Ìránti Aadọta Ọdún ti Ọ̀gágun Adékúnlé Fájuyi fi ara rẹ ji fún Àlejò rẹ, Olóri-Ogun àkọ́kọ́ Aguiyi Ironsi: Fifty years’ celebration of Late Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi an epitome of Loyalty

Yorùbá fẹ́ràn àlejò púpọ̀. Ìwà ti ọmọ ilú lè hù ti yio fa ibinú, bi àlejò bá hu irú ìwà bẹ́ ẹ̀, wọn yio ni àlejò ni, ki wọn fori ji i. Òwe Yorùbá ti ó sọ wi pé “Ojú àlejò ni a ti njẹ igbèsè, ẹhin rẹ la nsaán”. Eyi fi hàn bi Yorùbá ti fẹ́ràn lati ma ṣe àlejò tó.

Ìbàdàn ni olú-ilú ipinlẹ̀ Yorùbá ni Ìwọ̀-Oorun Nigeria tẹ́lẹ̀ ki Ìjọba Ológun ti Aguiyi Ironsi ti jẹ Olóri tó kó gbogbo ipinlẹ̀ Nigeria pọ si aarin lẹhin ti wọn fi ibọn gba Ìjọba lọ́wọ́ Òṣèlú ni aadọta ọdún sẹhin. Lẹhin oṣù keje ni aadọta ọdún sẹhin, àwọn Ológun fi ibọn gba Ìjọba ni igbà keji. Ti àkọ́kọ́ ṣẹlẹ̀ nigbati wọn fi ibọn lé àwọn Òṣèlú àkọ́kọ́ lẹhin òmìnira kúrò ni ọjọ́ karùndinlógún, oṣù kini ọdún Ẹdẹgbaalemẹrindinlaadọrin. Lẹhin oṣù meje, àwọn Ológun tún fi ibọn gbà Ìjọba lọ́wọ́ àwọn Ológun ti wọn fi ibọn gbé wọlé ti Aguiyi Ironsi jẹ olóri rẹ. Lára Ìjọba Ológun àkọ́kọ ti Ọ̀gágun Aguiyi Ironsi ti jẹ́ Olóri Ìjọba ni wọn ti fi Ọ̀gágun Adékúnlé Fájuyi jẹ Olóri ni ipinlẹ̀ Yorùbá dipò Òṣèlú Ládòkè Akintọ́lá ti àwọn Ológun pa.

Military incursion in Nigeria – 1966

Ọ̀gágun Adékúnlé Fájuyi gba Olóri-ogun Aguiyi Ironsi ni àlejò ni ibùgbé Ìjọba ni Ìbàdàn nigbati àwọn Ológun dé lati fi ibọn gba Ìjọba ni igbà keji. Nigbati àwọn Ajagun dé lati gbé Olóri Ogun Aguiyi Ironsi lọ, gẹ́gẹ́ bi àṣà Yorùbá, Ọ̀gágun Adékúnlé Fájuyi bẹ̀bẹ̀ ki wọn fi àlejò òhun silẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n wọn kọ. Ọ̀gágun Adékúnlé Fájuyi fi ara rẹ ji pé ti wọn ba ma a gbee, ki wọn gbé òhun pẹ̀lú. Nitori eyi àwọn Ológun gbe pẹ̀lú àlejò rẹ wọn si pa wọ́n pọ ni Ìbàdàn.

Ni ọjọ́ kọkandinlọgbọn oṣù keje ọdún Ẹgbàálémẹ́rindinlógún, ilú péjọ pẹ̀lú ẹbi àti ará ni Adó-Èkìtì lati ṣe iranti Olóògbé Ọ̀gágun Adékúnlé Fájuyi fún iranti iwà iṣòótọ ti ó hù titi dé ojú ikú pẹ̀lú àlejò àti ọ̀gá rẹ Olóri Ogun Aguiyi Ironsi ni aadọta ọdún sẹhin.

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Originally posted 2016-07-29 22:27:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Òjò nrọ̀ si kòtò, gegele mbinú – The rain is filling up the gully to the annoyance of the hill

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Ójò rẹpẹtẹ – Heavy rain

Bi inú ọpọ ti ndùn, ni inú ẹlòmíràn mbàjẹ́ ni àsikò òjò. Yorùbá ni orin fún igbà ti kò ba si òjò, igbà ti òjò bá ṣẹ̀ṣẹ̀ bẹ̀rẹ̀ si rọ̀, tàbi ti ó bá nrọ̀ lọ́wọ́ àti bi òjò bá pọ̀jù. Ẹ gbọ́ àwọn orin wọnyi pàtàki bi àwọn ọmọ ilé-iwé alakọbẹrẹ ti nkọ orin òjò.

