Lead: Ba ba ni ko kan wa o Chorus: A o le so Lead: Ba ba ni ko kan wa Chorus: A o le so Lead: O le k’eni to kan wa o, Chorus: La se wi.............. Ode ba pade etu o lojokan, Once upon a deer being hunted, O nsare iku lo logbo logbo, In the throes of death running for dear live O de waju ile ekun o kigbe, Sought the lion’s lair for refuge E gba mi o k’olode ma pa mi, Please save me from the hunter’s bullet B’olode ba pa mi o aa leyin. Or else my death would bring cataclysm Lead/chorus as above Ekun ni kini iku etu fe na mi? What will the deer’s death cost me? the lion thought Igba ti o ku o s’etu wulo ni? Or of what value is a live deer to me? Iba nba bara ba pagba If not a good riddance Ko s’olode to fe dubu ekun No hunter dares to waylay a fleeing lion Olode to ba fe p’ekun aa l’egbe. Unless he’s fortified with amulets Lead/chorus as above Ode p’etu ko s’enikan to da si, The hunter killed the deer unceremoniously Baba ode ba gb’etu re’le, And took his kill home O y’egungun etu o s’ofa oro, Skinned and fashioned a poisoned arrow (thence shot the lion) Lai l’egbe o seb’ofa lo p’ekun Even without any amulet, the arrow killed the lion Iba nba bara ba pagba O what a good riddance! Lead/chorus as above King Saheed Osupa for your listening delight.
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