Friday, February 14, 2014

Happy Valentine's day!

This is a re-post from last year's valentine's day. Maybe we can get the whole thing translated to English this time so I can post it side by side for our non Yoruba speakers? We got only the 1st 5 lines translated last year. If fully translated to english, I volunteer to read the poem at our meeting this Saturday, in Yoruba, and some one else can read the English translation side by side. So how about it?







A Serenade in Yoruba 

Wi fun mi, Olufe mi,
Iwo eni ti okan mi fe,
Fi ona ife re han mi,
Ki emi ma d'abi alaare,
 Ti o n s'ina kaa kiri,
Bi agbo ti o so nu,

Ereke re wu mi,
Orun re si dun wo pelu ileke,
Fi akara didun da mi duro,
Fi eso igi tu mi ninu,
Nitori aisan ife n'se mi.

Dide olufe mi,
Arewa mi kan na a,
Ki o si ja de, ka lo,
Adaba mi, je ki emi o ri oju re,
Nitori oju re si lewa,
Je ki emi gbo ohun re,
Ni tori didun ni ohun re.
Aisan ife nse mi, olufe mi,
Iwo eni ti okan mi fe.

Adapted from & inspired by the Songs of Solomon...
Happy upcoming Valentine's day,
to all great Yodaaites!

Translate single lines to English if you dare, below in the comments section...




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