Ọmọdé nṣeré ninú òjò – Children playing in the rain

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As many are happy, so are many sad during the raining season. Yoruba has various songs to depict, requesting for rain, or when the rain has just begun, or when the rain is affecting outdoor activities particularly for children or when the rain is too much. Listen to some of the songs for the rain that Primary School children often sing.

Òjò rọ̀ ki ilẹ̀ tutù
Ọlọrun eji ò

Òjò má a rọ̀, òjò má a rọ̀
Ìtura lo jẹ́,
Òjò má a rọ̀, òjò má a rọ̀
Ìtura lo jẹ́.

Òjò nrọ̀ ṣeré ninú ilé
Má wọnú òjò
Ki aṣọ rẹ̀ má bà tutù
Ki òtútù má bà mú ẹ

Ójò dá kúrò́
Pada wá lọjọ́ míràn
Ọmọ kekere fẹ́ ṣèré

Originally posted 2015-02-17 19:37:00. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

BÍBẸ̀ ÈKÓ WÒ FÚN Ọ̀SẸ̀ KAN (ỌJỌ́ KEJÌ) – Visiting Lagos for a Week (Day 2)

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Originally posted 2013-04-05 20:52:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Wi wé Gèlè Ìgbàlódé – How to tie Modern Head Scarfs

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Originally posted 2015-07-07 19:41:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Iwájú lèrò mbá èrò – Kò si ohun téni kan ṣe, téni kò ṣe ri” – “There is always someone ahead – Nothing is new”

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Ọ̀rọ̀ ijinlẹ àti Òwe Yorùbá wà lati fi kọ́ ọgbọ́n àti imò bi èniyàn ti lè gbé igbésí ayé rere. Ọ̀gá àgbà ninú Olórin ilẹ̀ aláwọ̀-dúdú (Olóyè, Olùdarí Ebenezer Obey) kọ ninú orin ni èdè Yorùbá pé “ki lẹni kan ṣe, tẹni kan ò ṣe ri?” Kò si owó, ọlá, ipò, agbára ti èniyàn ni, ti kò si ẹni tó ni ri tàbi ti ẹni ti ó mbọ̀ lẹhin kò lè ni.

Iwájú lèrò mbá èro – Tug of War Game.

Ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá ti ó sọ pé “Iwájú lèrò mbá èrò” ṣe gba ẹni ti kò bá ni ìtẹ́lọ́rùn ni ìmọ̀ràn. Ọjọ́ ori nlọ sókè ṣùgbọ́n ki wá lẹ̀. Ai ni ìtẹ́lọ́rùn ló fa ki àgbàlagbà jowú ọmọdé nitori ọmọ àná ti ó rò pé kò lè da nkankan ti da nkan, tàbi ki ọ̀gá ilé-iṣẹ́ ma jowú ọmọ iṣẹ́. Bi a bá ṣe akiyesi eré ije “Fi fa Okun” a o ri pé àwọn kan wà ni iwájú, bẹni àwọn kan wà lẹhin. Èyi fihàn pé, “Ibi ti àgbà bá wà lọmọdé mba”, ṣùgbọ́n àgbà ti ṣe ọmọdé ri.

Ai ni ìtẹ́lọ́rùn lè fà ikú ójiji nitori àìsàn ẹ̀jẹ̀-riru, irònú, ijiyà iṣẹ́ ibi, olè jijà, ija, gbigbé oògùn olóró, èrú ṣi ṣe, àti bẹ́ẹ̀-bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ. Bi èniyàn bá kọ́ ọgbọ́n ninú ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá ti ó sọ pé “Iwájú lèrò mbá èro” yi, à ri pé, kò si ipò ti òhún wà ti kò si ẹni ti ó wà nibẹ̀ ṣáájú tàbi lẹhin òhun. Ìmọ̀ yi kò ni jẹ́ ki èniyàn ṣi iwà hù, tàbi binú ẹni keji. Ó ṣe pàtàki gẹ́gẹ́ bi ikan ninú orin (Olóyè Olùdari Ebenezer Obey), pe “Ipò ki pò, ti a lè wà, ká má a dúpẹ́ ló tọ́”.

