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Oturupon Meji
ese 1
Pepe, awo ile;
Otita awo ode;
Alapaandede lo kole tan,
Lo kojuu re sodoodo,
Ko kanmi, ko kanke.
O waa kojuu re sodoodo;
A dia fun Oyeepolu,
Omo isoro nife,
Eyi ti iyaa re o fi sile
Ni oun nikan sos lenje lenje.
Igba ti Oyeepolu dagba tan,
Ko mo ohun oro ilee babaa re mo.
Gbogbo nnkan re waa daru.
O wa obinrin ko ri;
Bee ni ko ri ile gbe.
Lo ba meeji keeta,
O looko alawo.
Won ni gbogbo nnkan oro ilee babaa re
To nda a laamu.
Won ni ki o lo
Si oju oori awon babaa re
Ki o maa loo juba.
igba ti o se bee tan,
Lo waa bere sii gbadun araa re
O nlaje,
O lobinrin,
O si bimo pelu.
O ni bee gege ni awon awo oun wi.
Pepe, awo ile;
Otita, awo ode;
Alapaandede lo kole tan,
Lo kojuu re sodoodo;
Ko kanmi, ko kande,
O waa kojuu re sodoodo.
A dia fOyeepolu,
Omo isoro nife,
Oyeepolu o mokan.
Bepo le e koo taale ni,
Emi o mo.Bobi le e koo fii lele ni,
Emi o mo.Boti le e koo taa le ni,
Emi o mo.
Oyeepolu o mokan.
Gbogbo isoro orun,
E sure wa,
E waa gboro yi se.
Pepe, Ifa priest of the inside of the house;
Otita, Ifa priest of outside;
It is the sparrow which builds it's own nest
And puts its entrance face-down in a curve;
The nest neither touches water nor rest on dry land;
But it's entrance points down in a curve
Ifa divination was performed for Oyeepolu,
Offspring of those who perform the ancient rites of Ife;
Whose mother left all alone
When he was very young.
When Oyeepolu grew up,
He did not know all the rites of his family.
His life became unsettled.
He sought a wife to marry but found none.
And he did not have peace in his own home.
He therefore added two cowries to three
And went to an Ifa priest to perform divination.
He was told it was because of the ancient rites of his family
Which he had forgotten
That he was in such confusion.
He was told to go
To the graves of his fathers,
And ask his ancestors for power and authority,
After he had done so,
He started to enjoy his own life.
He had money,
He married a wife,
And he produced children as well.
He said that is exactly what his Ifa priest predicted.
Pepe, Ifa priest ot the inside of the house;
Otita, Ifa priest of the outside.
It is the sparrow which builds it's own nest
and puts it's entrance face-down in a curve.
The nest neither touches water nor rest on dry land;
But it's entrance points down in a curve.
Ifa divination was performed for Oyeepolu,Offspring of those who perform the ancient rites of Ife;
Oyeepolu did not know anything.
If oil is the first thing to be poured on the ground,
I do not know.If kolanut is the first thing to be put on the ground,
I do not know.
If wine is the first thing to be poured on the ground,
I do not know.
Oyeepolu did not know anything.
All the divinities and ancestors of heaven,
hasten here,
And help us perform this ritual.
ase
ese 2
osa pe ire aje
irunmole pe ire omo
osa pe ire aiku
osa pe ibi ti a gbe ri agbalagba osa l'ori ate
osa says that where we see the elderly dieties on the tray
osa pe k'a lo bo egun eleru
osa says we should make an offering to egun eleru
osa pe egun eleru na pelu atokun re, on ore re
osa says this egun eleru along with his escort, his friend
ki won k'o ru'bo
they should make an offering
ki won ki o ma pa ara won
so that they would not kill each other
atokun egun eleru yi, on ore re
this escort egun eleru and his friend
ki won k'o ma pa ara won ebo re ni ki won ko ru
so that they would not kill each other an offering is to be made
ida kan nbe l'owo won
each held a sword
osa pe ki won k'o fi ida na ru'bo
osa says they should offer their swords as an offering
ki o ma wa fi ida na pa ore re
so that one would not kill his friend with his sword
bi osa ti wi nu
as osa has spoken
o ko ri ona ti osa gba ti fi je be?
