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Saturday, April 19, 2014

IN MY FATHER’S HOUSE!!!

This life;

Our life;

Different shade;

O' people:

The white!

The black!

Different shade;

O' characters:

The good!

The bad!

Side by side;

They dwell.

Eye melo;

Tolongo waye;

Eye melo;

Tolongo waye o!

Okan dudu aro o;

Tolongo!

Okan rere osun o;

Tolongo!

Some are crying;

Some are happy;

Some are fed;

Some are hungry;

This life;

Our life;

Different shade;

O' people;

The white!

The black!

Different shade;

O' characters:

The good!

The bad!

Side by side;

They dwell.

Eye melo;

Tolongo waye;

Eye melo;

Tolongo waye o;

Okan dudu aro o;

Tolongo!

=DEOLA

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

PRESIDENTIAL SHAKARA!!!

We go fish 'em!

We go book 'em!

Always shakara;

Another shakara;

Shaka-shaka;

Hear shakara.

"This Boko-haram;

Is temporary."

Jona is shakara;

Shaka-shaka;

Another shakara.

"We promise;

We'll get over it."

Beat it, please!

That is how;

You dey shakara;

Shaka-shaka;

Another shakara.

We go fish 'em!

We go book 'em!

Always shakara;

Another shakara;

Shaka-shaka;

Hear shakara.

=DEOLA

ABUJA: APRIL 14, 2014!!!

Come see democracy;

Eeh ya!

Everything's Crazy;

Eeh ya!

Gachi democracy o;

Eeeh ya!

E wa wo democracy;

Eeeh ya!

Come see democracy;

Killing, killing;

And killing;

Eeeh ya oo;

Eeeh ya!

Today 200 killed;

Eeeh ya!

Yesterday 100 died;

Eeeh ya!

Bombing here;

And there;

Killing, killing;

And killing;

Eeeh ya oo;

Eeeh ya!

Aye democracy o;

Eeeh ya ooo;

Killing, killing;

And killing;

Eeeh ya!

Nigeria is wogolot;

Everything dey;

Bend bend do;

Eeeh ya!

Killing, killing;

And killing;

Eeeh ya oo;

Eh eeeh ya!!!

=DEOLA

Saturday, April 12, 2014

PLENTIFUL NONSENSE!!!

Plentiful nonsense;

Nonsense plentiful;

Plenty plentiful;

Plentiful nonsense;

Laputu repete;

Repete lau;

Lau lau;

Laputu repete.

No break;

No jam o;

See them stealing;

Left and right;

No break;

No jam o;

Lo, the poor man;

Looking amazed;

As the stealing;

Is going on;

Sepe-sepe!

[sepe-sepe=nonstop]

Plentiful nonsense;

Nonsense plentiful;

Plenty plentiful;

Plentiful nonsense;

Laputu repete;

Repete lau;

Lau lau;

Laputu repete.

Fayose comes;

He steals;

He goes;

Coming back again;

For another steal;

Plentiful nonsense;

Nonsense plentiful;

Plenty plentiful;

Plentiful nonsense;

Laputu repete;

Repete lau;

Lau lau;

Laputu repete.

Eni, eji, eta, erin...

[1,2,3,4...]

Fellow Nigerians o;

We too wo-wo!

[wo-wo=gullible]

Fellow Ekiti o;

We too mumu!

[mumu=stupid]

Fellow Ekiti o;

[Ekiti=state in Niigeria]

We plenty mumu;

Plentiful nonsense;

Nonsense plentiful;

Plenty plentiful;

Plentiful nonsense;

Laputu repete;

Repete lau;

Lau lau;

Laputu repete.

=DEOLA

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

DIEZALINSIOSIS!!!

Diezani pa wa;

Gbe wa pon lekan;

Ayaba lo je!

Gbogbo agbara;

Lowo re lo wa;

Carry go;

Tete pa wa;

Gbe wa pon lekan;

Mumu ni wa!

