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"work Is The Antidote For Poverty" by TEEZERO(m): 9:32am On Oct 10, 2009 |
WHILE GROWING UP IN THE 1960's THIS WAS A POPULAR POEM THAT WE HAD TO LEARN BY HEART . FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO DON'T UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE, THE TRANSLATION THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY ONE QANSY SALAKO IS ALSO POSTED. I WONDER: QUITE A NUMBER OF THE FOLK WHO HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES IN POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY, BUT ENDED UP AS AUTHORITY STEALERS (APOLOGIES, FELA) LEARNT THIS SAME POEM, AND PROBABLY EVEN HEARD THEIR FATHERS TELL THEM: REMEMBER THE SON OF WHOM YOU ARE. NOW, DOES THIS POEM STILL MAKE ANY SENSE IN TODAY'S NIGERIA? SHOULD IT BE A NATIONAL MANTRA? Isé ni òògùn ìsé Múra sí isé re òréè mi Isé ni a fi í di eni giga Bí a kò bá réni fèyìn tì, Bí òle là á rí; Bí a ko réni gbékèlé, À tera mó isé eni Ìyá re lè lówó lówó Bàbá sì lè lésin léèkàn Bí o bá gbójú lé won O té tán ni mo so fún o Ohun tí a kò ba jìyà fún, Kì í lè tójó Ohun tí a bá fara sisé fún, Ní í pé lówó eni Apá lará, ìgùnpá nìyekan Bí ayé n fé o lónìí, Bí o bá lówó lówó, Ni won á máa fé o lóla Tàbí tí o bá wà ní ipò àtàtà, Ayé á yé o sí tèrín-tèrín, Jé kí o di eni n ráágó, Kí o rí báyé ti í símú sí o Èkó sì tún n soni í dògá, Múra kí o kó o dáradára Bí o sì rí òpò ènìyàn, Tí wón n fi èkó se èrín rín, Dákun má se fara wé won Ìyà n bò fómo tí kò gbón, Ekún n be fómo tó n sá kiri Má fòwúrò seré, òréè mi, Múra sísé, ojó n lo, Work is the antidote for poverty Work hard, my friend Aspiring to higher height is fully dependent on hard work If we do not have anyone to lean on, we appear indolent If we do not have anyone we can depend on we simply work harder Your mother may be wealthy, your father may have a ranch full of horses. If you depend on their riches alone, you may end up in disgrace, I tell you Whatever gain one does not work hard to earn, usually does not last Whatever gain one works hard to earn is the one that lasts in one's possession The arm is a relative, the elbow is a sibling You may be loved by all today It is when you have money that they will love you tomorrow Or when you are in a high position all will honour you with cheers and smiles Wait till you become poor or are struggling to get by, and you will see how all grimace at you as they pass you by Education also elevates one in position Work hard to acquire good education And if you see a lot of people Making education a laughing stock Please do not emulate or keep their company Suffering is lying in wait for an unserious kid Sorrow is in reserve for a truant kid Do not play with your early years, my friend Work harder, time and tide wait for no one. |
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