don't you see the way that osa says this is so?
igbo nla ni mu'ni mu ori
a big forest covers a person completely
a da fun egun a bu fun agunfon
cast for egun and shared with agunfon
o ri egun
you see egun
won ni ki o ru'bo
they said he should make an offering
ki o ma pa ore re
so that he would not kill his friend
agunfon ni awon kini wonyi won nfe te?
agunfon said, what do these people want?
won ko mo ohun ti won nso
they don't know what they are saying
ore on ni yio wa pa on?
my friend would kill me?
won ko won ko ru'bo
they refused to make the offering
esu ni won ko ru'bo
esu said, they did not make the offering
won ni hen
they said yes
o wa di ijo ti egun yio wa ja'de
they came for egun to come out
agunfon wa bo si iwaju egun
agunfon came in front of egun
be iwaju egun ni agunfon ma njo
so in front of egun agunfon was dancing
agunfon sa njo lo se, o un'mu emu ni won nlu
agunfon was dancing on, and they were drumming intentions
nigbati o ba se onilu a ni
after awhile the drums said
o le se bi o ti nse. be l'ori danu, be l'ori danu
you cannot do like you used to do. cut off his head, cut off his head.
nigbati o di ekan ti egun gbe ida ise ti agunfon bere bayi
the very first time egun took his sword when agunfon bent down like this
l'o ba gbe, l'o gbe ori re ka'ri
he did it and he put his head on his own head
ni won wa npe e o wa wo atari ehuru l'ori egun
and they were saying look at ehurus head on the head of egun
egun ba mi'nu pa ore re je o
so egun killed his friend
l'o ba gbe ori re
and took his head
ni esu wa njo, ni esu nyo
and esu was dancing, esu was rejoicing
o ni be ni awo ti enu on se rere wi
that his diviners had spoken the truth
igbo nla ni bi'mu ori
the big forest covers a person completely
da fun egun a bu fun agunfon
ibi ti osa pe ki ore on ore ru'bo
this is where osa says two friends should make an offering
ki won k'o ma pa ara won nu
so that they do not kill each other
osa su ni be, irunmole i le le
as osa says, the immortals ordain it
ase
ese 1
Pepe, awo ile;
Otita awo ode;
Alapaandede lo kole tan,
Lo kojuu re sodoodo,
Ko kanmi, ko kanke.
O waa kojuu re sodoodo;
A dia fun Oyeepolu,
Omo isoro nife,
Eyi ti iyaa re o fi sile
Ni oun nikan sos lenje lenje.
Igba ti Oyeepolu dagba tan,
Ko mo ohun oro ilee babaa re mo.
Gbogbo nnkan re waa daru.
O wa obinrin ko ri;
Bee ni ko ri ile gbe.
Lo ba meeji keeta,
O looko alawo.
Won ni gbogbo nnkan oro ilee babaa re
To nda a laamu.
Won ni ki o lo
Si oju oori awon babaa re
Ki o maa loo juba.
igba ti o se bee tan,
Lo waa bere sii gbadun araa re
O nlaje,
O lobinrin,
O si bimo pelu.
O ni bee gege ni awon awo oun wi.
Pepe, awo ile;
Otita, awo ode;
Alapaandede lo kole tan,
Lo kojuu re sodoodo;
Ko kanmi, ko kande,
O waa kojuu re sodoodo.
A dia fOyeepolu,
Omo isoro nife,
Oyeepolu o mokan.
Bepo le e koo taale ni,
Emi o mo.Bobi le e koo fii lele ni,
Emi o mo.Boti le e koo taa le ni,
Emi o mo.
Oyeepolu o mokan.
Gbogbo isoro orun,
E sure wa,
E waa gboro yi se.
Pepe, Ifa priest of the inside of the house;
Otita, Ifa priest of outside;
It is the sparrow which builds it's own nest
And puts its entrance face-down in a curve;
The nest neither touches water nor rest on dry land;
But it's entrance points down in a curve
Ifa divination was performed for Oyeepolu,
Offspring of those who perform the ancient rites of Ife;
Whose mother left all alone
When he was very young.
When Oyeepolu grew up,
He did not know all the rites of his family.
His life became unsettled.
He sought a wife to marry but found none.
And he did not have peace in his own home.
