Oba Poems - Poems about Oba

OLUPONNA; MY LAND AND TERRAIN

...OLUPONNA: MY LAND AND TERRAIN.

Oh my mother land; wealthy in soil
To my grip held so highten; not soiled
So cultured and nurtured in legendary 
To a land whose worth is never lost in form

Wi...

Da Sarig ko Sirig

...Da sa maninai na da sa balakesan
Na lumangkap so tenggao,
Na imanto a gagawii na singayo akn so gagaw
Ogaid na di patot oba pangampit.

Kataya a tentengan nakn so gabon
Sa kapapal iyan na kiyak...

Roar of Freedom

...From the far-flung reaches of the Sahel,
Where the sun kisses the earth and sets,
The land of Zulu, Opobo, Musa, and Mandela,
Home to Cleopatra and Ramses,

I bathe in the dunes of the Sahara,
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Ojulopesi

...Ènìyàn n'sáré àtilà sùgbón, kìràkìtà ò dolà.
Omo adáríhurun n'sebí elédùà sùgbón, Oba òkè dáké.

Mákànjúolá òré èmi.
Ohun tí ò tó léèní yoo sékù lóla.

Ojúlópésí, ìyókù d'owó adániwáyé.
Sa ipá...

Edo

...O great people in a great forest land
From the land of the Igodomigodo to the kukuruku
I know you and the tragedy of your heroic tale
You are the pulse of a great nation
The heartbeat of ...

Warm Hands of Death

...On my death bed, 
I will shake the warm hands of death
Like a revered ofo-title holder. 
Clutch him in warm embrace. 
For his cold hands are for the 
Lovers of his hate: life. 

On my death be...

The Crowned King

...Olodumare crowned you,
Like the daring obas of old,
Undaunted and unshakable,
With hearts sculpted out of gold,
Ase and oro were their best friends,
Dangerous yet mellow,
Empathetic and in-dept...

Once Upon a Forgotten Kingdom

...Once upon a time in Erin land,
the sun smiled on the people 
the rains communed peacefully with thunderstorms
Erin flowed with palm wine and palm oil, 
And her children drank to their fill  
Oba...

Kabiyesi

...Èmi rábàbà níwájú Oba  ñlá
Adàgbà  má  tè'pá olórúko ñlá
Àìkú àìsá àìpa'pòdà
Ògbóùn tarìgì okùnrín Ogun
Oba mímó
Tó n gbé'bi mímó
Tó n so mímó
Tó n te  mímó
Tó n je mímó
Tó n mu  mímó
Tó n ...

Amoke Mi

...AMOKE MI

Amoke omo Iya Eleko,
When Maami re return at dusk,
From the rustic hustle of life
Tell her, tell her, I say tell her,

Tell her you have stolen it,
That golden Agbada your father,
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Africa the Mausoleum of All

...THE MAUSOLEUM OF ALL

Africa is the burial chamber of many,
Millions of men and women rested in peace,
The deepest hole full of important bones,
The bones of *****sapiens are in the graves.
 It...

Maranao Poem - Inged Akn Daa Rowar

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~ inged akn daa rowar ~
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" Inged akn daa rowar
-- a ina waan ko ska
na popodokan akongka
na dita séka khâbaraw
ka matanao ka ladan ko
na kén ka a Ta...

Maranao Poem - Linimpang a Pilimpinas

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MARANAO HISTORICal POEM
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~ Linimpang a Pilimpinas |
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Pilimpinas go(w)Ane
ko masá o Mericano
na ini zámaiya iran
na othángen so kadatu
a minindatu ko Moro(d)
ko lupa a Minsupala
Na...

Eko Akete

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EKO AKETE @50
TIME OF THOUGHT:LOST
DATE OF THOUGHT:2015

A damsel was born decades ago
Her name is EKO
Eko Ile Ogbon
She is the most sought after amongst ...

Eko

...OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-NativePen 029
EKO @50
TIME OF THOUGHT:LOSS
DATE OF THOUGHT:2015
A damsel was born decades ago
Her name is EKO
Eko Ile Ogbon
She is the most sought after amongst other
T...

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