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JeSoul (f)
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whassup people.
To the many yoruba experts in here please do me a favor and translate these words to this song to yoruba for me. My yoruba is very very rusty and I need help, but I understand well.
THANKS!
"Jesus lover of my soul/
Jesus I'll never let you go/
you've taken me from the miry clay/
set my feet upon on rock and now I know/
I love you/
I need you/
my world may fall but still I'll never let you go/
my savior/
my closest friend/
I worship you till the very end/"
Thanks again!
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Samakins (m)
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"Jesus lover of my soul/
Jesus I'll never let you go/
you've taken me from the miry clay/
set my feet upon on rock and now I know/
I love you/
I need you/
my world may fall but still I'll never let you go/
my savior/
my closest friend/
I worship you till the very end/"
It translates:
Jesu olufe okan mi
Jesu n ko ni fi o sile
O fami jade lati'nu ira
O fi ese mi l'ori apata, nisisiyi mo mo
Mo fe o
Mo nilo re
Aye mi le dorikodo, sibe, n ko ni fi o sile
Olugbala mi
Ore mi owon
n o sin o titi d'opin.
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drrionelli (m)
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I have a question, too, that requires a translation:
What does "oyibo" or "oyinbo"mean? I'm not certain if I'm spelling it quite correctly, so allow me to apologize for that.
Thank you, in advance!
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ziddy (m)
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oyibo=oyinbo= "white man"
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JeSoul (f)
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"Jesus lover of my soul/
Jesus I'll never let you go/
you've taken me from the miry clay/
set my feet upon on rock and now I know/
I love you/
I need you/
my world may fall but still I'll never let you go/
my savior/
my closest friend/
I worship you till the very end/"
It translates:
Jesu olufe okan mi
Jesu n ko ni fi o sile
O fami jade lati'nu ira
O fi ese mi l'ori apata, nisisiyi mo mo
Mo fe o
Mo nilo re
Aye mi le dorikodo, sibe, n ko ni fi o sile
Olugbala mi
Ore mi owon
n o sin o titi d'opin.
Samakins, ese gan! Thanks a lot!  |
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drrionelli (m)
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@ziddy:
Thank you very much for your assistance!
Now, if I may, is that a literal translation or does the term have a colloquial, perhaps, vernacular meaning as well?
Also, is the pronunciation more or less the way it would seem to be pronounced?
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ziddy (m)
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its also used -in a derogatory way- to refer to Nigerians/ Africans who demonstrate a less-than-adequate grasp of the local culture.
it rhymes with 'oh'
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drrionelli (m)
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@ziddy:
I really am appreciative for your help with this!
I ask these questions because somebody posted this in regard to me. He seemed to suggest it was meant in a good-natured manner (something about my somewhat formal patterns of speech/writing) but I'm not so sure, now, because I'm neither Nigerian nor white!
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minute (f)
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@samakins u did a good job.esha ku ishe naa ,oluwa a so agbara dotun.
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Samakins (m)
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@minute, thanks for the compliments
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omena555 (f)
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please people, can someone tell me the meaning of 'adara'?
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ricadelide (m)
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please people, can someone tell me the meaning of 'adara'?
I presume you mean to say " a dara" (two words). It means: it shall be well. Cheers |
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omena555 (f)
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@ricadelide, thank u very much. i actually heard it in one song by one nigerian rapper (i think sasha or so) and i was wondering what she meant by 'a dara'  |
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