Announcing the Transition of Araba Oyewusi Amoo Fakayode

Erin wó

Àjànàkú sùn bí òkè

Lójú Olúgbọ̀n, bí i kí Orò má lọ

Lójú Arẹ̀ṣà, bí i kí Orò má lọ

Agbe dáró tán, Agbe ń lọ

Àlùkò kosùn tán, Àlùkò ń relé

Oyèwùsì Àmọ̀ó Fákáyọ̀dé ṣe tán, ó ń relé Ifẹ̀

An elephant has fallen

Left alone to Olúgbọ́n, it was as if Orò should not disappear

In the mind of Arẹ̀ṣà, it was as if Orò should stay till eternity

The blue touraco bird has finished making dye and gone

The purple touraco bird after making the camwood has dispersed

Oyèwùsì Àmọ̀ó Fákáyodé has finished his assignment in this terrestrial space, he is now transitioning to the celestial realm

With gratitude to Olódùmarè for the life well spent, we announce the transition of our father, the Patriarch of the Oyèkúnlé family of Oníbùdó Compound, Ìbàdàn, the Baálẹ̀ of Àlàdé Town, Ìbàdàn and the Àràbà/Olú-Ìṣẹ̀ṣe of Ìbàdàn land who joined the ancestors today Thursday, 28th November, 2019 around 11:30 am after 18 hours illness at the ripe age of 105.

Ẹlẹ́yẹlé

Aládìyẹ

Àmọ̀ó tí di awo ilẹ̀ mìíràn

Both sellers and buyers of pigeons

Both sellers and buyers of fowls

Àmọ̀ó has become priest in another realm

Kò pé òun ò ṣe mọ́

Ikú ló yọwọ́ rẹ̀ nínú àwo

Àgbà Ìṣògbó fọwọ́ okùn lélẹ̀ o

He did not withdraw consciously

It was death who removed his hands from the plate

An elderly priest has laid down his hand decorated with okùn beads

Burial and funeral rites will take place on Friday, 13th December, 2019.

Signed:

Fayemi Fatunde Fakayode

For the family