A Song For a Friend

Today Let the sun be friendly For it's been marked with the ink of specialty Today Let the sky drop no tears For the mat of honour has been laid Today Let the wind maintain its gentle pace As the trees would lend ears And the pets their gracious gaze To my song My song for a wonderful friend Oluwatoba The legitimate son of Aragbaye Oluwatoba o! Today With the melody of my flute I adorn your head with a golden crown So rule just like a King Today With the hailing tone of my gangan I ordain your palm with the special wand Just say it and it shall stay Today With my voice, sonorous as the Nubia's I command the world To form you a circle As you dance to the empire Of favour, knowledge, joy, happiness, God's mercy, good fortune, long prosperous life and many other related empires