Èjìọ̀bàrà/Ọ̀bàrà méjì

 
 
OBARA MEJI

1.

O se pelenje owo mi otun

O ro mi mininjominijo owo mi osi

Ewe kooko meji ni i gbori igi

To n nara won pelenge pelenge

Abebe oje ni moju oloja tutu ninini

A difa fun Oba Ido, ojuwa ileke

Omo adakete penpe pari akun

To n lo ree ba won mule Ibudo

Omo araye ni tiku ni

Ebo ni won ni ko se

O si gbebo nibe o rubo

Nje ki lo wa so Olu ido doba?

Ejiobara! Ifa lo so Olu Ido doba.

 

Moving freely is that of my right hand

Comfort status is that of my left hand

Two leaves of cocoyam stay on its tree

And beats each other gently

A silva fan cools the face of the royal figure

Ifa revelation to the king of Ido, one with a lot of beads

One who puts on a hat after using a beads

When going to settle in a new settlement

People said he would not survive

He was advised to make ebo

He complied

What made the king of Ido a king?

Ejiobara! It was Ifa who made the ruler of Ido a monarch

 

 

 

2

Ake Awo won lode Ido

A difa fun won lode Ido

Nijo aye won polukurumusu

Ebo ni won ni ki won se

Won gbebo nibe won rubo

A ki i fi Ake pale lode Ido

Ayafi ewe agbaboje.

 

Ake, the priest in the town of Ido

Cast Ifa for the people of Ido town

When there life was in chaos

They were told to make ebo

They complied

We do not use ake to make a substance to paint the house in Ido

Instead, we can use agbaboje leaces.

 

 

3.

Kokoro godogba ni n rin

Bi eni to n fori jo

Kokoro godogba lo n rin

Bi eni to n fidi jo

A difa fun Fakayode, omo Obarameji

Ebo ni won ni ko se

O gbebo nibe o rubo

Ifakayode mo rire

Iyo! Lo ni e maa yo mo mi

Eropo tofa, arinjo Ifa lemi n se

 

It is a big insect that walks

As if it is dancing with its head

It is a big insect that walks

As if it is dancing with the buttocks

Ifa revelation to Fakayode, a child of Obarameji

He was advised to make ebo

He complied

Ifakayode, I have received blessings

Iyo (the salt)! It is it that says you should all rejoice with me

All and sundry, I am but a dancer of Ifa

 

 

4.

Amukan loyan-an

Amosun lonko

A difa fun Orunmila

Ifa n sawo ko ladibo

Ebo ni won ni ko se

O gbebo nibe o rubo

Ifa o to gege ki n ladibo temi

Aya eni ladibo eni

Ifa o to gege ki n ladido temi

Omo eni ladibo eni

Bo ba diwoyi amodun

Baya ba ti n gbegba obi,

Omo a maa gbegba ata.

 

Amukan in the city of Oyan

Amosun in the city of Onko

Cast Ifa for Orunmila

When he was practicing Ifa priesthood without any helper

He was advised to make ebo

He complied

Ifa, it is high time I had a helper

One’s wife is one’s helper

Ifa, it is high time I had a helper

One’s child is one’s helper

By this time next year

As a wife carries the calabash of kola nuts

So the child will be carrying calabash of pepper