Saturday, October 28, 2006

Arere, Arere'ooooo!


Ogun Fumito vs. Abiodun Ogunleye -
Jakadi Match Ode Remo, Ogun State 2006
(in the background is Jeff Davidson and Oluwasina Kuti)

Ogunda-Wonrin!
Ija ti ngo jayi ki'mi niyi-sii
Ajagbuye niti ekun
Ajagbuye niti Aara
Ogunda!
iwo lo nda won ni'jakadi lojogbogbo nilekile
Ija ti ngo ja ki'mi niyi-sii, Ajagbuyi

Let the Fight I will Fight be to My Honor
Victory After the Fight Belongs to the Lion
Vitory After the Fight Belongs to Aara
Like Ogunda,
All Day, You Hurled Them Down Everywhere
Let the Fight I will Fight be to My Honor

Odu'fa 152:1
translated by Jeff Davidson

2 comments:

Panday said...

Is Dean Ogun or Abiodun? And what does his name mean?

guro jeff davidson said...

ask me in class