Dear professor wole soyinka and professor olukayode oyediran.yoruba poetry as below is the way forward. This poem needs to be publicised and performed publicly on television radio and the markets perhaps under the auspices of professor olukayodes Egbe atunbi yoruba meaning the movement for rebirth and re awakening of the yoruba.
Yoruba organised in 176 countries numbering 500 million descendants.
Where is the yoruba television channel 24 7 365.and the yoruba satellite on space.we already have yoruba astronauts. The egungun.astronauts before the astronauts. And lately wole soyinka the astronauts in micro gravity environment in san Jose California.
And the yoruba conglomerate of newspapers magazines and book publications in yoruba language I rest my case
Not yet.what about global broadcasters in yoruba attire including Aso oke the queen of Textiles documented by professor Adetowun Ogunsheye the queen of professors and queen of aso oke
And yoruba cuisine like Amala now accepted in the Oxford dictionary but no ewedu gbegiri oro orombo ati igbin.
Mary quant affirmed that a people's thinking is first reflected in what they wear before their furniture or architecture.
Major General sam momah said African attires are more suited for going to sleep than going to work.
We need fashion as a university discipline in nigeria.currently there's only one professor of clothing and Textiles. At federal university of Agriculture abeokuta.
Professor wole soyinka sorry for typos where ever you have found them. Pls take some panadol if necessary.
Eku agba. Eku lakaiyeee .eku oro omo.eku ilu nla
Irun fun fun le mi ma mu lo ooo
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Ise l’ogun ise (Work is the antidote for poverty)
Mura s’ise ore mi (Work hard, my friend)
Ise la fi n’deni giga (Work/Labour is the major tool for elevation)
Bi a ko ba reni feyin ti (If we do not have anyone to lean on)
Bi ole la’nri (We appear indolent)
Bi a ko ba reni gbekele (If we do not have anyone to support us)
A tera mo’se eni (We simply work harder)
Iya re le lowo lowo (Your mother might be rich)
Baba re le lesin lekan (Your father may have a stable full of horses)
Bi o ba gbo’ju lewon (If you rely on them)
O te tan ni mo so fun o (You are close to shame and disgrace, I tell you)
Ohun ti a ko ba ji’ya fun (Whatever one does not work hard to earn)
Se kii le pe lowo (Usually does not last)
Ohun ti a ba fara sise fun (Whatever gain one seriously labours for)
Nii pe lowo eni (Usually lasts with one)
Apa lara (Your arm is kin)
Igunpa niyekan (The elbow is a sibling)
B’aye ba n’fe o loni (If the world loves you today)
Bi o ba lowo lowo (If you have money)
Aye a ma fe o lola (The world will still love you tomorrow)
Tabi ki o wa ni’po atata (Or if you are in a prestigious position)
Aye a ma ye o si terinterin (The world will celebrate you with smiles)
Je k’o de’ni tin rago (Wait till you become poor)
Aye a ma yinmu si o (The world will grimace at you)
Eko si’nso ni d’oga (Education also elevates one to higher positions)
Mura ki o ko dara dara (Ensure that you acquire it well)
Bi o si r’opo eniyan (And if you see a lot of people)
Ti won f’eko s’erin rinrin (Making mockery of education with laughter)
Dakun ma f’ara we won (Please do not emulate or keep their company)
Iya n’bo fun’omo ti ko gbon (Suffering beckons for the unwise child)
Ekun n’be fun’omo to nsa kiri (Tears are due for the truant child)
Ma f’owuro sere ore mi (Do not toy with your early years)
Mura si’se ojo’nlo (Work hard; time waits for no one)
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