Jonathan pa wa;

Gbe wa pon lekan;

Mumu ni wa!

Go on soun;

Tete pa wa;

Gbe wa pon lekan;

Nitori Ijaw ni e!

You and Diezani;

Gbogbo agbara;

Lowo yin lo wa;

E pa wa;

Gbe wa pon lekan;

Mumu ni wa!

TRANSLATION

Diezani, kill us;

Back us at once;

U’re the king’s wife;

You’ve gotten;

The whole might;

In your hands;

Tarry not!

Get us killed;

Back us at once;

We are fools!

Jonathan, kill us;

Back us at once;

We are fools!

Hurry up;

Get us killed

Back us at once;

U are Ijaw man!

You and Diezani;

Tarry not!

You’ve gotten;

The whole might;

In your hands;

Get us killed;

Back us at once;

We are rubbish!

=DEOLA

Saturday, March 8, 2014

IN MY HEART!!!

One thing!

Just one thing;

I like to do;

If I get my way;

Prior I die;

I like to go;

Into space;

1, 2, 3, pow!

And, Deola;

Goes to walk;

On the moon.

I'd traveled on;

The river Niger;

To the spot;

It meets Benue;

I'd traveled on;

High waves;

O'atlantic ocean;

Sixteen days;

Sixteen nights;

Had ridden on;

Electric bullet;

Amtrak USA!

Had ridden on;

Chopper, airbus;

But, one thing!

Just one thing;

Lord!

I like to do;

If I get my way;

Prior I die;

I like to go;

Into space;

1, 2, 3, pow!

And, Deola;

Stands on;

The moon;

Saluting USA;

The country;

O'the braves;

And explorer!

=DEOLA

Friday, March 7, 2014

CHILD-N-DESTINY!!!

He comes, and goes;

Hah, the man is;

My georaphy teacher;

In VCI.

He speaks in tongue;

Cirrus cirrocumulus!

Cirrostratus altocumulus!

Altostratus nimbostratus!

Stratocumulus stratus!

Cumulus cumulonimbus!

He goes, and come;

Speaks another tongue;

Yardangs Zuegen!

Mesotrophic oligotrophic!

Ox-bow tombolo!

Everyone in class;

Would be stilled:

Pam pam pam;

In this dead silence;

In my heart;

A prayer surges:

Oh, lord;

Jesus Christ;

My lord!

Amen, amen, amen!

You'd take me;

To see yardangs;

Amen, amen, amen!

Cirrus cirrocumulus!

Cirrostratus altocumulus!

Altostratus nimbostratus!

Stratocumulus stratus!

Cumulonimbuuuus!

Amen, amen, amen!

Allahu akbarrrr!

Amen, amen, amen!

God takes me;

To see them;

Now, I've seen them;

Cirrus cirrocumulus!

I've seen it!

Cirrostratus altocumulus!

I've seen it!

Altostratus nimbostratus!

I've seen it!

Stratocumulus stratus!

I've seen it!

Cumulus cumulonimbus!

I've seen it!

I love my teacher;

Up VCI!

Mr. Makanju aka Tombolo;

Up VCI!

Victory College;

Foster mother;

O'great mind!!!

=DEOLA

Sunday, March 2, 2014

Baby mi ;
Orekelewa o;
Ti nba newo eh;
Ti nba newo o;
Waka jeun uku wa o;
Ti nba newo o;
Baby mi;
Ti nba newo eh;
Owo nbo o;
Ti nba newo o;
Look, owo nbo;
Kawa, and see;
Owo nbo o;
Tete gbemileke o;
Owo nbo o...
=DEOLA
[my Ondo lokili dialect style]

TRANSLATION:
My baby;
My pretty;
Support me;
If I'm rich;
We'll enjoy;
Come, look!
Money's coming;
Tarry not;
Support me;
Money's coming...
=DEOLA