Yorùbá ni ètò àti òfin ti àwọn Àgbà, Ọba àti Ìjòyè fi nto ilú ki aláwọ̀-funfun tó dé. Onirúurú ọ̀nà ni wọn ma fi nṣe idájọ́ ìkà laarin àwùjọ. Wọn lè fi orin tú àṣiri òṣìkà ni igbà ọdún ibilẹ, tàbi ki wọn fa irú ẹni bẹ ẹ si iwájú Àgbà idilé, Baálẹ̀ tàbi Ọba fún ìdájọ́ ti ó bá tọ́ si irú ẹni bẹ ẹ. Lati agbo ilé dé ilé iwé àti àwùjọ ni Yorùbá ti ma nlo òwe, ọ̀rọ̀ àti orin ṣe ikilọ fún ọmọdé àti àgbà pé ẹ̀san wà fún oniṣẹ ibi tàbi òṣìkà.
Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ Eléré àti Olórin, pàtàki àwọn Ọ̀gá ninú Eléré àti Olórin Yorùbá ni ó fi ẹ̀san òsìkà hàn ninú eré àti orin. Ọ̀gá Eléré bi: Lere Paimọ, Olóògbe Kọla Ogunmọla, Olóògbe, Oloye Ogunde àti ọpọ ti a kò dárúkọ, àti àwọn ọ̀gá Olórin bi: Olóògbé, Olóyè I.K. Dairo, Oloogbe Adeolu Akinsanya (Baba Ètò), Olóyè (Olùdari) Ebenezer Obey, Olóògbe Orlando Owoh, Dele Ojo, Olóògbe Sikiru Ahinde Barrister àti ọ̀pọ̀ ti a kò dárúkọ nitori àyè. Ẹ gbọ́ ikan ninú àwọn orin ikilọ fún òsìkà ti àwọn ọmọ ilé-iwé ma nkọ ni ojú ewé yi bi Olùkọ̀wé yi ti kọ:
Ṣìkà-ṣìkà gbàgbé àjọbí
Adániloró gbàgbé ọ̀la
Ẹ̀san á ké, á ké o
Ẹ̀san á ké lorí òsìkà
Ṣe rere ò, ko tó lọ ò.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Yoruba ethnic group had their law and order that are used by the Elders, the King and the Chiefs to govern the people before the advent of colonisation. There are various means of judging the wicked within the Community. During the traditional festivals, they could be exposed through songs that reveals them and their evil act, or arraign such person before Family Elder, Community Leader or the King to mate out the appropriate punishment fit for such person. From the family to Schools and the Community, Yoruba had been using proverbs, adage and song to fore-warn both the children and the adult on the consequence of evil or wickedness.
Many Actors and Musicians, particularly the prominent Yoruba Actors and Musicians often reflected through acting and song the consequence of evil and wickedness. Prominent Actors such as Lere Paimo, Late Kola Ogunmola, Late Chief Hubert Ogunde, and a host of others not mentioned here. Prominent Musicians such as Late Chief I. K. Dairo, Late Adeolu Akinsanya (Father of Orderliness), Chief (Commander) Ebenezer Obey, Late Orlando Owoh, Dele Ojo, Late Sikiru Ayinde Barrister and a host of others not mentioned as a result of space. Listen to one of the common songs among School children that is used to warn the wicked ones as recorded on this page by the writer.
Originally posted 2014-11-04 18:35:39. Republished by Blog Post Promoter