Baba lo s’oko;
O ni ki ma lo ‘sodo;
Mama lo s’oja;
O ni ki nma lo s’odo;
Mo pamo lo s’odo;
Mo re odo lowe;
Mo de odo;
Mo b’olu omi;
Ebora oloju meje;
Eemo, ajan tiele!
Igboran sanju ebo o;
Eemo re o!
Ajan tiele!
Ero bami ki baba mi;
Eemo, ajan tiele!
Igboran sanju ebo o;
Eemo, ajan tiele!
E bami ki mama mi;
Eemo, ajan tiele!
Igboran sanju ebo o;
Eemo, ajan tiele!
Mo ti d’omo olu omi;
Eemo, ajan tiele!
Igboran sanju ebo o;
Eemo, ajan tiele!
Ewe to bo s’agbo;
O ti di agbo;
Eemo, ajan tiele!
Igboran sanju ebo o;
Eemo re o!
Ajan tiele!!!
=DEOLA
TRANSLATION
Da’s gone to farm;
He’d fore-warned me;
Not go to the river;
Mom’s gone to market;
She’d fore-warned me;
Not to go to the river;
I slip to go to the river;
I went to swim;
I go in the water;
Behold, the mermaid;
Emerged to take me away;
A seven eyed demon!
I’m doomed!
A forewarning is:
Better than sacrifice;
I’m doomed!
Greet my dad;
I’m doomed!
A forewarning is:
Better than sacrifice;
It’s finished!
Greet my mom;
I’m doomed!
A forewarning is:
Better than sacrifice;
It’s finished!
I have become;
Child o’ mermaid;
I’m doomed!
A forewarning is:
Better than sacrifice;
It’s finished!
A leaf that falls;
Into a portion;
Is, also, a portion;
I’m doomed!
A forewarning is:
Better than sacrifice;
It’s finished!
=DEOLA
TRANSLATION
ReplyDeleteDad’s gone to farm;
He’d fore-warned me;
Not go to the river;
Mom’s gone to market;
She’d fore-warned me;
Not to go to the river;
I slip to go to the river;
I went to swim;
I go in the water;
Behold, the mermaid;
Emerged to take me away;
A seven eyed demon!
I’m doomed!
A forewarning is:
Better than sacrifice;
I’m doomed!
Greet my dad;
I’m doomed!
A forewarning is:
Better than sacrifice;
It’s finished!
Greet my mom;
I’m doomed!
A forewarning is:
Better than sacrifice;
It’s finished!
I have become;
Child o’ mermaid;
I’m doomed!
A forewarning is:
Better than sacrifice;
It’s finished!
A leaf that falls;
Into a portion;
Is, also, a portion;
I’m doomed!
A forewarning is:
Better than sacrifice;
It’s finished!
=DEOLA