‘Common person wey no common’ is what a fan called Burna on the release of his latest vibe – Common Person.
Burna Boy dropped the video of this song on 30 January 2023 and it already has 9+ million views. Hailed by many as one of Burna’s fine works, the lyrics is saying that like everyone else he is a ‘common person’, hence the quote (above) from a fan.
Oluwa Burna was trying to say that he should be looked at like any other person, like the car wash guy or the cook or the shop worker, that everyone has a role to play in this life and his role as an artist and a celebrity does not mean he is more than these other people.
The video translates this further with Burna going to meet “normal” people of a community, helping them and trying to blend in with them.
Full lyrics of Common Person by Burna Boy is below, with English translation and meaning
Watch the YouTube video here.
Intro
Fun Fun—
Fun killa
Verse 1
Na me wey dey clean una house– I am the one that cleans y’all house
Na me wey dey wash una car– I am the one that washes y’all car
Na me wey dey cook ununu– I am the one that cooks
Na me wey dey wash una cloth– I am the one that washes y’all clothes
Na me wey dey work for your shop– I am the one that works in your shop
Na me wey dey hawk ununu– I am the one that hawks
Chorus
I be common person, but my happiness, oh, still be my own– I am a commoner like you all, but my happiness remains individually mine
Everybody get role, no mean say your own role passy my own– Everyone has a role in life which does not mean to say your role is more than mine
[Instrumental Interlude]
Chorus
I be common person, but my happiness, oh, still be my own
Everybody get role, no mean say your own role passy my own
Verse 2
Because na God, I dey put all my faith– Because I put all my faith in God
Food for my plate, fit no do mе chop– There is food on my plate but it may not be enough to eat
Mm, agbana oso
Even as things no dey go my way– Even though things are not going as I planned
Even in days I no gеt nothing at all– Even on some days I have nothing at all
Mm, agbalo oso
Verse 3
Na me wey dey drive your bus– I am the one that drives your bus
Na me wey dey drive your keke– I am the one that drives your keke (a tricycle in Nigeria)
Mm, agbana oso
Na me wey dey run around– I am the one that runs around
Na me dey do the job– I am the one that does the job
Mm, agbana oso
[Instrumental Interlude]
Chorus
I be common person, but my happiness, oh, still be my own
Everybody get role, no mean say your own role passy my own