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Originally posted 2015-08-25 20:10:57. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Oríkì Àjọbí, Àṣà Yorùbá ti ó nparẹ́ lọ – Family Lineage Odes, a Dying Yoruba Culture

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Oríkì* jẹ ọ̀rọ̀ ìwúrí ti Yorùbá ma nlò lati fi sọ ìtàn àṣà àti ìṣe ìdílé lati ìran dé ìran. Ninú oríkì ni a ti lè mọ ìtàn ìṣẹ̀dálẹ̀ ẹbí ẹni àti ohun ti a mọ ìdílé mọ́, bí i irú iṣẹ ti wọn nṣe ni ìdílé, oriṣiriṣi èdè ìbílẹ̀ Yorùbá, oúnjẹ ti wọn njẹ àti èyí ti wọn ki i jẹ, ẹ̀sìn ìdílé, àdúgbò ti wọ́n tẹ̀dó si tàbi ìlú ti a ti ṣẹ̀ wá, àṣeyọrí ti wọn ti ṣe ni ìran ẹni àti bẹ́ ẹ̀ bẹ́ ẹ̀ lọ.

Ni inú oríkì ti a ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ si i kọ, a ó ri àpẹrẹ ohun ti Yorùbá ṣe ma a nsọ oríkì pàtàki fún iwuri nigbati ọkùnrin, obinrin, ọmọdé àti ẹbí ẹni bá ṣe ohun rere bi ìṣílé, ìgbéyàwó, àṣeyorí ni ilé-iwé, oyè jijẹ tàbi ni ayé òde òni, àjọyọ̀ ọjọ́ ìbí.

Oríkì jẹ ikan ninú àṣà Yorùbá ti ó ti nparẹ́, nitori ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọmọ Yorùbá bẹ̀rẹ̀ si kọ èdè àti àṣà wọn sílẹ̀ fún èdè Gẹ̀ẹ́sí. Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò àpẹrẹ oríkì ti ìyá Olùkọ̀wé yi sọ fún ni ibi ayẹyẹ ọjọ́ ìbí rẹ̀ ni ojú ìwé yi. A ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ si kọ oríkì oriṣiriṣi ìdílé Yorùbá.

Ọmọ ẹlẹ́ja ò tú mù kẹkẹ
Ọmọ a mẹ́ja yan ẹja
Ọmọ ò sùn mẹ́gbẹ̀wá ti dọ̀ ara rẹ̀
Ọmọ gbàsè gbàsè kẹ́ ṣọbinrin lọyin
Ọmọ kai, eó gbé si yàn ún
Ọmọ a mú gbìrín eó b’ọ̀dìdẹ̀
Ìṣò mó bọ, òwíyé wàarè
Ọmọ adáṣọ bù á lẹ̀ jẹ
Ọmọ a má bẹ̀rẹ̀ gúnyán k’àdó gbèrìgbè mọ mọ̀
Ọmọ a yan eó meka run
Ọmọ a mẹ́ kìka kàn yan ẹsinsun t’ọrẹ
É e ṣojú un ríro, ìṣẹ̀dálẹ̀ rin ni
Ọmọ a mi malu ṣ’ọdún ìgbàgbọ́
Ọmọ elési a gbàrùnbọ̀ morun
Ọmọ elési a gbàdá mo yóko
Èsì li sunkún ètìtù kọ gbà àrán bora li Gèsan Ọba
Ọmọ Olígèsan òròrò bílẹ̀
Ọmọ alábùṣọrọ̀, a múṣu mọdi
Àbùṣọrọ̀ lu lé uṣu, mọ́ m’ẹ́ùrà kàn kàn dé bẹ̀
Kare o ‘Lúàmi, ku ọdún oni o, è í ra ṣàṣe mọ ri a (Àṣẹ)

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Originally posted 2017-04-07 21:57:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Ẹgbẹ́ Iṣu kọ́ ni Ewùrà – Ìfọ́kọrẹ́/Ìkọ́kọrẹ́ àti Ọ̀jọ̀jọ̀ là ńfi Ewùrà ṣe”: Water Yam is no match for the Yam – Water Yam is used for Pottage and Fried Water Yam Fritters

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Ewùrà – Water Yam. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

Ẹbi Iṣu ni Ewùrà ṣùgbọ́n a lè pe Iṣu ni ẹ̀gbọ́n Ewùrà nitori ohun ti a lè fi Iṣu ṣe gbayì laarin gbogbo Yorùbá ju eyi ti a lè fi Ewùrà ṣe. Ọpọlọpọ Yorùbá fẹran oúnjẹ òkèlè bi iyán àti àmàlà ti o gbayì ni ọpọlọpọ ilẹ̀ Yorùbá. Ohun miran ti wọn ńfi iṣu ṣe ni: Àsáró, iṣu sisè, iṣu sí-sun, iṣu dín-dín àti àkàrà iṣu.

