Oturupon Meji: Yoruba/English

[Toyin Falola]

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Oturupon Meji

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.

Aiye loja Orun Nile O!!

Osunkoya-Ifayomi

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