Category Archives: Yoruba Proverbs

Discussing as many Yoruba proverbs as possible and relating them to day to day life…

Bi Ọdẹ bá ro ìṣẹ́ ro ìyà inú igbó, ti ó bá pa ẹran kòní fẹ́nì kan jẹ – If the Hunter thinks of the suffering in the wild, he would not share his kill with anyone.

Ọlọ́dẹ/Ọdẹ – Hunter

Láyé àtijọ́, iṣẹ́ Ọdẹ jẹ ikan ninú iṣẹ gidi ni ile Yorùbá. Ògbójú Ọdẹ ló npa ẹranko bi Erin, Ẹkùn, Kìnìún àti Ẹfòn, Ìmàdò, Ikõkò, nígbàtí àwọn to nṣe Ọdẹ etílé npa ẹranko ìtòsí ilé bi Ọ̀kẹ́rẹ́, Òkété, Ọ̀bọ àti bẹ̃bẹ lọ. Ẹran ìgbẹ bi Ìgalà, Àgbọ̀nrín àti , ẹran ọ̀sìn bi Àgùntàn, Ewurẹ, Òbúkọ, Ẹlẹ́dẹ̀ jẹ ẹran tí o wọ́pọ̀ fún jíjẹ ni ayé àtijọ dípò ẹran Mãlu tí ó wá wọpọ láyé òde òní.

Àwọn ẹranko bi Ẹfọ̀n, Erin, Kìnìún, Ẹkùn ti dínkù nígbàtí ẹranko bi Àgbánreré ti parẹ́ ni ilẹ̀ Yorùbá.

A lè fi ò̀we Yorùbá “Bi Ọdẹ bá ro ìṣẹ́ ro ìyà inú igbó, ti ó bá pa ẹran kòní fẹ́nì kan jẹ” wé ìyá ti àwọn ti ó wà ni Ìlúọba/Ò̀kèòkun njẹ nínú òtútù lati pa owó. Nínú owó yi, wọn a ronú àti ran àwọn ẹbí àti ọ̀rẹ́ lọ́wọ́, ṣùgbọ́n ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ àwọn ti wọn gbìyànjú lati ràn lọ́wọ́, ki i wo ìya ti ojú wọn rí.

Ẹ rántí wípé ẹni ti o bá laanu ló lè ronú lati ran ẹlòmíràn lọ́wọ́.

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Originally posted 2015-10-23 10:15:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Iṣẹ́ loògùn ìṣẹ́” – “Work is the antidote for destitution/poverty”

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Orin fun Àgbẹ̀: Yoruba song encouraging farming:
Iṣẹ́ Àgbẹ̀ ni iṣẹ́ ilẹ̀ wa a, Farming is the job of our land
Ẹni kò ṣiṣẹ́, á mà jalè, He who fails to work, will steal
Ìwé kí kọ́, lai si ọkọ́ àti àdá Education without the hoe and cutlass (farm tools)
Kò ì pé o, kò ì pé o. Is incomplete, it is incomplete

Orin yi fi bi Yorùbá ti ka iṣẹ abínibí àkọ́kọ́ si hàn. Olùkọ́, a má kọ àwọn ọmọ ilé-iwé alakọbẹrẹ ni orin yi lati kọ wọn bi iṣẹ́-àgbẹ̀ ti ṣe kókó tó, nitori eyi, bi wọn ti nkọ́ iwé, ki wọn kọ́ iṣẹ́-àgbẹ̀ pẹ̀lú. “Olùpàṣẹ, ọ̀gá ninú Olórin Olóyè Ebenezer Obey” fi òwe Yorùbá ti ó sọ pé “Bi ebi bá kúrò ninú ìṣẹ́, ìṣẹ́ bùṣe” kọrin. Àgbẹ̀ ni ó npèsè oúnjẹ ti ará ilú njẹ àti ohun ọ̀gbin fún tità ni ilé àti si Òkè-òkun.

Àgbẹ̀ – Local African Farmer

Owó Àgbẹ ni Nàíjíríà fi ja ogun-abẹ́lé fún ọdún mẹta lai yá owó ni bi ọdún mẹta-din-laadọta titi di ọdún mẹrin-le-logoji sẹhin. Lẹhin ogun-abẹ́le yi, Naijiria ri epo-rọ̀bì ni rẹpẹtẹ fún tita si Òkè-òkun. Dipò ki wọn fi owó epo-rọ̀bì yi pèsè ẹ̀rọ oko-igbálódé fún àwọn Àgbẹ̀ lati rọ́pò ọkọ́ àti àdá, ṣe ni wọn fi owó epo-rọ̀bì ra irà-kurà ẹrù àti oúnjẹ lati Ò̀kè-òkun wọ ilú. Eyi ló fa ifẹ́-kufẹ si oúnjẹ àti ohun ti ó bá ti Oke-okun bọ̀ titi di òni.

