (you got me, 'way you got me(Oohhh)
You got me, 'way you got me, Baba,
You got me, 'way you got me,
That's why I'm never never never falling down)
Outro
Never never never falling down
Forever Hosanna ×2
That's why I am never never never falling down
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Olodumare” by Joel Lwaga is a Swahili and English song of confidence in God as the giver of life “equals to none.” The opening verse says the singer stands because God is present, that the limits of life have been set far away, and that even critics who cheer inwardly are met with victory. The chorus declares there is nothing else to boast in beyond God, so the singer stays calm, and asks how those who envy could succeed when the singer is covered by the Rock.
The second verse admits weakness: when the singer slips, God lifts, and the lyric says repentance could fill a sack, yet mercy remains. It also reflects that no payment could repay God, since even each breath is beyond price. The hook, “You got me... that’s why I’m never never never falling down,” returns again and again, ending with “Forever Hosanna.”
The themes are close to Psalm 37:24, Psalm 3:3, and Psalm 150:6, which says everything that has breath should praise the Lord.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 37:24 Though he fall, he will not be cast down, for the Lord upholds him
- Psalm 3:3 The Lord as a shield and the lifter of the head
- Psalm 150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord