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ORIKI ILE BABA WA (Praise Poetry for Alhaji Mustapha Onanuga)
Omo alarala ogbadamugbadamu,
Omo ajoroba biro,
Omo iko mu ole, ele wo, ko wo peren, onirun a mu,
Omo sukusaya re ko fi esuru gbadi,
Konde s’ayo re, ko fi ijara gbadi,
Omo aro bi eke
Omo eleyinkule Adegbure
Omo elese sesese l’ona Ejinrin
Omo owowo leku
Orisa je nla, je nla ki nto onile we o o,
Omo afi igba sa owo l’oke Imoro,
K’ero ya, kon wo bu’no,
Omo Kabiyesi Oba mi’ren genegene,
Omo Oba Ogbagba Anikilaiya sa ogun,
Omo Ogbagba a gba’te wo’le,
Omo Ogbagba abogun sa’re karakara n’oja,
Oba mi’ren, ile mi titi,
Alaiye Daji.
Traditional / Onanuga Family
EDITOR’S NOTE
Originally published in PM News on 23 Aug 2006, p. 8. This diplomatic transcription preserves the wording and lineation visible in the archived page.