Olurombi And The Iroko Tree |
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Long ago in a far away land, lived a woman called Olurombi. Olurombi had no children and longed to have a child to love, to hold, to talk to and care for. She decided to go to the great Iroko to ask for a child.
She set off to see Iroko along with so many other people who wanted their wishes granted for one thing or the other.
“O powerful Iroko, please bless my herd this year and I promise to give you my best cow”, pledged a farmer.
“Please great Iroko, bless my household this year and I will give you my fattest ram”, promised a woman.
Olurombi stepped forward and cried, “O powerful Iroko, please grant me a child and I will give this child back to you.”
Not very long afterward, Olurombi gave birth to a beautiful baby. The baby was so beautiful that people came from far and near to see it. Iroko came to collect the baby promised to him. Olurombi begged and begged but Iroko paid no attention to what she said. “You promised me this baby and you must keep your promise.” Iroko took the beautiful baby away but not without a great struggle from Olurombi. Iroko overpowered Olurombi. Olurombi wept and wept but it was all too late.
The people around began to sing a dirge as they watched Iroko carry Olurombi's child away never to be seen again. |
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Everyone pledged a goat, a goat, a goat, Everyone pledged a lamb, a lamb, a lamb, Olurombi pledged her only child, Fair as the golden sun Olurombi at war, Iroko at war. |

The Tortoise & The Dog |
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Long ago the tortoise and the dog were bosom friends. They did everything together. Everything went well until there was a famine. The land became dry and there was no food. Everyone became lean and haggard from hunger. People and animals had to ration the little food there was. Despite the difficult, hard times, everyone went about his or her daily life.
Soon everyone noticed that dog was looking fresh and plump. No sign of the bad times showed on him. They all asked him what was going on and how he was keeping so well while everyone else looked hungry. He would give a false answer each time. Sometimes he would say he had saved up and did not use up his ration as quickly as others. Other times he would say he is not a heavy eater. He just gave lots of reasons that were not the truth.
Tortoise vouched to get the truth out of dog. One day dog was coming home from the fields when tortoise approached him. 'Hello, my dear friend dog. Don't you look fabulous? How long now have we been friends? 'Since we were babies,' dog replied. We should not keep secrets from each other you know?', said tortoise. "Tell me my good friend, how do you manage to remain so fresh and plump when the rest of us are looking so lean and haggard?' Dog would not reveal the secret. But tortoise would not take no for an answer. After probing for so long, dog gave in to tortoise and told him about the farm far away in the middle of the forest where he dug yam tubers from the ground.
It did not take long before tortoise persuaded dog to take him along too. He promised to be good and would not cause any trouble.
In the middle of the night, they set off. Dog brought a small basket to put his yam in. Tortoise on the other hand brought a huge basket to fill up with farm crops for him and his family. It was too late to go back now or they will be caught. The darkness hid them as they crept to the farm dog had discovered. Dog took only one yam tuber but tortoise took three and some other vegetables.
It was nearly morning and they had to go back. Dog carried his basket easily but tortoise's basket was too heavy for him to carry. Dog was a yard ahead of him and tortoise was frightened so he started to sing:
Dog, stop and help me,
Poor dog had no choice but to stop so that tortoise would be quiet at least. He came to help tortoise and as he was re-arranging the yam tubers, the farmer came running because he heard tortoise's song. Tortoise crept into the bushes while poor dog was caught. Tortoise ran home and covered himself with oil pretending to be ill. He tucked two fresh eggs in his mouth. Poor dog told the farmer the whole story but the farmer did not believe him. Dog took him to tortoise's house. When they got in, tortoise was found shivering in his bed, his body glistening like someone sweating and suffering from a high fever. The farmer still did not believe that the tortoise was involved. He asked tortoise if this was true, tortoise could not answer clearly and mumbled because of the eggs in his mouth. Dog was outraged and gave tortoise a slap across the face. This reaction made the first egg crack and it looked as if tortoise was being sick. He gave him another slap and the other egg cracked.
Dog could not prove anything. The farmer then decreed. "For all you stole from me, you will now serve me on the farm and be my sheep dog. You will work hard on the farm as a punishment.' And that is why we have sheep dogs on farms today. They are paying for what the first dog did so long ago. What about tortoise I hear you say? He got away? I am afraid he did this time, after all tortoise is a very cunning and crafty creature. I think he paid dog a visit and apologised. Do you think dog forgave him? |
The Song In Yoruba | |||
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Ododo mi o
Elelo ni o
Sile marun ni
Sile merin nko?
E m’owo re wa
Sile meta nko?
E m’owo re wa
Sile meji nko?
