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DEOLA

Saturday, June 29, 2013

EARLY MAN!!!

“I was born by the river, in a little tent; and, just like the river, I've been running ever since. It's been a long, long time coming.” I started school at about five years of age. I remember that I intensely loathe the idea; because, it severely curtailed my period of play and freedom. You must be tidy in appearance coming to school, which meant either a complete ablution, or the washing of face and limbs to present at least a good facade.
In my fifth out of six years of elementary school, I had a teacher who was so much obsessed with doling out voluminous homework to us every day, worse especially at weekends. He was always unconcerned whether we would have homework from our other classes. Often times, we would rock in overloaded assignments. However, in time, we nicknamed him “ise ni oogun ise” (work is the medication for poverty), a mockery of what he used to emphasize each time he tried to employ corporal punishment for our failure to do our homework. In time again, we devised tactics to overcome his punishment. We indulged the habit of “rank zerox”. We would copy ourselves like rank zerox photocopier machine, and thence turn –in the work independently. I must say, he was easy to manipulate this way; simply because, the classroom method was the usual tradition of class.
Unfortunately, one day, as the wont of saying in Nigerian adage, “monkey went to market, and didn’t return home.” I had an ugly experience in the class. Prior this day, this teacher had given us homework to draw the map of the world. Unfortunately, I was very poor in drawing. So, in order to meet up the schedule, I splashed kerosene unto my paper, in order to make it transparent, and used it to trace the map of the world from the atlas. I did a marvelous job on the map, but alas, he discovered my dishonesty. How did he? He perceived the odor of kerosene from my paper. He called me out, a cane in his hand: “Agun would please come out from your sit? Hah, hah! O ti j’elubo dudu. Bosibi, odaada (hah, hah! He’s eaten black mashed cassava flour. Come out forward here, fool).” He asked another two heftier students to come out, and restrained from struggling while he canes me. One stood in front of me, held both of my hands, the other stood behind me, grabbed hold my both legs, and I was floating facing the floor, my buttock up. He caned me, mercilessly, twelve strokes. At each stroke interval, he would hail my name (“Agun, Agun”), and say: “eyi i ni eje ara mi, ti mo pese sile fun idariji ese.” (This is my blood, which I had preserved for the remission of sin). By the time he let me loose, my buttock had become swollen and bleeding. I couldn’t sit. The pain was hallucinating. I felt feverish, my body temperature rose. I was seeing broken stars crashing on me, and dragons in Halloween masks.
My teacher, in due minute, became sympathetic. Tears drooling from his eyes, as I was crying. He hugged me, and said: “Agun omo Agun (Agun son of Agun), you know I love you so much. You are the most brilliant in the class; but, I didn’t want for you to embark on the train of being dishonest. I had already known you are poor in art work; and even despite that, you are way better than your classmates. So, don’t do that next time. Will you?” I shook my head: No, I won’t.
I was taken to the medical center where I was given a shot and some medication. The irony of it! When I arrived home, my parents; especially mom, approved my teacher’s punishment. Mom was no nonsense kind of a woman. She wouldn't tolerate any of her children being dishonest and because of this event, she made sure to sit me down with my books, and practice drawing of maps every day before she’d allowed me interlude to go roam the street, dancing the moonwalk to Michael Jacko music: "wanna be startin' somethin'", in disco, with my buddies.

=DEOLA

Friday, June 28, 2013

NIGERIA!!!

Dem dey steal, yes!
Dem dey spend, yes!
Dem dey lie, yes!
Dem dey rig, yes!
Dem dey kill, yes!
Dem dey fly, yes!
Tokyo today;
Dallas tomorrow;
Again, to Jo’burg;
Thence, to Moscow;
Ajala travel.com!
Our leaders, politicians;
Plus pastors dem;
Don't care about us;
Kosi kosi, omo won nyo;
Eesi won, nmu ogun loja;
Iran adaba won;
Ko jeun ku f’eyele;
But, a day will come;
Monkey will go to market;
And, won’t return home;
Like in the Arab Spring;
Poro'ko nibe yen o;
Poro oko, nitori;
Ewure tisun kan ogiri o;
Poro'ko Armageddon!
Like in Tunisia;
Poro'ko nibe yen o;
Poro oko, nitori;
Ewure tisun kan ogiri o;
Poro'ko Armageddon!
Like in Libya o;
Poro'ko nibe yen o;
Poro oko, nitori;
Ewure tisun kan ogiri o;
Poro'ko Armageddon!
Awon omo pharaoh;
Poro'ko nibe yen o;
Poro oko, nitori;
Ewure tisun kan ogiri o;
Poro'ko Armageddon!
Syria is going on o;
Poro'ko nibe yen o;
Poro oko, nitori;
Ewure tisun kan ogiri o;
Poro'ko Amageddon!
=DEOLA
 TRANSLATION
They are stealing, yes!
They are spending, yes!
They are lying, yes!
They are rigging, yes!
They are killing, yes!
They are flying, yes!
Tokyo today;
Dallas tomorrow;
Again, to Jo’burg;
Thence, to Moscow;
Ajala travel.com!
Our leaders, politicians;
Plus our pastors;
Don't care about us;
We’re broke, yet;
Their children feed;
From none at all;
They got twenty in the market;
Their dove didn’t leave;
Crumbs for the pigeon;
But, a day will come;
Monkey will go to market;
And, won’t return home;
Like in the Arab Spring;
Stoning down there!
Hail of stone, because;
Goat’s push to the wall;
Stoning Armageddon!
Like in Tunisia;
Stoning down there!
Hail of stone, because;
Goat’s push to the wall;
Stoning Armageddon!
Like in Libya;
Stoning down there!
Hail of stone, because;
Goat’s push to the wall;
Stoning Armageddon!
The children of pharaoh;
Stoning down there!
Hail of stone, because;
Goat’s push to the wall;
Stoning Armageddon!
Syria is going on;
Stoning down there!
Hail of stone, because;
Goat’s push to the wall;
Stoning Armageddon!
=DEOLA

Thursday, June 27, 2013

FOUND OASIS!!!