Gẹ́gẹ́ bi Ọba-olórin Sunny Ade ti kọ́ lórin pé “Kò si Àgbẹ̀ mọ́ lóko, ará oko ti dari wálé”. Gbogbo ará oko ti kúrò lóko wá si ilú nlá lati ṣe “iṣẹ́-oṣù tàbi iṣẹ́-Ìjọba” dipò iṣẹ́-àgbẹ̀. Owó iná-kuna yi sọ ọ̀pọ̀ di ọ̀lẹ nitori ó rọrùn lati ṣe iṣẹ́ oṣù ni ibòji ilé-iṣẹ́, lẹhin iwé-mẹfa tàbi iwé-mẹwa ju ki wọn ṣe iṣẹ́-àgbẹ̀ lọ.

Òwe Yorùbá ti ó ni “Iṣẹ́ loògùn ìṣẹ́” kò bá ohun ti o nṣẹ lẹ̀ ni ayé òde òni lọ. Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ òṣìṣẹ́-Ijọba tàbi oniṣẹ́-oṣù wà ninú ìṣẹ́, nitori wọn kò ri owó gbà déédé mọ, bẹni àwọn ti ó fẹhinti lẹ́nu iṣẹ́ kò ri owó-ifẹhinti gbà nitori Ìjọba Ológun, Òṣèlú àti Ọ̀gá ilé-iṣẹ́ ngba àbẹ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ wọn nja ilé-iṣẹ́ àti ilú ló olè nipa ki kó owó jẹ.

Oriṣiriṣi iṣẹ́-ọwọ́ àti òwò ló wà yàtọ̀ si iṣẹ́-àgbẹ̀. Ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá sọ pé, “Ọ̀nà kan kò wọ ọjà, ló mú telọ (aránṣọ) tó nta ẹ̀kọ”. Ohun ti oniṣẹ́-oṣù àti òṣiṣẹ́-Ìjọba lè ṣe lati lo iṣẹ́ fún oògùn ìṣẹ́ ni, ki wọn ni oko lẹgbẹ pẹ̀lú iṣẹ́-oṣù tàbi ki wọn kọ́ iṣẹ́-ọwọ́ miran ti wọn lè ṣe lẹhin ifẹhinti.

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Originally posted 2014-12-16 22:22:59. 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

“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”.

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“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.

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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

Àpẹrẹ Ìsìnkú Ìbílẹ̀ fún Arúgbó ni Ilẹ́ Yorùbá – Example of Yoruba Traditional Burial Rites for the Elderly

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Ìnáwó rẹpẹtẹ ni ìsìnkú arúgbó jẹ́ ni ilé Yorùbá. Bi arúgbó bá kú ni ilé Yorùbá ki ṣe òkú ọ̀fọ̀ ṣùgbọ́n òkú ijọ àti ji jẹ, mi mu ni pàtàki bi irú arúgbó bá bi àwọn ọmọ ti ó ti dàgbà. Gbogbo ẹbi, ará àti ilú yi ó parapọ̀ lati ṣe ẹ̀yẹ ikẹhin fún irú arúgbó bẹ́ ẹ̀. Àwọn ọmọ àti ọmọ-ọmọ yi o ṣe oriṣiriṣi ẹ̀yẹ ìbílẹ̀ fún ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọjọ́ lati gbé ìyá tàbi àgbà bàbá àgbà relé. Bi eléré ìbílẹ̀ kan ti nlọ ni òmíràn yio de, eleyi lo njẹ́ ki ilú kékeré dùn.

A o ṣe àpẹrẹ àṣà ìsìnkú ìbílẹ̀ fún arúgbó pẹ̀lú ni Ìbòròpa Àkókó ilú Yorùbá ni ẹ̀gbẹ́ Ìkàrẹ́-Àkókó ti Ipinle Ondo, orile-ede Nigeria.
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Burial of the old one is often an expensive affair In Yoruba land. When an old person dies, it is not mournful, but of celebration marked with dancing and feasting particularly when the old person is survived by successful grown up children. All the families, contemporaries and the entire community often join hands to perform the last rites for such old person. The children and grand-children would join hands in the performance of several days’ traditional burial ceremonies held to give the deceased old mother or father a befitting last rites. As one traditional performer is departing another one is replacing, this is a contributory factor to the fun enjoyed in the smaller Yoruba communities.

