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Apata

Release date: 17th November 2023

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"Apata" is a track by Teni, from the album TEARS OF THE SUN, released 17th November 2023. Full lyrics are available below.

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Teni

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Lyrics

Apata

Ọga patapata (Eh eh eh eh)

Ọga patapata (Eh eh eh ah)

Ọga patapata (Eh eh eh eh)

Ọga patapata (Eh eh eh ah)

My enemies dem dey hate on me o (Eh eh)

Is too sure for me (Ah ah)

This is my destiny

Ọla o tan ọla ku si'bẹ

Ọmọ tuntun jojolo

See transformation (Eh eh)

Congratulations (Ah ah)

I be newborn baby

Ọla o tan ọla ku si'bẹ

They never see nobody like you

Wey dey still see like you

They never see (They never see)

I am one of a kind

And they know, eh-eh-eh

Ọmọ o le jọ baba

Ka maa binu ọmọ

Apata

Apata

Apata

Apata

Apata

Apata

Apata

Apata

Awọn to fi'ku pa daddy mi o (Eh eh)

I hope you can see (Ah ah)

E never finish

Ọla o tan ọla ku si'bẹ

Ọmọ ẹru pada d'ọba (Eh eh)

Ṣebi you can see? (Ah ah)

This is a legacy

Ọla o tan ọla ku si'bẹ

They never see nobody like you

Wey dey still see like you

They never see (They never see)

I am one of a kind

And they know, eh-eh-eh

Ọmọ o le jọ baba

Ka maa binu ọmọ

Apata

Apata

Apata

Apata

Apata

Apata

Apata

Apata

Is that Bunie?

Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh

Eh, eh, eh, ah

Never to forget you

Eh, eh, eh, eh, eh

Eh, eh, eh, ah

Awọn ọmọ to n bọ lẹyin, legacy naa re o

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