So you think you know yoruba?!

[GURU]

Originally Posted by Premium Ninja

I troway salute o

lol...na popular spot

[Murewa]

Originally Posted by Premium Ninja

dang dude, you're cleaning out my clock......

you fit translate??

aaanu oju ki je ki won ti owo bo oju-for the sake of the eye, we don't poke it
iberu ejo ki je ki won te omo ejo mole- fear of a snake doesn't allow ppl to trample on snake's child
ohun lo di ifa fun orunmila ni ojo kini-errr
won ni oti se odun yi-something about this year
ko ni se emi- it won't be me
orunlmila ni ti oba se mi se ti ohun-
ase odun mo odun ni ase odun mo odun-
ase oro moro ni ase oro moro-
ti aba gba ile- if we sweep the floor/house
ti aba gbag ita- if we sweep outside
atan ni lan da ri e si- we dump it
igun ma fi ori mi se ogun-
edumare ma ya mi ni iya arun kale- Lord don't make me one that get sick?
ifa ma so mi di alakisa tingbinrin tin ban won di ifa onifa kiri - Ifa don't make me wretched that something something with other ifa around
owo ti tan ni owon won- they ran out of money
pamba pamba loku lese-
ogun odun leni- 20yrs later
ogbo odun leni- 30yrs later
ogorin odun leni- 40?yrs later
bayi ni won mariwa pelu owo omo ayo ati alafia (amen) - with this I will have money, children, joy and sound health (amin)
ni itori epo orogbo ni obo ashiri orogbo- because the shell of orogbo covers the secret of orogbo
epo atare ni bo ashiri atare- the back of pepper covers the secret of the pepperihoho ni akara wa ti moin moin tin se oge- nakedness befell akara while moin moin was strutting her beauty
iduro soro ni iduro gbo esi- waiting to talk is waiting to receive comment *i agree*
iduro gba esi ni iduro gba iya- waiting to receiver comment is waiting to get into troubu/get beaten up!



let me know when you're done

... i still got it!
sharrap in advance wid the smart comments

[Premium Ninja]

Originally Posted by Murewa

... i still got it!
sharrap in advance wid the smart comments

you sure got it, I' very impressed .............pocket your change




p.ninja

[Murewa]

for real or are u just yanking my chains??

[Premium Ninja]

Originally Posted by Murewa

for real or are u just yanking my chains??

you tried of course...... you missed a few/used a lot of short cuts..



where most of the lines came from>>>>>>>>.........


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p.ninja

[aurora]

... more! more!!

[Murewa]

wat aurora said! MOREEE! i finna learning and getting all wisdomized

[Murewa]

PN- wth! dude!!

how long did it take to write those from that ... KSA is the bestest jo

[Missy]

gbo gbo yoruba yi mu ori fi fo wa

[olorigbeske]

i knew yu got dt stuff from sumwhere

[aurora]

Originally Posted by Murewa

wat aurora said! MOREEE! i finna learning and getting all wisdomized

... afi wisdomized naa but then again this ain't about no damn english language


dude i knew a lot of those owe, but it's like everything don disappear from my memory. e gba mi ke wetin i go teach my kids

[Murewa]

Originally Posted by aurora

... afi wisdomized naa but then again this ain't about no damn english language


dude i knew a lot of those owe, but it's like everything don disappear from my memory. e gba mi ke wetin i go teach my kids

thx u, english is not the koko right now.

i feel u on that "wetin i go teach my kids" ...

[Correctman]

Originally Posted by Premium Ninja

dang dude, you're cleaning out my clock....

marrofact, maybe I should just give you a headache with some konk stuff....You can say that again


you fit translate?? I go try, remember that its a song with some Odu Ifa(Ifa folklore),taunts to percieved enemies & some rubbish thrown together to fit into the song,so may not all make proper sense on translation


mori sisi meji ni t'afaji ti won ta shawa Saw 2babes at Ita Faji seliing shawa(dry fish)

moni ki won bo pata.... self explanatory!!
won ni pata alaji ni..... they told me that the Putus are Alhaji P.Ninja's
moni ki won je kin tosibe kia kia...... again self explanatory
won ni majele alaji ni..... They said its Alhaji's poison
iwa ika kope ka ma darugbo... wickedness doesn't affect longevity
shugbon ijo ati sun ni ebo.... but we need to remember that at some point we'll all die
di dun lon dun.....
din dun lon dun o jare...
eje kin gbo.....
aaanu oju ki je ki won ti owo bo oju.....consideration for one's eyes stops one from poking them
iberu ejo ki je ki won te omo ejo mole...the fear of the snake makes us not trample on its young
ohun lo di ifa fun orunmila ni ojo kini.....thats why according to history when Orunmila was told
won ni oti se odun yi......that having survived this year
ko ni se emi.......he won't survive the next
orunlmila ni ti oba se mi se ti ohun.......he said left to him
ase odun mo odun ni ase odun mo odun....he'll yet live many more years
ase oro moro ni ase oro moro......and celebrate many more festivals
ti aba gba ile...when we clean the house
ti aba gbag ita.......and clean the surroundings
atan ni lan da ri e si......everything goes on the rubbish heap
igun ma fi ori mi se ogun..........may the Vulture not use my good fortune as a charm
edumare ma ya mi ni iya arun kale......may the Almighty not visit any chronic illness on me
ifa ma so mi di alakisa tingbinrin tin ban won di ifa onifa kiri......May Ifa not cause me to be a wretched itinerant prophet
owo ti tan ni owon won........They have now become broke(talking about his enemies I guess)
pamba pamba loku lese........and can only afford slippers
ogun odun leni.....In 20years
ogbo odun leni.....even in 30years time
ogorin odun leni.....even in the next 80years
bayi ni won mariwa pelu owo omo ayo ati alafia (amen)......they'll see us prospering with Money,children,happiness and good health
ni itori epo orogbo ni obo ashiri orogbo.....because the coverings of the bitter-kola protect its dignity
epo atare ni bo ashiri atare....the coverings of the Alligator pepper keeps its secrets secret
ihoho ni akara wa ti moin moin tin se oge.....this loosely means we'll prosper in the midst of their adversity(using the nakedness of Akara while the fact that Moi Moi is usually robed in leaves as visual descriptive equivalent)
iduro soro ni iduro gbo esi.........when u exhibit patience for dialogue,you will necessarily get feedback
iduro gba esi ni iduro gba iya...even though getting that feedback may cause u grief

let me know when you're done

I'm done!!! This kain assignment sha,u wicked o...I'm not doing this kain lengthy Iranu again.

[Murewa]

ojoro!! dat doesn't count... after we've done moest of the work and the song was already posted?? tu'e kelebe... invalid entry broda!

[Rotimi]

Originally Posted by Correctman

Aja n'han orun

Ab'aja yen fe ku ni.....