Video recording example of traditional burial of the elderly held in Iboropa Akoko, a small town near Ikare-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria are here below.

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“Ọ̀dájú ló bi owó, ìtìjú ló bi igbèsè”: “Shrewdness gives birth to money while shyness gives birth to debt”.

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Gẹ́gẹ́bí ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá ti ó ni “Iṣẹ́ ni oogun ìṣẹ́”, jẹ́ òtítọ́, bi òṣìṣẹ́ bá ri owó gbà ni àsìkò, tàbi gba ojú owó fún iṣẹ́ ti wọn ṣe. Òṣìṣẹ́ ti ó ṣiṣẹ́ fún ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ wákàtí/àkókò lórí owó kékeré, kò lè bọ́ ninu ìṣẹ́, nitori, ọlọ́rọ̀ kò ni ìtìjú lati jẹ òógùn Òṣìṣẹ́. Ọ̀pọ̀ òṣìṣẹ́, a fi ìtìjú gé ara wọn kúrú nipa àti bèrè ẹ̀tọ́ wọn. Òṣìṣẹ́ míràn a ṣe iṣẹ́ ọ̀fẹ́ fún ọlọ́rọ̀ tàbi ki wọn fúnra wọn gé owó ise wọn kúru lati ri ojú rere ọlọ́rọ̀, nipa èyi, wọn á pa owó fún ọlọ́rọ̀ ni ìparí ọdún.

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Òṣìṣẹ́ da iṣẹ́ silẹ – employees protest

Ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá ti o ni “Ọ̀dájú ló bi owó, ìtìjú ló bi igbèsè” ṣe ló lati ba oloro tàbi o ni ilé-iṣẹ́ ti á lo gbobo ọ̀nà lati ma gba “Ẹgbẹ́-òṣìṣẹ́” láyè. Ọlọ́rọ̀ kò ni ìtìjú lati lo òṣìṣẹ́ fún owó kékeré. A lè lo ọ̀rọ̀ yi lati gba Òṣìṣẹ́ ni ìyànjú ki wọn má tara wọn ni ọ̀pọ̀, nipa bi bèrè owó ti ó yẹ fún iṣẹ́ ti wọn ṣe àti pé ki òṣìṣẹ́ gbìyànju lati kọ iṣẹ́ mọ́ iṣẹ́ lati wà ni ipò àti bèrè ojú owó.

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Originally posted 2013-09-03 17:35:06. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“Bi ojú bá mọ́, Agbe á yalé Aláró, Àlùkò á yalé Olósùn, Lékeléke á yalé Ẹlẹ́fun”: “At the dawn of the day, the blue-touraco makes for the home of the indigo dealer; …”

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Bi a bá wo òwe yi, a o ri pe Agbe pọn bi aró, Àlùkò pupa bi osùn nigbati Lékeléke funfun bi ẹfun. Nitori eyi, bi wọn kò ti ẹ̀ lọ si ilé Aláró, Olósùn àti Ẹlẹ́fun, àwọ̀ wọn á si wa bẹ̃, síbẹ-síbẹ, àwọn ẹiyẹ wọnyi gbiyànjú lati lọ si ibi ti wọn ti lè ri ohun ti yio tú ara wọn ṣe ki ó ma ba ṣa.

: Agbe – Blue Touraco

: Àlùkò – purple woodcock

: Lekeleke – Cattle-egret

A lè fi òwe Yoruba ti o ni “Bi ojú bá mọ́, Agbe á yalé Aláró, Àlùkò á yalé Olósùn, Lékeléke á yalé Ẹlẹ́fun” bá ilú, agbójúlógún àti ọ̀lẹ enia wi. Kò si bi owo ilú, òbi, tàbi ẹbí ti lè pọ̀ tó, bi enia kò bá ṣiṣẹ́ kun á parun. Irú ilú ti ó bá ńná iná-kuna, agbójúlógún àti ọ̀le wọnyi yio ráhùn ni ikẹhin. Ẹ gbọ́ orin ti àwọn ọmọ ilé iwé ńkọ ni àsikò eré-ìbílẹ̀ ni ojú iwé yi.

