Sparrow

Written by Lizz Wright, Chris Bruce, Justin Hicks, Morley Kamen, Ben Zwerin, Angelique Kidjo

Sweet sparrow I miss your song

Why have you been gone for so long?

I know you’re out there somewhere flying on your own

When you’re done with trouble find your way back home

I know the wind is rising throwing everything

Tears, clouds and ashes make it hard to sing

I’ll be your refuge, come into my arms

Let it rain

Let it rage

Stay with me

Stay my love

Let the pain

Wash away

Everything we don’t need

O duro de min

(wait for me)

O duro ifè min

(wait for me my love)

Tché oduro odemi

(won’t you wait for me)

Remember the storm that broke the lake

We were so young so afraid

Standing there in the doorway

Whispering to God

Praying for mercy

Oluwa dahoun

Mon gbadura yin

(God, please answer my prayers)

Oluwa dahoun

Mon gbadura yin

(God, please answer my prayers)

I looked at you through howling rain

We started singing that old song again

Our voices rising,

Aburo min da houn

(My sister, answer me)

Turning and turning

Aburo min walé o

(My sister come back home)

Verse over chorus

Let it rain

Let it rage

Stay with me

Wa lé ooo

(please come back home)

Stay in love

Let the pain

Wash away

Everything we don’t need

Wa lé ooo

(please come back home)

Let it rain

Let it rage

Stay with me

Wa lé ooo

(please come back home)

Wait my love

Cause we gonna rise, we gonna rise up singing

This is how we move

Wa lé aburo

(Come back home my sister)

We gonna rise up singing

This is how we wait my love, yeah

We gonna rise up singing

Oh stay with me

Wa lé aburo

(Come back home my sister)

We gonna rise up singing

Wait with me my love

We gonna rise up singing

Sweet sparrow

Wa lé aburo

(Come back home my sister)

We gonna rise up singing

Sweet sparrow

We gonna rise up singing

Sweet sparrow

Oh okan min

(Oh my heart)

Oh n’duro dé è o

(My heart is waiting for you)

Ko walé

(My heart is waiting)

Ki ifé min di mon rè o

(So I can wrap my love around you)

Oh okan min

(Oh my heart)

Oh n’duro dé è o

(My heart is waiting for you)

Ko walé

(My heart is waiting)

Ki ifé min di mon rè o

(So I can wrap my love around you)

Oh okan min

(Oh my heart)