N wo e ka'gbo, eyin e ni o fi la ona. Meaning - I will drag you through the bush, you will use your back to clear the bush first.

ai gbofa la nwoke, ifa kan osi ni para

ota ng lulu ibaje, oba oluwa ko ni je o dun, to ba dun nko, ori ara re loma fi gbe

Lati gun lati gun agbalagba tio ti ju ketekete lati gun ketekete koni tiju lati da mole. - An elderly person that did not honourably ride his donkey, the donkey will knock him down without honour.

A kii ru eran erin sori ka maa fese wa ire ni le. . . One who is carrying a load of elephant meat should not search for cricket with his foot)

(Leave small profits for less privileged ones if you have something big enough to sustain you)

Ipako o gbo suti-------------ori elegan lo daru

bluehorizo:

Ipako o gbo suti-------------ori elegan lo daru

No interpretation

Ti o ba le so ni ede oyinbo, mo gbodo se eto bi a o se fi e je oye ni ilu Egba

bluehorizo:

Ipako o gbo suti-------------ori elegan lo daru

kola oloye:

Ti o ba le so ni ede oyinbo, mo gbodo se eto bi a o se fi e je oye ni ilu Egba

Ipako(back of the head) can't hear/see when it's sneered at out of jealousy.
whatever people say behind your back does not bother you as you don't hear/see them

kola oloye:

You have really tried, what of "ori elegan"

ori = head
elegan = a scornful person or someone who is jealous of one.

So, when is the Alake of Egba land bestowing the title on moi? I'm making a guest list

O daa, mi o ni pee wa le, to ju ba ye ju, ko hun ma ye ba (hope i got it right). Mi o fe gbo story ti mo ba de o, oye ni mo n bo wa je straight 

Mo fe mu oyan!!

CARUSO:

Mo fe mu oyan!!

Se owe yoruba tun ni yen?

kola oloye:

Mama olooye

Baba afoba je 

candy:

Baba afoba je

O da mi loju pe inu emi lo wa nigbati o fi so oro yi jade.Nitooto iran baba mi ki'joba sugbon a ma nfi won je ni.
Mama oloye, fi okan re bale nitori pe e ti mu oye yi je na, iwo-npapa iwo-nna. E nilati mura daada nitori oye nla ni e o je

EGBIRIN OTE, BI A TI NPA IKAN NI NKAN NRU

ti iku pa n poloto, ti ile ngbe osika, bo pe boya ire ama sun ni ise (if the wicked prosper, and the righteous suffer, doing good becomes burdensome)

san laarin aje ,

Mo fe mu oyan, o jere

Femonjay:

Mo fe mu oyan, o jere

arakunrin Femonjay, e o so itumo owe yin o.

I like this:
oo sa igi logbe, oo ta oguro lofa, o gbe enu sidi ope,ofe lo n ro ni?. . . . . you should not expect a benefit to which you are not entitled.

A ki i dake ka siwi;  a ki i wo sun ka daran

- A careful and cautious person seldom gets into trouble.

Agbalagba ki i wewo tan ko ni oun o je si

- An elder should be able to make up his mind.

aki gbe okere --------------------------

You can not stay afar and know what is going on within

Ninu Ikoko dudu ni eko funfun ti n jade

Iso inu eku amu mora ni

Bami naa omo mi, ko de inu olomo

Agba kin wa loja kori omo tuntun wo,

orisa bi ole gbemi semi bi ose bami
that is to say, fi the dietycan help solve my problems,then just leave me the way you met me(loose translation)
the moral of the proverb is when people who are supposed to help your condition end up being counter productive abeg i try o

Gbogbo l'odi ni oro Yoruba, bi o l'owo odi, bi o ko l'owo, odi.
For the Yorubaman, every turn deserves caution. If you are rich, detractors scorns you; if you are poor, they also scorn you.

A gba ni l'eti, omo epon yo, ibasepo wo lo wa laarin eti ati omo epon?
(someone was slapped, he complained the scrotum fell off, what is the relationship between the slapped ear and the scrotum?)

Oyibo nmutin, oti n pa kuku
(the white man is drinking beer, the cook is getting drunk)

Eelo ni a nfe olomoge, ti adelebo nirin arin wo'di (How much does it cost to marry a virgin while a divorcee will be walking delicately - literarily -proving difficult to marry)

Ori kii kun titi ka p'eku nibe, ibi ina l'o mo (the head will not be so bushy that we kill a rat from it, it is only limited to lice)

Ibi aye ba ba ni ni a ti nje; bi o ba ba ni ninu omi, a maa to s'ara (where enjoyment meets someone is where you enjoy; if it meets you in the water, you wee wee without removing your panties)

Bi eyin ba se meji, ko saa ti funfun (even if the teeth remains just two in the mouth, let it be white)


One love.

Ayangbe aja dun; ki aja to gbe na nko? (The roasted dog is sweet, but what happens before the dog is well roated?)

Yoruba Nem,

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