Oúnjẹ ti ó wọ́po laarin àwọn Ijẹbu ti a ńfi Ewùrà ṣe ni “Ìfọ́kọrẹ́” tàbi bi àwọn ọmọdé ti ma ńpe “Ìkọ́kọrẹ́” ṣùgbọ́n ọ̀pọ̀ Yorùbá na fẹ́ràn Ìfọ́kọrẹ́. A lè jẹ Ìfọ́kọrẹ́ lásá̀n, àwọn miran lè fi jẹ ẹ̀bà. A tún lè lo Ewùrà lati ṣe “Ọ̀jọ̀jọ̀” (àkàrà iṣu ewùrà). Ọ̀pọ̀ Ewùrà sisè kò dùn lati jẹ bi iṣu gidi. Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò bi a ti ńṣe Ìfọ́kọrẹ́/Ìkọ́kọrẹ́ àti Ọ̀jọ̀jọ̀ lójú iwé yi

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Originally posted 2014-03-26 00:39:19. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Bi a bà jẹ̀kọ à dári ji Ewé”: À-lò-tún-lò – “After eating the corn starch meal, forgive the leaf in which it is wrapped” – Recycling

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Ewé iran – Organic food wrapping leaves. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

Ki ariwo à-lò-tún-lò tó gbòde ni aiyé òde òni nipa àti dáàbò bo àyíká ni Yorùbá ti ńlo à-lò-tún-lò pàtàki li lo ewé lati pọ́n oúnjẹ.

Oriṣiriṣi ewé ló wà ni ilẹ̀ Yorùbá ti wọn fi má ńpọ́n oúnjẹ bi: ẹ̀kọ, ọ̀ọ̀lẹ̀/mọ́in-mọ́in, irẹsi sisè (ọ̀fadà), obì àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ. Ewé iran/ẹ̀kọ ló wọ́pọ lati fi pọ́n ẹ̀kọ, ọ̀ọ̀lẹ̀/mọ́in-mọ́in, iyán, àmàlà, irẹsi sisè àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ. Ewé obì, ewé ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀, ewé kókò, àti àwọn ewé yókù ni iwúlò wọn ni ilé tàbi lóko. Gbogbo ewé wọnyi wúlò fún àyiká ju ọ̀rá ti wọn ńlò lati pọ́n oúnjẹ láyé òde òni. Ewé li lo fún pi pọ́n àwọn oúnjẹ kò léwu rárá bi ọ̀rá igbàlódé.

Yorùbá ni “Bi a bà jẹ̀kọ à dári ji Ewé”. Òwe yi túmọ̀ si pé, bi a jẹ oúnjẹ inú ewé tán, à ju ewé nù. Ewé ti a kó sọnù wúlò fún àyiká ju ọ̀rá igbàlódé lọ. Bi wọn da ewé si ilẹ́, yio da ilẹ́ padà, bi wọn da sinú omi/odò, kò léwu fún ẹja àti ohun ẹlẹmi inú omi/odò, bi ọ̀rá àti ike igbàlódé ti ó ḿba àyiká jẹ́. Ẹ ṣe àyẹ̀wò àwòrán lilo ewé lójú iwé yi.

: Obì ninú ewé Obì – Kolanut on Kolanut leaves. Courtesy:@theyorubablog

: Oúnjẹ pi-pọ́n – Wrapping a meal. Courtesy @theyorubablog

: Ọ̀ọ̀lẹ̀/Mọ́ínmọ́ín eléwé – Wrapped Steamed beans paste. Courtesy: @theyorubablog

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Before the recycling campaign began in the recent times, in order to preserve the environment, Yoruba people had been recycling particularly in the use of leaves to wrap or preserve food. Continue reading →

Originally posted 2015-06-23 10:15:43. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Ã Ò PÉ KÁMÁ JỌ BABA ẸNI…”: It is not enough to have a striking resemblance to one’s Father