Agbe ló laró, ki ráhùn aró,
Àlùkò ló losùn, ki ráhùn osùn
Lékeléke ló lẹfun, ki ráhùn ẹfun,
Ka má rahùn owó,
Ka má rahùn ọmọ
Ohun táó jẹ, táó mu kò mà ni wọn wa o) (lẹmeji)

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Originally posted 2015-08-18 17:10:07. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

ỌRỌ ÌYÀNJÙ (WORD OF ADVICE): Ẹni tólèdè lóni ayé ibi ti wọn ti nsọ

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ỌRỌ ÌYÀNJÙ (WORD OF ADVICE)

Ẹyin ọmọ Odùduwà ẹjẹ ki a ran rawa létí wípé “Ẹni tólèdè lóni ayé ibi ti wọn ti nsọ”. Mo bẹ yin ẹ maṣe jẹki a tara wa lọpọ nitorina ẹ maṣe jẹki èdè Yorùbà parẹ. Èdè ti a kọ silẹ, ti a ko sọ, ti a ko fi kọ ọmọ wa, piparẹ ni yio parẹ. Ẹjẹ ki a gbiyanju lati ṣe atunṣe nipa sísọ èdè Yorùbà botiyẹ kasọ lai si idaru idapọ pẹlu èdè miran.

Yorùbá lọkunrin ati lobirin ẹ ranti wipe “Odò to ba gbagbe orisun rẹ, gbigbe lo ma ngbe” Lágbára Ọlọrun, aoni tajo sọnu sajo o, ao kere oko délé o (Àṣẹ).

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Originally posted 2013-01-31 20:18:56. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

“A ki i jẹ Igún, a ki i fi Ìyẹ́ Igún rinti: Ẹnu Ayé Lẹbọ” – “It is forbidden to eat the Vulture or use its feather as cotton bud: One should be careful of what others say”

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Ohun ti o jẹ èèwọ̀ tàbi òfin ni ilú kan le ma jẹ èèwọ̀/òfin ni ilú miran ṣùgbọ́n bi èniyàn bá dé ilú, ó yẹ ki ó bọ̀wọ̀ fún àṣà àti òfin ilú. Bi èniyàn bá ṣe nkan èèwọ̀, ó lè ṣé gbé ti kò bá si ẹlẹri lati ṣe àkóbá tàbi ki ó fi ẹnu ṣe àkóbá fún ara rẹ̀.

Ni ilú kan ti a mọ̀ si “Ayégbẹgẹ́”, àwọn àlejò ọkùnrin meji kan wa ti orúkọ wọn njẹ́ – Miòṣé àti Moṣétán. Ọba ilú Ayégbẹgẹ́ kede pé èèwọ̀ ni lati jẹ ẹiyẹ Igún ni ilú wọn. Akéde ṣe ikilọ̀ pé ẹni ti ó bá jẹ Igún, ikùn rẹ yio wu titi yio fi kú ni. Àwọn àlejò meji yi ṣe ìlérí pé kò si nkan ti yio ṣẹlẹ̀ ti àwon bá jẹ Igún, nitori eyi wọn fi ojú di èèwọ̀ ilú Ayégbẹgẹ́.

Igún – Vulture

Miòṣé, lọ si oko, ó pa Igun, ó din láta, ó si jẹ́, ṣùgbọ́n ó pa adiẹ, ó da iyẹ́ adiẹ si ààtàn bi ẹni pé adiẹ ló jẹ. Ọ̀pọ̀ ará ilú ti wọn mọ̀ pé èèwọ̀ ni lati jẹ Igún paapa, jẹ ninú rẹ, ṣùgbọ́n wọn kò mọ pé Igún ni àwọn jẹ, wọn rò wi pé adiẹ ni. Miòṣé fi ọ̀rọ̀ àṣiri yi sinú lai si nkan ti ó ṣe gbogbo àwọn ti ó jẹ Igún pẹ̀lú rẹ.

Moṣétán lọ si oko ohun na a pa Igun, ó gbe wá si ilé, ṣùgbọ́n kò jẹ́. Ó pa adiẹ dipò Igún, o din adiẹ ó jẹ ẹ, ṣùgbọ́n, ó da iyẹ́ Igún si ààtàn bi ẹni pé Igún lohun jẹ. Ni ọjọ́ keji àwọn ará ilú ri iyẹ́ Igún wọn pariwo pé Moṣétán jẹ èèwọ̀, ó ni bẹni, ohun jẹ Igún. Ni ọjọ́ kẹta inú Moṣétán bẹ̀rẹ̀ si i wú titi ara fi ni. Nigbati ìnira pọ̀ fún Moṣétán, ó jẹ́wọ́ wi pé adiẹ lohun jẹ, ṣùgbọ́n wọn ko gba a gbọ pé kò jẹ Igun, titi ti ó fi ṣubú ti ó si kú. Yorùbá ni “Ẹnu Ayé Lẹbo”, Moṣétán fi ẹnu kó bá ara rẹ̀.

