Mama Forever
Kayode Adesiyan
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About this song
A heartfelt Afrobeat tribute to a mother whose sacrifice, resilience and love gave her children a future. Mama Forever honours the woman who had little for herself yet gave everything she could to feed, educate and encourage her family.
Proverbs 31:28–29
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Behind the song
Mama Forever was born from gratitude for a mother whose love was expressed through sacrifice. She may not have had wealth or comfort to give, but she gave what mattered most — food when there was little, encouragement when life was hard, discipline, prayer and an unwavering determination that her children would be educated. The song remembers the ordinary acts that became extraordinary over time: waking early, carrying burdens quietly, stretching one meal to feed many and believing in a better tomorrow for her children even when her own circumstances were difficult. It is both remembrance and celebration. The message is that a mother's labour does not disappear when she is gone; it continues in the lives, opportunities and values of the children she raised. Her love lives on.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Mama dey wake early morning light,
Carry load, still dey hold us tight.
No silver, no gold, but she shine so bright,
Hungry nights, yet she give us life.
[Pre-Chorus]
You teach me book, you teach me way,
Say my tomorrow go better someday.
Even when tears dey fall for your eyes,
You smile, you say, “My child, rise.”
[Chorus]
Mama, Mama, I dey sing for you oh,
Your love be fire wey still dey glow.
Mama, Mama, I dey dance for you oh,
Forever in my heart, your seed don grow.
[Verse 2]
From one plate, we dey chop together,
Rain dey fall but you hold umbrella.
Sacrifice wey no man fit measure,
Mama, your love na eternal treasure.
[Pre-Chorus]
School fees you pay with your sweat and pain,
Say make I carry my name with gain.
Now I dey stand, I dey raise my hand,
Mama, your dream don land.
[Chorus – repeat]
Mama, Mama, I dey sing for you oh…
[Chorus]
Mama, Mama, I dey sing for you oh,
Your love be fire wey still dey glow.
Mama, Mama, I dey dance for you oh,
Forever in my heart, your seed don grow.
[Verse 3]
Now you rest where the angels stay,
But your spirit dey guide my way.
Every prayer you pray still dey keep me strong,
Mama, your legacy dey carry me on.
[Chorus – repeat with backing vocals]
Mama, Mama, I dey sing for you oh,
Your love be fire wey still dey glow.
Mama, Mama, I dey dance for you oh,
Forever in my heart, your seed don grow.
[Outro – fade with ad-libs]
Eh Mama… thank you for the love.
From the ground we rise, your children dey testify.
Rest well, Mama… we go dance till we meet again.
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