--Ikú wùnmí kú are not words to be said in the open, but how can one read Osofisan's eulogy and not want to die so he can write one like that for him. Akinwunmi Isola, the subject of today's eulogy wins my heart and the only trophy is to want one like that for myself. How unfortunate that I have not in my store the kind of wares that can lead to such a purchase.
Ikúwùnmí kì í ṣe orúkọ ìdílé Kankan ti mo mọ
Akinwunmi lorukọ akínkanjú èdè kan
Baba to ni kanakáná ni káwọ́
Olokuta binti to le dabira pelụ laṣa
Iku doníbárà, ti o n bólè bọ
A fun lọgbẹri o lọmọ awo loun fẹ
A kò ri lé láwo kó tó bọ́ sígbá
Iku jẹ ki a mugbe ta ladamasigba
Lẹba Labọde ni ibi ti Honest man
fi ṣe ile!
Ó dàrìnàkò
ó doju alaaaaa
ohun ti wọn ba n jẹ
ni ko maa ba wọn jẹ
Akinwunmi Iṣọla eni to ṣọlá
Akinwunmi Iṣọla ẹni to fèdè ṣolá
Akinwunmi Iṣọla ẹni to fasa ṣolá
ọrun ireeeeeeee
lati ọwọ Kọ́lé Odutọla
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