May Prof Abiola Irele's soul rest in peace. We pray for God to sustain and comfort his family and colleagues.
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Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Obituary: Abiola Irele
Date: Wed, Jul 5, 2017 3:23 AM
From: "'Bayo Omolola' via USA Africa Dialogue Series" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
To: "usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com" <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com>
Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Obituary: Abiola Irele
Date: Wed, Jul 5, 2017 3:23 AM
Erin Wo: Abiola Irele Doloogbe!
Bayo Omolola
Ojo t'Oba Abiodun re iwale-asa l'ode Oyo;
Ara Oyo gbo;
Jinnijinni wo'lu Oyo;
Won daro Oba gidi.
Agbe, maa gbohun mi rokun.
Aluko, maa gbohun mi rosa.
Iro ni abi ooto?
Irunmole ede to le tiro imo nko?
Won l'Abiola Irele wo kaa ile lo!
Ojiji ni mo gbo.
Iro ni abi awada?
Mo fee sunkun, n o tete romije loju nitori edun to po lokan mi.
Mo fe daro eni nla to sile saso bora;
Ero pa mo mi nikun.
Lopelope eni to duro ti mi to ta mi ji nibi mo ti gbo pe Abiola Irele r'ajo aremabo!
Baba imo ni mo ro po tun duro niwaju mi bi baba ti se nipade ASA to koja
A a ti i gbo?
Igi imo soro niwaju mi ni Washington, DC laipe;
Mo feti kogbon jojo.
Ibu nla ogbon l'Abiola Irele,
Ko se e ko laya je,
Ko se e kan nikuuku gbi,
Ko ma filopo e desi pada.
Won ni Keregbe imo fo,
Inu ara ilu to mohun adanu poruuru.
Beegun to gbago o ba le gbago mo,
Nibo la ti fee reni to le morun, to le maye ko fi ko'ni ka fi da nito?
Nibo la ti fee riru eni to le pobi ko tun yabidun re?
Abiola Irele doloogbe!
Igi da,
Ile erin wo!
Ipenpeju so'run oju nu;
O dokolobo poo!
Agbo awon agba oje ninu onimo padanu igi nla.
Ikin owo babalawo ni i s'atona babalawo.
Ose onisango ni i satona re.
Ileke idi iyawo ni i gbeyawo niyi.
Ba ba soro imo,
Ta a soro ogbon,
Ta a soro oye,
Ta ni ka mu oro laakaye jade,
Ibi Abiola Irele bagbe pagbo,
O ni baba eni to le ba'ru re lese.
Igilango imo ti i fimo gbe onimo rin.
Igilango imo ti fimo yi onimo de.
Eekan Abiola Irele lasan lelomiiran ni, tigbe re ko je kaye o rimu mi mo!
Atanpako Abiola Irele lelomiiran ni lasan to fi fon fere ara re de aarin ilu gungungun!
Ti won fi dilu mo-mi-ka!
Naijiria,
Ofo nla se wa,
A o si mo.
Iru Abiola Irele po lehin-odi.
Won m'ogbon ile,
Won fi gbayi lokeere.
Won m'ogbon ile,
Won m'ogbon ile,
Won fi bo won lehin-odi.
Won se nile,
Won se lehin-odi.
Won se lehin-odi.
Baba o kere ninu onimo.
Aisedeede eeto ilu mu kawon ogunna-gbongbo-imo o maa wohun jije dokeere.
Eni to ba niru Abiola Irele,
Orile-ede to ba niru Abiola Irele,
Ko toju won daadaa.
Oun ta a fi sile lewure e gbe.
Abiola Irele,
Agbe to si'wo aro lonii,
Aro to o re yoo ma fohun lehin re.
Aluko to si'wo osun lonii,
Aluko to si'wo osun lonii,
Osun to o re yoo ma fohun lehin re.
Bonirese o fingba mo,
Eyi to fin sile ko le e parun.
Orun deede;
Ori inu yoo dele fun ibu imo ti n je Abiola Irele!
Erin lakatabu;
Imo to rojo ti ko da.
Igilango imo to gbon sasa.
Iwaju te doju ko ko ni i baje!
Ehin ti e fi sile ko ni i kan bi ibo!
Abiola Irele,
Tebi, tara, tojulumo n sele de lehin re.
Ma jokun,
Baba, ma jekolo,
Ohun afinju ba n je l'ojule-orun ni ki e ma aba won je!
O di gbere!
O di gbere nnako!
O darinnako!
O doju ala firi!
O di bi a ba reni to joni!
O di bi a ba reniyan to jo'niyan!
Abiola Irele lo gbaa!
Eja nla lo nibu!
Igi nla wo;
Igbo pa lolo!
Erin wo;
Erin o le e dide;
Ajanaku sun bi oke!
Ajanaku sun bi oke!
Note: Please note that I could not place diacritics under and on the letters that needed them before making this spontaneous poem available to you. I will fix that as soon as possible.
On Monday, July 3, 2017 7:31 AM, Toyin Falola <toyinfalola@austin.utexas.edu> wrote:
Professor Abiola Irele has joined the ancestors.
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