Lyrics
Verse 1
No delay now
Drop that bass line
When you come for my case
My daddy no use me play now
I say no delay now
Me I want to praise now
When it comes for my case
My daddy no use me play
E carry my matter for head
I been dey from I don’t care
But then you pull me near near
Say my favourite baby dia dia
E carry my matter for head
I been dey from I don’t care
But then you pull me near near
Say my favourite baby dia dia
Chorus
Oh Halle Halle
Daddy I dey bring my Halle
Oh Halle Halle
Daddy I dey bring my Halle
Oh Halle Halle
Daddy I dey bring my Halle
Oh Halle Halle
Daddy I dey bring my Halle
Verse 2
Oh attention
You dey gimme your attention
Oluhun ma patewo
I no send the arrow or night terror
Oh my baby oh
You are my favourite baby oh
Your challenge it is nothing oh
Me I dey for you surely oh
I carry your matter for head
When you been dey for I don’t care
Na me been dey pull you near near
Say my favourite baby dia dia
I carry your matter for head
When you been dey for I don’t care
Na me been dey pull you near near
Say my favourite baby dia dia
Chorus
Oh Halle Halle
Daddy I dey bring my Halle
Oh Halle Halle
Daddy I dey bring my Halle
Oh Halle Halle
Daddy I dey bring my Halle
Oh Halle Halle
Daddy I dey bring my Halle
Bridge
Every day you ride for me oh (oh you ride for me)
And na you way die for me oh
Who am I that you are so mindful of me
Oghene do I bring you praise
Outro
So I say Halle Halle omo do the Halle dance e oh
Halle Halle
Omo do the dance for Jesus oh oh
Halle Halle
Omo do the Halle dance e oh
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Hallelujah is a Nigerian gospel praise song, sung largely in Nigerian Pidgin and English, that offers thanks to God as a Father who takes care of the singer's problems. The opening lines ask for no delay and for the bass line to drop, then say that the Father does not play with the singer's case and that God has carried the matter on His head, drawing the singer near when the singer did not care. The chorus repeats "Halle Halle" as an offering of praise.
The second verse flips the voice to God speaking, saying that He gives attention, that the singer is His favorite, that no challenge is too much, and that He carried the matter and pulled the singer close. A later section thanks Him for riding for the singer and dying for the singer, echoing Psalm 8:4, "Who am I that You are so mindful of me." The themes follow Psalm 8:4, Psalm 150:6 and 1 Peter 5:7. The call-and-response chorus gives the song a joyful, danceable tone.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 8:4 The psalmist asks what is man that God is mindful of him.
- Psalm 150:6 Everything that has breath is called to praise the Lord.
- 1 Peter 5:7 Believers cast all their anxiety on God because He cares.