He therefore added two cowries to three
And went to an Ifa priest to perform divination.
He was told it was because of the ancient rites of his family
Which he had forgotten
That he was in such confusion.
He was told to go
To the graves of his fathers,
And ask his ancestors for power and authority,
After he had done so,
He started to enjoy his own life.
He had money,
He married a wife,
And he produced children as well.
He said that is exactly what his Ifa priest predicted.
Pepe, Ifa priest ot the inside of the house;
Otita, Ifa priest of the outside.
It is the sparrow which builds it's own nest
and puts it's entrance face-down in a curve.
The nest neither touches water nor rest on dry land;
But it's entrance points down in a curve.
Ifa divination was performed for Oyeepolu,Offspring of those who perform the ancient rites of Ife;
Oyeepolu did not know anything.
If oil is the first thing to be poured on the ground,
I do not know.If kolanut is the first thing to be put on the ground,
I do not know.
If wine is the first thing to be poured on the ground,
I do not know.
Oyeepolu did not know anything.
All the divinities and ancestors of heaven,
hasten here,
And help us perform this ritual.
ase
ese 2
osa pe ire aje
irunmole pe ire omo
osa pe ire aiku
osa pe ibi ti a gbe ri agbalagba osa l'ori ate
osa says that where we see the elderly dieties on the tray
osa pe k'a lo bo egun eleru
osa says we should make an offering to egun eleru
osa pe egun eleru na pelu atokun re, on ore re
osa says this egun eleru along with his escort, his friend
ki won k'o ru'bo
they should make an offering
ki won ki o ma pa ara won
so that they would not kill each other
atokun egun eleru yi, on ore re
this escort egun eleru and his friend
ki won k'o ma pa ara won ebo re ni ki won ko ru
so that they would not kill each other an offering is to be made
ida kan nbe l'owo won
each held a sword
osa pe ki won k'o fi ida na ru'bo
osa says they should offer their swords as an offering
ki o ma wa fi ida na pa ore re
so that one would not kill his friend with his sword
bi osa ti wi nu
as osa has spoken
o ko ri ona ti osa gba ti fi je be?
don't you see the way that osa says this is so?
igbo nla ni mu'ni mu ori
a big forest covers a person completely
a da fun egun a bu fun agunfon
cast for egun and shared with agunfon
o ri egun
you see egun
won ni ki o ru'bo
they said he should make an offering
ki o ma pa ore re
so that he would not kill his friend
agunfon ni awon kini wonyi won nfe te?
agunfon said, what do these people want?
won ko mo ohun ti won nso
they don't know what they are saying
ore on ni yio wa pa on?
my friend would kill me?
won ko won ko ru'bo
they refused to make the offering
esu ni won ko ru'bo
esu said, they did not make the offering
won ni hen
they said yes
o wa di ijo ti egun yio wa ja'de
they came for egun to come out
agunfon wa bo si iwaju egun
agunfon came in front of egun
be iwaju egun ni agunfon ma njo
so in front of egun agunfon was dancing
agunfon sa njo lo se, o un'mu emu ni won nlu
agunfon was dancing on, and they were drumming intentions
nigbati o ba se onilu a ni
after awhile the drums said
o le se bi o ti nse. be l'ori danu, be l'ori danu
you cannot do like you used to do. cut off his head, cut off his head.
nigbati o di ekan ti egun gbe ida ise ti agunfon bere bayi
the very first time egun took his sword when agunfon bent down like this
l'o ba gbe, l'o gbe ori re ka'ri
he did it and he put his head on his own head
ni won wa npe e o wa wo atari ehuru l'ori egun
and they were saying look at ehurus head on the head of egun
egun ba mi'nu pa ore re je o
so egun killed his friend
l'o ba gbe ori re
and took his head
ni esu wa njo, ni esu nyo
and esu was dancing, esu was rejoicing
o ni be ni awo ti enu on se rere wi
that his diviners had spoken the truth
igbo nla ni bi'mu ori
the big forest covers a person completely
da fun egun a bu fun agunfon
ibi ti osa pe ki ore on ore ru'bo
this is where osa says two friends should make an offering
ki won k'o ma pa ara won nu
so that they do not kill each other
osa su ni be, irunmole i le le
as osa says, the immortals ordain it
ase