Ẹ̀kọ́ ìtàn yi ni pé, àfojúdi kò dára, ó yẹ ki enia pa òfin mọ nitori “Bi a ti nṣe ni ilé wa, èèwọ̀ ibò miran”. Ẹni ti kò bá pa òfin mọ, á wọ ijọ̀ngbọ̀n ti ó lè fa ikú tàbi ẹ̀wọ̀n.

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Originally posted 2015-12-29 23:20:09. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Bi Irọ́ bá lọ fún Ogún Ọdún, Òtítọ á ba Lọ́jọ́ Kan – Ìbò Ọjọ́ Kejilá Oṣù Kẹfà Ọdún fún MKO Abiọ́lá Kò Gbé – Truth will always catch up lies – June 12 Election of Late Chief MKO Abiola is not in Vain

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Lẹhin ọdún mẹẹdọgbọn ti Ijoba Ologun Ibrahim Babangida fagilé ìbò ti gbogbo ilú dì lai si ìjà tàbi asọ̀ tó gbé Olóògbé Olóyè Moshood Káṣìmáawòó Ọláwálé Abíọ́lá wọlé, Ìjọba Muhammadu Buhari sọ ọjọ́ kejilá oṣù kẹfà di “Ọjọ́ Ìsimi Ìjọba Alágbádá” fún gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè Nigeria.

Ìjọba Ológun àti Ìjọba Alágbádá ti o ti ṣèlú́ lati ọdún mẹẹdọgbọn sẹhin rò wi pé ó ti pari, nitori wọn fẹ́ ki ọjọ́ yi di ohun ìgbàgbé, ṣùgbọ́n gẹ́gẹ́ bi ọ̀rọ̀ Yorùbá ti ó ni “Bi irọ́ bá lọ fún ogún ọdún, òtítọ́ á ba lọ́jọ́ kan”. Òtítọ́ ti bá irọ́ ọdún mẹẹdọgbọn ni ọjọ́ òní ọjọ́ kejila oṣù kẹfà, ọdún Ẹgbàáléméjìdínlógún. Olórí Òṣèlú Muhammadu Buhari dójú ti àwọn onírọ́ ti ó gbá gbogbo ẹni ti ó dìbò lójú.

Ki Ọlọrun kó dẹlẹ̀ fún Olóògbé Olóyè MKO Abíọ́lá, gbogbo àwọn ti ó kú lai ri àjọyọ̀ ọjọ́ òní.

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Twenty-five years after a peaceful and fair election of late Chief MKO Abiola was annulled by the military Junta Ibrahim Babangida, the government of President Muhammadu Buhari declared “June 12 Democracy Day and National Public Holiday”. Continue reading →

Originally posted 2018-06-13 02:32:27. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Category Archives: Yoruba Proverbs

Bi Ọdẹ bá ro ìṣẹ́ ro ìyà inú igbó, ti ó bá pa ẹran kòní fẹ́nì kan jẹ – If the Hunter thinks of the suffering in the wild, he would not share his kill with anyone.

“Iṣẹ́ loògùn ìṣẹ́” – “Work is the antidote for destitution/poverty”

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

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

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“Ọ̀dájú ló bi owó, ìtìjú ló bi igbèsè”: “Shrewdness gives birth to money while shyness gives birth to debt”.

“Bi ojú bá mọ́, Agbe á yalé Aláró, Àlùkò á yalé Olósùn, Lékeléke á yalé Ẹlẹ́fun”: “At the dawn of the day, the blue-touraco makes for the home of the indigo dealer; …”

ỌRỌ ÌYÀNJÙ (WORD OF ADVICE): Ẹni tólèdè lóni ayé ibi ti wọn ti nsọ

“A ki i jẹ Igún, a ki i fi Ìyẹ́ Igún rinti: Ẹnu Ayé Lẹbọ” – “It is forbidden to eat the Vulture or use its feather as cotton bud: One should be careful of what others say”

Bi Irọ́ bá lọ fún Ogún Ọdún, Òtítọ á ba Lọ́jọ́ Kan – Ìbò Ọjọ́ Kejilá Oṣù Kẹfà Ọdún fún MKO Abiọ́lá Kò Gbé – Truth will always catch up lies – June 12 Election of Late Chief MKO Abiola is not in Vain

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