My mind is blind;
Other girls matter no more;
They can't block my view;
All day through the night;
I see no one, but you;
Gotta let you understand...
Words can never say;
What I feel for you;
The glow is so intense;
I love you forever;
Forever, and always;
Baby, keep the faith;
Though, we’re far apart;
You are not alone;
I’m always there with you;
As you’re here with me;
I’ll always love you;
Always, forever always.
=DEOLA

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

ENIOLA!!!

Angel!
I love ya so much;
My angel!
I would marry ya;
My fortune;
I would marry ya,
Sister!
Was I not defeated;
By the lack of fortune;
I would marry ya;
Angel!
Money is troubling;
My soul!
And I, ya young lover;
What can I do?
Was I not defeated;
By the lack of fortune;
I would marry ya;
Angel!
Little bird;
I dream of ya;
Little bird!
And I, ya young lover;
What can I do?
Was I not defeated;
By the lack of fortune;
I would marry ya;
Angel!
Angel!
I love ya so much;
My angel!
=deola (from Makeba)

DEMONIC FOREST!!!


Eye meji tolongo waye;
Tolongo!
Okan, ando oka;
Tolongo!
Ikeji, ado oke;
Tolongo!
Sho sho shokurubale;
Shooo, sho!
Another eye meji;
Tun tolongo waye;
Tolongo!
Okan ni ka yara adura;
Tori aipe ojo;
Tolongo!
Ikeji ni okupe, iye apa otun;
Tolongo!
Abati, iye apa osi;
Tolongo!
Sho sho shokurubale;
Shooo, sho!
Eye meta kan ti tolongo waye;
Tolongo!
Okan kigbe igi nda;
Dele giwa da;
Tolongo!
Ikeji, general crying baby;
Tolongo!
Iketa nse bacha bacha;
Tolongo!
Sho sho shokurubale;
Shooo, sho!
Ewo eye meji kan;
To tun tolongo waye;
Tolongo!
Okan gbe agbo lowo;
MKO muu, igi da;
Hah, tolongo!
Ikeji aremu o remu Ige;
Tolongo!
Sho sho shokurubale;
Shooo, sho!
=DEOLA

TRANSLATION
Two birds strut to the earth;
One, we fuck, and it bended;
The second, we fuck, and it cried;
In a show of show;
It’s a power show!
Another two birds;
Again, strut to the earth;
One’s name is yara adura;
(I.e. we’d be steady for prayer);
Because of ill term death;
The second has okupe (death’s call);
On its right wing;
Abati (abandonment) on its left wing;
In a show of show;
It’s a power show!
Three birds again strut to the earth;
One shouted igi da (tree falls);
Hah! Dele Giwa fell!
The second is:
General crying baby;
The third’s doing bacha bacha;
(I.e. wobbling and fumbling);
In a show of show;
It’s a power show!
See two birds again;
That had strutted to the earth;
One carried tea in its hands;
Hah! MKO drank, tree fell!
The second, a nose hacker;
It hacked Ige’s nose;
In a show of show;
It’s a power show!
=DEOLA

 

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

RE: ENDORSEMENT OF JONATHAN (VANGUARD 6/18/13)



Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
2015 election campaign ti wole;
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
Demonic party’s on the way;
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
Another looting is on the way;
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
APC, gafara hayan ki nkoja;
Oro egole lo wole;
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
Mo ti so teletele;
Ke ye fi jona sere;
Hah, omo kan ko mo nkan!
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
Eni toba fi jona sere;
Kele a gbee!
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
Tchan! Tchan! Tchaaan!
Panranpanparanran;
Ranranran en ranranran;
Panranraaaaaaaa...an. 
RAP:
(Jona npada bo;
O fere de;
O tun fe jeun soke;
O tun fe lagalaga;
O tun fe logologo;
Ese meji go on soun).

Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
Another looting tun tide;
No one’s gonna pass Jona;
Presido oba alase oba!
 Ki le nfi jona pe?
Presido oba alase oba;
Ijaw dudu mini bi aro!
Presido oba alase oba;
Ki le nfi jona pe?
Presido oba alase oba.
=DEOLA

TRANSLATION:

Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
2015 election campaign’s around;
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
Demonic party’s on the way;
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
Another looting is on the way;
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
APC, leave the way for me to pass;
Money matter has come;
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
I have told you before;
Never you mess with Jona;
Hah, the kid knows nothing!
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
Whoever plays Jona;
He or she 'll be in hell;
Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
Tchan! Tchan! Tchaaan!
Panranpanparanran
Ranranran en ranranran;
Panranraaaaaaaa…an 
RAP:
(Jona is coming back;
He is almost arrived;
He wanna eats further;
He wanna dines;
He wanna enjoys;
Both feet, go on).

Boom! Boom! Sigi Sigi!
Another looting has come;
No one’s gonna pass Jona;
What do you take Jona for?
President the almighty king;
A shining black Ijaw man;
Our president almighty king.
=DEOLA
 


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