Phyno did not just go back to his spiritual personality in the track “Winner.” He was more realistic as he slowly backed his lead singer on this particular song. What was his message? Work hard, stay grounded in what pays you, pray to God, and you will be a winner.
There is something about the style of this particular track, the absence of the dominating high-energy rap in most of Phyno’s songs; instead, he calmly sang and gave praise words to the Igbo dignitaries.
[Intro]
Ah, ah ah, iye, iye
Ehh, eh eh
Ah, ah ah, iye, iye
Ehh, eh eh
[Refrain]
Ah, ah (O miri degende)
Okokoko eh (Ehh, eh eh) (O miri degende)
Ah, ah (O miri degende)
Okokoko eh (Ehh, eh eh) (O miri degende)
[Chorus]
Nwanne m, ife dị mma ọ na-adịkwa gị mma? (O miri jegenjem)
I jebe ụka white, kwadokwa ịkụ aka (O miri jegenjem)
Ị ma na ịkpata ego, ị dị nwaanyị mma? (O miri jegenjem)
Maka monkey ji ego na-adịkwa ọra mma (O miri jegenjem)
I wake for morning, ask my God to bless my hustle oh (O miri jegenjem)
The things I pray to God, I swear He gives me double oh (O miri jegenjem)
[Verse 1]
Iyo oh, oh, oh
Boy, I no get polo oh (O miri jegenjem)
Onye bulu ebu na o bugo, nnwa, no be tọkọ oh (O miri jegenjem)
Mmeli mmeli, ihe m tinyere aka ọ na-aga aga (O miri jegenjem)
Mmeli mmeli, ị daa akụkwa money, m na-awa awa oh (O miri jegenjem)
How I go dey and my people e na-eri aja oh?
I'm a winner, oh, onye mmeli ka m bụ, iyo
Ngọzi ngọzi, ebe m batalụ, ife a na-eme eme oh (O miri jegenjem)
Ngọzi ngọzi, ebe m batalụ, afịa a na-ele ele oh (O miri jegenjem)
Maka mụ na chi m so, nye efe na m na-apịa ọkụ oh
I'm a winner, oh, onye mmeli ka m bụ, iyo
[Verse 2]
Choi choi, a ma ndị a na-eze? (O miri jegenjem)
E fit be a girl wey go make ị ma mbaa alaeze (O miri jegenjem)
Chịba for their face, for the mind, ị ma ife ọ na-eche? (O miri jegenjem)
Ọ ga-emefu gị, but for night bịa gbaa gị egbe (O miri jegenjem)
Boy, I go de work to the point ụwa mala onye m bụ (O miri jegenjem)
Cos if I no get, ụmụ ụwa ga-akpọ m onye mgbu (O miri jegenjem)
Dem no send how you make am, as far as na ị pa the nkụ (O miri jegenjem)
Boy, if you get bar, see, your mates ga-akpọ gị onye eze (O miri jegenjem)
That's why I go de work until I run this city (O miri jegenjem)
A bịa n'iru ọgụ, I'm the man unbeaten (O miri jegenjem)
See finish bad, no allow them to see finish (O miri jegenjem)
Iyo oh, problem no de finish (O miri jegenjem)
[Chorus]
Nwanne m, ife dị mma ọ na-adịkwa gị mma? (O miri jegenjem)
I jebe ụka white, kwadokwa ịkụ aka (O miri jegenjem)
Ị ma na ịkpata ego, ị dị nwaanyị mma? (O miri jegenjem)
Maka monkey ji ego na-adịkwa ọra mma (O miri jegenjem)
I wake for morning, ask my God to bless my hustle oh (O miri jegenjem)
The things I pray to God, I swear He gives me double oh (O miri jegenjem)
[Verse 3]
Iyo oh, oh, oh
Boy, I no get polo oh (O miri jegenjem)
Onye bulu ebu na o bugo, nnwa, no be tọkọ oh (O miri jegenjem)
Mmeli mmeli, ihe m tinyere aka ọ na-aga aga (O miri jegenjem)
Mmeli mmeli, ị daa akụkwa money, m na-awa awa oh (O miri jegenjem)
How I go dey and my people e na-eri aja oh?
I'm a winner, oh, onye mmeli ka m bụ, iyo
Ngọzi ngọzi, ebe m batalụ, ife a na-eme eme oh (O miri jegenjem)
Ngọzi ngọzi, ebe m batalụ, afịa a na-ele ele oh (O miri jegenjem)
Maka mụ na chi m so, nye efe na m na-apịa ọkụ oh
I'm a winner, oh, onye mmeli ka m bụ, iyo
[Verse 4]
Ned Okonkwo, onye ọma ọ ga-adịlị mma (O miri jegenjem)
Sir Emeka Offor, bụ onye ọma a na-egbulu efi (O miri jegenjem)
Ijele nnwa mama, bụ nwanne m ji emezi ọnụ eh (O miri jegenjem)
Onye egwu oh, Tee nwanne mụ oh (O miri jegenjem)
Doctor Tony Eze, onye ife ọma na-adị mma (O miri jegenjem)
Jowi Zaza, E-money, ndị ọma ọ ga-adịlị mma (O miri jegenjem)
Obi Cubana, taba ife na ọ daa eju yị eju oh
I'm a winner, oh, onye mmeli ka m bụ, iyo
Aki Alabi oh
Ifeanyi Uba oh
E-Gain, jagaban ndị Igbo, o nwelọọ
[Bridge]
Nwa chaba ya, chaba oku
Chaba ya, chaba oku
Chaba ya, chaba oku
Chaba ya, chaba oku
Sakwa, sakwa, etu a
Sakwa, sakwa, etu a
Jawaị, jawaị, ije
Jawaị, jawaị, etu a
Chaba ya, chaba oku
Chaba ya, chaba oku
Chaba ya, chaba oku
Chaba ya, chaba oku
Sawaị, sawaị, sawaị, sawaị, sawaị, sawaị (Ọ ya ka ị na-eme nwanne)
Jawaị, jawaị, elee, jawaị, jawaị, ije
[Outro]
Hehe
Chiefpriest nwanne, eze mmụọ, iwe efi 46
O nwerọọ ife na-eme
Chills nnwa amama
E29, onye m
Onyeeze alaukwu, ugwuala e ji n'aka
Ugo city nwanne
Tụọ down o nwerọọ ife na-eme
Ọgaranya amaka mma n'okolobịa
Ndị mmili ka anyị ncha niine bụ
Ya gazie