Tag: traditional poetry
Maami – a traditional Yoruba poem
Maami, this day shall pass away
To usher in a boundless joy
The energy invested in the hurdles of life
Shall be regained in the pleasure of...
ALBINO – traditional African poetry
Cluttering face in the hot rays
Inviting even the engaged eyes
The white god amidst the Blacks
The cult among the uninitiated
Squeezing reddish face
Oh please don't dare...
Sisi Mi – traditional Yoruba poetry
Sisi mi
You need not the charms of Abija wara bi ekun
Nor the Ifa consultation of the Elebuibons
You need not the prophesies of Temitope omo...
A tribute to my grandfather
Baba
Right in your warm embrace
I wrecked mama's heavy meal
I gulped from your palm wine tank
In readiness for the Ijapa travels.
You rained blessings on me
before...
ADUNNI – A Love Poem To A Yoruba Maiden
Adunni, let me be lost in your heart
For I listen not to the hunter's trumpet.
Adunni, let me go astray in your thoughts
For I give...
APEKE – Traditional African Poetry
Tell Apeke I am the famous cocoa merchant
Tell her my fame spread across the clan
Tell Apeke I am the igbakeji Oba
The balogun that brought...
Karara: the Balogun of Ilorin (Traditional African Poetry)
Tell them not to flaunt Modakeke to his ears
Tell them not to recite that Oyo has western strength
Let them not gasconade latosisa in his...
AMARACHI – traditional African poetry
Let us bring out the ekwe,
The ogene and the sounding udu.
Let us drum up the new found affection
Let us do inyanga for the umu...
Awero – traditional Nigerian Poetry
Awero.
Tonight, I heard clamours around the gods' shrine
Not of Ikoko Akufo—lamentation of a broken pitcher
That discerned values on parameters of Akitan
Struggling to fetch honour...
MOROUNTODUN – traditional poetry by Ogbeni POG
I am on my knees with ocean of tears, Morountodun mi
Like a sinful man on a confession board
I know I have wronged your humility
I...