Ko gba sile meji
O ya e wa ma lo
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Moonlight Games (Ere Osupa) | ||
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1 OKO RELUWE Mo le goke, mo le so |
2 EIYE META Eiye melo t'olongo w'aiye |
3 BOJU BOJU Boju boju o |
4 TALO WA N'NU OGBA NA Talo wa n'nu ogba na |
5 BAYI L'AWA N'SERE LO Bayi l'awa n'sere lo |
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2 Ologbo mi kekere Nibo ni'wo ti lo Emi ti lo si oja ni Lati pa omo ekute. |
3 Mo ni ni, mo ni ni. Mo ni ni, mo ni ni. Mo ba'rugbo kan l'odo Mo ni o bun mi l'omi mu O l'oun o bun mi l'omi mu Mo lo s'apa pelenge Mo lo s'ese pelenge B'ikako abi'amo Mi ni mi ni ka yi ko. |
4 ISE NI OGUN `SE ISE NI OGUN SE |
5 OMO KEKERE SA NI EMI Omo kekere sa ni emi |
6 OLOGBO Ekun inu odede |
7 IYAN Iyan funfun lele |
8 IGI ILA Eso re la npe ni ila |
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9 JA ITANNA TO N TAN Ja itanna to n tan, |
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10 PEPEYE ELESE ABEBE Pepeye ti mo ra
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Arewa obinrin larin egun. |
Ahon |
Kilo nkoja l'ojude oba ti ko k'oba. |
Agbara |
Opa tinrin kanle okan orun. |
Ojo |
Kini nkan oba n'ko. |
Abe |
Oruku tindin tindin, oruku tindin tindin, oruku b'igba omo, gbogbo won lo le tiro. |
Ewa |
Oruku tindin tindin……………… Oruku b'igba omo gbogbo won lo y'aje. |
Atare |
Akuko baba mi lai lai, akuko baba mi lai lai, owo ni'nje, ki j'agbado. |
Igbanu |
Pete lo, pete bo. |
Atelese |
Kilo bo s'omi ti ko dun talo. |
Abere |
Ki l'on b' oba jeun ti ko k' ewe. |
Esinsin |
Awe obi kan, a je d'Oyo. |
Ahon |
Oruku tindin tindin……………Oruku b'igba omo, gbogbo won lo de fila. |
Olu |
Won ni ki n mu wa mo mu wa,won ni ki n da p'ada, nko le da pa da. |
Irun |
O nlo s'Oyo, o k'oju s'Oyo, o nbo l'at'Oyo, o k'oju s'Oyo. |
Ilu |
Aso baba mi lai lai, aso baba mi lai lai, eti ni ngbo kii gbo laarin. |
Odo |
Gbogbo ile sun, kanbo o sun. |
Imu |
Oruku tindin tindin……………. Oruku b'igba omo o ko gbogbo won s'ojule kan. |
Atelewo |
Mo ya'gbe rabata, mo f'ewe rabata bo. |
Aiye ati Orun |
O nja ni papa, o nre ni dodo, K'oto de le o so'gba esinsin. |
Igbe |
A duro, o duro; A joko, o joko; a le e, ko lo |
ojiji |
Ikoko rugudu ki'di bo igbe |
Igbin |
A ge lori, a ge nidi o ni oun yio lo s'oro ile baba oun |
Odi eyin |
Orisa kekere a kunle bo adiro |
olota |
Omo iya meta sun ti ara won ni odun meta, won ko ri ara won |
awusa |
Araba nla ko ni "boji |
Oju orun |
A ran omo ni akara, akara de ile saju omo |
ilu gangan |
Ese ina rigidi bo s'omi ko ku |
eyin |
Ile gbajumo kiki igbe-eran, kini o |
Ibepe |
Bi ile gbajumo ti dara to, ko lo'ju o kini o |
Eyin |
Obinrin rogbodo larin egun, kini o |
Ahon |
Ko so, ko ro, ojojumo l'an ta laya. Kini o |
Ilekun |
Aja baba mi kan laelae, aja baba mi kan laelae, ibiti baba ba nlo, aja re ntele e |
Ojiji |
Ile okunrin dara, ko lona, kini o |
Eyin |
A nru lo, ok'oju s'igbo. A nru bo, o k'oju s'orun o. Kini o. |
Kete omi |
Fi faweeli si awon oro wonyi |
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Yoruba |
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Ki l’oruko mi? | |
Je ka lo sere | |
Igi orombo | |
Onje re wa ni yara. |
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Gbogbo yin e fosoke |
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Mo ti joko | |
Dide | |
Mo ti kunle | |
Gbogbo yin e patewo | |
Mo ti dubule |
p o b k l i u w y a d sm gb s h r e f t e g j n o |
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p o b k l i u w y a d sm gb s h r o f t g j n |
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