[Ànkárá la dá
Kòstúmù la wò]
Aṣa describes the Nigeria wedding party glamour in the chorus of Happy People.
She references her friend, Láídé’s outfit, the Ankara fabric (African wax print), worn collectively as the party costume (Kòstúmù).
(The Ankara fabric is, indeed, popular apparel for costume...
O òré mi Láídé
Níbo ló dà l'ójó Saturday yìí
Hmmm... Wón se party níhìn o
L'Ókè súnáà léhìn kùlé àwon Làtí
Ànkárá la dá
Kòstúmù la wò
Kosé l'afi gbóyàn sókè
Bàtà mí ti ready
Ànkárá la dá
Kòstúmù la wò
Kosé l'afi gbóyàn sókè
Bàtà mí ti ready
Oh we're happy people
And that's who we are
We're having fun
We're the children of the sun
Oh we're happy people
And that's who we are
We don't care
We're the children of the sun
O òré mi Laide
Níbo ló kàn l'ójó Sunday yìí
Hmmm... Wón gbéyàwó níhin o
L'Ókè pópó légbe ilé àwon Toyeeb
Ànkárá la dá
Kòstúmù la wò
Kosé l'afi gbóyàn sókè
Bàtà mí ti ready
Ànkárá la dá
Gèlè búlúù la wò
Kosé l'afi gbóyàn sókè
Bàtà mí ti ready
Oh we're happy people
And that's who we are
We're having fun
We are the children of the sun
Oh oh we happy people
And that's who we are
We don't care
We are the children of the sun
Oh oh we happy people
And that's who we are
We're having fun
We are the children of the sun
Oh oh we happy people
And that's who we are
Oh we don't care
We are the children of the sun
Oh oh we happy people
And that's who we are now
Oh we don't care
We are the children of the sun
Happy People was written by Aṣa.
Happy People was produced by Marlon B..
Aṣa released Happy People on Fri Oct 11 2019.