Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Re: Dr Bisola Falola

magnificent

On 15 November 2016 at 09:16, Ademola Dasylva <dasylvaus@gmail.com> wrote:

ÒMÒWÉ BISOLA OOO! O KU ORIRE ONI O, 
Dr Bisola, congratulations ‎
OYÈ A MORI O! OMO ERIN FOLÁ MÍ, 
May your for fortune and honor endure,
Offspring of the majestic Elephant‎
OMO ARÍLÉ YANKÁ! OMO ÀJÀNÀKÚ
Offspring who bestrides the mansion, offspring of the great Elephant
KOJÁ MO RÍ ÑKAN FÌRÍÍ. OYE A MORI O!
That is difficult to ignore‎
OJO TERIN BA BIMO RE ‎NII RIN,
The day the Elephant gives birth the child walks‎
OMO TÉKÙN BA BI EKÙN NI O JO:
The offspring of the ‎leopard resembles the leopard,
BISOLA, O JO BABA RE TÌWÀ-TEWÀ,
Bisola, you resemble your father in beauty and character‎
BISOLA, OMO TO DÁRA BÍ EGBIN,
Bisola, beautiful and sleek like the deer‎
BISOLA JO BABA RE TIMÚ-TIMÚ,
Bisola resembles her father with the nose,‎
BISOLA JO BABA RE TERIN-TERIN,
Bisola resembles her father in smiles,‎
TOYAYA-TOYAYA, OMO ERIN FOLA MI!
In cheerfulness, as ‎charming, offspring of the majestic Elephant,‎
BISOLA JO BABA RE TOPOLO-TOPOLO
Bisola resembles her father in intellection
OMOWE BISOLA, O JO BABA RE
Dr Bisola, you resemble your father 
 TOGBON INU‎-TOGBON INU! 
In vision and foresight 
AJOBU LO JO BABA RE NÍRÌN ESÈ!
You resemble, to a fault, your father in virtues and 
WÀÁ SORÍRE KALÉ, LASE EDUMARE!
Your fortune and honor shall endure
By the authority of Edumare

BABA AGBALAGBA, EEGUN OLÓGBOJÒ,
The Elderly One, Ologbojo the greatest of masquerades,
 AKO ERINMI ABORÍ POOPO,
The male Hippopotamus the head of which is the anthill 
EWÈLÈ ÒJOGBON ÀGBÁYÉ TO JO‎YÈ MÈFÀ PÒ,
A scary academic ghomid, world renowned
Who has six high chieftaincies at a go!
 BOBAPITAN!  A KU ORIIRE ONI O! 
Bobapotan! Congratulations!

IYAAFIN, YEYE BOBAPITAN OOO!
Great mother and Queen of the palace
 MO KÍ O KÚ ORIIRE ONI O! AYO NYÍN
I greet and congratulate you! You joy
 A DALÉ LORI AWON OMO. 
On the children and Baba Agbalagba shall endure
ALÁGEMO NYIN TI BÍMO RÈ NAA, 
Your praying mountain has given birth to its offspring 

OMOWE BISOLA TI MÒÓJÓ. 
Dr Bisola has learnt to dance very well
BISOLA TI WÈ, O TI YÁN KÀNKÀN, 
Bisola has bathed in the deep well of knowledge and wisdom
OMODÉ BISOLA TI MOWÓWÈ,
The child, BISOLA has learnt to wash her hands
O TI LE JEUN LÁWÙJO OJOGBON.
Now, she can eat with academic giants!
 ÌTÀKÙN TÓ NÍ KÉRIN BISOLA MÁ GÒKÈ,
The tethers that will prevent Bisola's
Elephant from climbing the mountain
 TÒUN TERIN BISOLA LÓ NLO, OOO!
Will be crushed in her path to glory
 ÒKÈ, ÒKÈ, LOÓ MA LO, OOO. 
Up, up, high and high you shall keep moving...
ÀSE ÈDÙMÀRÈ.
So be it by the authority of Edumare!


Ademola O. Dasylva.‎

Ademola O. Dasylva, Ph.D
Professor of African & Oral Literature,
Department of English,
Coordinator, Ibadan Cultural Studies Group(ICSG)
Convener & Board Chair, TOFAC (International),
Room 68, Faculty of Arts,
University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
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From: Toyin Falola
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Subject: Dr Bisola Falola

Bisola, our daughter, successfully defended her PhD today, in Geography.
From electrical engineering to Business to Instructional Geography, ending in space!

TF
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