ORO IFE BI ADANWO NI

Oro ife bi adanwo ni,
Ife lakoja ofin o laye o,
Ololufe mi je ka lofe,
Mo ri sisi kan o dara bi egbin,
A mo lese bi Ogburo,
Sisi oun dara olewa,
Omoge to gbafe,
Emi o mo an ti mo le gbegba,
Afi ki n fi saye,
Anowa(Pls substitute with desired name) baby ko wale

E wo eye bi ike,
Eleyinju ege,
Ibadi re tun n pese,
To ba sese,
O ba je ka se joje,
Ibadi re lon damilorun mo tenu mo,
Anowa (pls substitute with the desired name) baby ko wale.

Good memoreis from the Theatre workshop, 2002. Eng 107.
One of the songs used to make a subtle tragedy out of Amata Ido's ANOWA

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