Lyrics
Chorus
Sia fo mu tieghe ntewo o
Sia fo mu tieghe ntewo o
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Ekwo
Chorus (Repeat)
Sia fo mu tieghe nte owo o
Sia fo mu tieghe nte owo o
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Ekwo
Chorus
Sia fo mu tieghe nte owo o
Sia fo mu tieghe nte owo o
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Verse
Edidem me didem
Bor ekom
Ete usen naneyen bor ekom
Ibaha owo si ntie nta fo
Ukpono eyene fi o
Ibaha owo si ntie nta fo
Akara eyon ye esun
Ibaha owo si ntie nta fo
Ekamba Abasi
Ibaha owo si ntie nta fo
Chorus
Sia fo mu tieghe nte owo o
Sia fo mu tieghe nte owo o
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Ad-libs
Oh dah de de
Pa di dah di di
Pa pa pa pa dah da da di di di
Pa di dah di di di
Pa pa pa da do do do
Pa pa pa bu pa pi di di
Bu di pa pa di di bu
Dah dah di
Pa di dah bu pa pa pa
Chorus
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ugboro eyene fi
Sia fo mu tieghe ntewo o
Sia fo mu tieghe ntewo o
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Verse
Edidem me didem
Bor ekom
Uko ke kong o
Bor ekom
Chorus
Bor ekom do ooooo
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Ad-libs
Aye ye
Aye ye
Aya ya
Aya ya
Adododo
Adododo
Adedede
Adedede
Aye ye
Aye ye
Aya ya
Aya ya
Adododo
Adodo
Adedede
Adede
Chorus
Bor ekom do o
Ayanga owo ke mfon
Bor ekom do o
Ukpono eyene fi
Ad-libs
Uko ke kong
Uko uko uko
Aye ye
Aye ye
Aya ya
Aya ya
Adododo
Adododo
Adedede
Adedede
Aye ye
Aye ye
Aya ya
Aya ya
Adododo
Adodo
Adedede
Adede
Outro
Oooh
Bor ekom do
Oooh
Bor ekom do
Oooh
Bor ekom do
Oooh
Bor ekom do
Bor ekom do o
Ete usen naneyen
Jesus
Bor ekom do
English Translation
ooh oooh oooh oooh
Since you are not like a person o
Since you are not like a person o
Receive thanks o
He that helps people for free
Receive thanks o
Honour belongs to you
Receive thanks o
He that helps people for free
Receive thanks o
Honour belongs to you
Since you are not like a person o
Since you are not like a person o
Receive thanks o
He that helps people for free
Receive thanks ooo
Receive thanks ooo
Jesus, receive thanks o
He that helps people for free
Receive thanks o
Honour belongs to you
Sing
Since you are not like a person o
Since you are not like a person o
Receive thanks o
He that helps people for free
Receive thanks o
Honour belongs to you
Receive thanks o
He that helps people for free
Receive thanks o
Honour belongs to you
The King of kings
Receive thanks
Father in helpless situation
Receive thanks
Oh! There is no one like you
Honour belongs to you
There is no one like you
The Ruler of Heaven and Earth
There is no one like you
Almighty God
There is no one like you
Since you are not like a person o
Since you are not like a person o
Receive thanks o
He that helps people for free
Receive thanks o
Honour belongs to you
Receive thanks o
He that helps people for free
Receive thanks o
Honour belongs to you
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Bor Ekom” by Mercy Chinwo is sung largely in Ibibio, a language of southern Nigeria, and the song includes an English translation within the lyric. The refrain “Bor ekom do o” is translated as “receive thanks,” and the line that follows says honor belongs to Him who helps. The opening line gives the reason as “since you are not like a man,” a phrase close to Numbers 23:19, which says God is not a man that He should lie.
The translated section widens the praise with titles: King of kings, Ruler of Heaven, Almighty God, and Father in helping. It also repeats that there is no one like Him. Between the refrains are rhythmic vocal ad-libs, which give the recording a celebratory, call-and-response character.
The lyric is a plain song of thanksgiving built on repetition. It does not tell a story, but names who God is and returns to the simple response of giving thanks and honor to Jesus.
Related Scripture
- Numbers 23:19 God is not a man that He should lie
- Psalm 100:4 Entering with thanksgiving and praise
- 1 Timothy 6:15-16 King of kings and Lord of lords