Wew! this isnt easy...this old style yoruba which very difficult to convey its meanings in english
Ofun Irete
epo se e je'su
palm oil is better to eat with yam
isu se e j'epo
yam is better to eat with palm oil
akaso dun-un g'aka
a laddder is good to climb a rafter/wall
obinrin se e ba sun j'okunrin lo
its better for a woman to sleep with a man
okunrin se e sun ti j'obinrin lo
it is better for a man to sleep with a woman
b'okunrin ba n b'okunrin sun
If a man sleeps with another man
bii koko, bii oowo
it will result into lumps, boils,
bi iku bi agbaaarin
death(relates to skin infection)
b'obunrin ba n obinrin sun
if a woman sleeps with a woman
bi epete bi oorun
you will get bad odour, dirt
bi erofo bi eeri
you will get irritaion and murk
b'okunrin ba n b'obinrin sun
when a man sleeps with a woman
b'obinrin ba nsun t'okunrin
when a woman sleeps with a man
bi enf'ola yun'pun
its like a feeling of having so much riches
bi enf'ola yun'ra
its like the riches/wealth is felt in your body
igi Ofun-O-Rete lo ro gangan-olele
the stick of ofun o rete stands up and is turgid
dia fun Apon-Ako
this is what we gave the single man (bachelor)
ti nlo ree fi Olele omo Olofa saya
he went to go like(marry) Olele the child of olofa
Apon p'Olele o je o
he called olele but she did not answer
ko ju ohun ti'fa n se lo o
it is not more than what ifa can do
ko ju ohun t'Ebora n se lo o
its not more than what those who cover themselves can do
Ofun Irete
epo se e je'su
palm oil is better to eat with yam
isu se e j'epo
yam is better to eat with palm oil
akaso dun-un g'aka
a laddder is good to climb a rafter/wall
obinrin se e ba sun j'okunrin lo
its better for a woman to sleep with a man
okunrin se e sun ti j'obinrin lo
it is better for a man to sleep with a woman
b'okunrin ba n b'okunrin sun
If a man sleeps with another man
bii koko, bii oowo
it will result into lumps, boils,
bi iku bi agbaaarin
death(relates to skin infection)
b'obunrin ba n obinrin sun
if a woman sleeps with a woman
bi epete bi oorun
you will get bad odour, dirt
bi erofo bi eeri
you will get irritaion and murk
b'okunrin ba n b'obinrin sun
when a man sleeps with a woman
b'obinrin ba nsun t'okunrin
when a woman sleeps with a man
bi enf'ola yun'pun
its like a feeling of having so much riches
bi enf'ola yun'ra
its like the riches/wealth is felt in your body
igi Ofun-O-Rete lo ro gangan-olele
the stick of ofun o rete stands up and is turgid
dia fun Apon-Ako
this is what we gave the single man (bachelor)
ti nlo ree fi Olele omo Olofa saya
he went to go like(marry) Olele the child of olofa
Apon p'Olele o je o
he called olele but she did not answer
ko ju ohun ti'fa n se lo o
it is not more than what ifa can do
ko ju ohun t'Ebora n se lo o
its not more than what those who cover themselves can do