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Yorùbá ní “Ã ò pé kámá jọ Baba ẹni timútimú, ìwà lọmọ àlè”. Òwe yi bá ọpọlọpọ Yorùbá tí o nyi orúkọ ìdílé wọn padà nítorí ẹ̀sìn lai yi ìwà padà̀ lati bá orúkọ titun áti ẹ̀sìn mu. Yorùbá ni “ilé lanwo ki a tó sọmọ lórúkọ” nítorí èyí, ọpọlọpọ orúkọ ìdílé ma nbere pẹ̀lú orúkọ òrìṣà ìdílé bi: Ògún, Ṣàngó, Ọya, Èṣù, Ọ̀sun, Ifá, Oṣó àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ. Fún àpẹrẹ: Ògúnlànà, Fálànà, Ṣólànà ti yi padà sí Olúlànà. Ìgbà míràn ti wọn bá lò lára orúkọ àwọn òrìṣa yi wọn a ṣe àyípadà si, fún àpẹrẹ: “Eṣubiyi” di “Èṣúpòfo”.

Esupofo, image is courtesy of Microsoft office images

“Esupofo”? Njẹ Èṣù pòfo bí, nígbàtí ẹni ti o yi orúkọ padà sí “Èṣúpòfo” njale. . .

Njẹ Èṣù pòfo bí, nígbàtí ẹni ti o yi orúkọ padà sí “Èṣúpòfo” njale, ṣiṣẹ́ gbọ́mọgbọ́mọ, purọ́, kówó ìlú jẹ, àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ? Ótì o, Èṣù o pòfo, ìwà lọmọ àlè. Ọmọ àlè ti pọ si nítorí ìwà Èṣu ti pọ si ni ilẹ̀ Yorùbá. Kò sí nkan tí óburú ninú orúkọ yíyí padà, èyí ti o burú ni kí a yí orúkọ padà lai yi ìwà padà. Ẹ fi ìwà rere dípò ìporúkodà.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

The Yoruba people have a saying that “It is not enough to have a striking resemblance to one’s father, character distinguishes a bastard”. This proverb refers to Yoruba people that replace their family names without matching change of character to go with the name or religion. Another Yoruba saying goes that: “home is observed before naming a child” as a result of this, and so family names are derived with a prefix of the name of the gods and goddesses worshiped in the family such as Ò̀̀̀̀̀̀gun – god of iron/war, Ṣango – god of thunder, Oya – Sango’s wife, Eṣu – Satan, Osun – river goddess, Ifa – Divination, Oso – Wizard etc. For example names like: Ogunlana, Falana, Solana have mostly been changed to “Olulana”. Sometimes, when part of these gods/goddess names are used it is often changed, for example: “Esubiyi – delivered by Satan” is turned “Esupofo – satan has lost”. Continue reading →

Originally posted 2015-01-23 10:15:54. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Ẹ jẹ ki a gbé èdè àti àṣà Yorùbá Lárugẹ: keeping the Yoruba language alive…

Ìránti Aadọta Ọdún ti Ọ̀gágun Adékúnlé Fájuyi fi ara rẹ ji fún Àlejò rẹ, Olóri-Ogun àkọ́kọ́ Aguiyi Ironsi: Fifty years’ celebration of Late Lt. Col. Adekunle Fajuyi an epitome of Loyalty

Òjò nrọ̀ si kòtò, gegele mbinú – The rain is filling up the gully to the annoyance of the hill

BÍBẸ̀ ÈKÓ WÒ FÚN Ọ̀SẸ̀ KAN (ỌJỌ́ KEJÌ) – Visiting Lagos for a Week (Day 2)

Wi wé Gèlè Ìgbàlódé – How to tie Modern Head Scarfs

“Iwájú lèrò mbá èrò – Kò si ohun téni kan ṣe, téni kò ṣe ri” – “There is always someone ahead – Nothing is new”

Oríkì Àjọbí, Àṣà Yorùbá ti ó nparẹ́ lọ – Family Lineage Odes, a Dying Yoruba Culture

“Ẹgbẹ́ Iṣu kọ́ ni Ewùrà – Ìfọ́kọrẹ́/Ìkọ́kọrẹ́ àti Ọ̀jọ̀jọ̀ là ńfi Ewùrà ṣe”: Water Yam is no match for the Yam – Water Yam is used for Pottage and Fried Water Yam Fritters

“Bi a bà jẹ̀kọ à dári ji Ewé”: À-lò-tún-lò – “After eating the corn starch meal, forgive the leaf in which it is wrapped” – Recycling

“Ã Ò PÉ KÁMÁ JỌ BABA ẸNI…”: It is not enough to have a striking resemblance to one’s Father

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