Ọ́mọ Ọ́kada, Ọ́mọ Eko
Sebi mori-ọ̀ ni ọ̀jọ̀ọ̀-si
Ni ọ̀jọ̀ọ̀-si ni Isale Eko.
Mori ọ̀ ti ojoko si ori Ọ́kada
Ori Ọ́kada Gambari
Gambari, Ọ́mọ ìyá, the funky mallam
The funky mallam of Ọ́balende
Ọ́balende the hub of the Hausas in Lagos
Lagos the cornucopia of Nigeria
Nigeria the paranoid giant of Africa.

Ọ́mọ Ọ́kada wakes up to the echo of the adhān أَذَان‎
To the echoing voice of the muezzin
Echoing from the minaret
Then after the iqama, Ọ́mọ Ọ́kada mounts his motorbike
And hits the road before the morning rush hour
Ọ́mọ Eko is already waiting at the CMS roundabout
She is not waiting for Ọ́kọ Ashẹ̀wo the taxicab
She is not waiting for any staff bus
She is not waiting for the BRT bus
She is not waiting for any free ride from any randy guy in fancy car
She is waiting for her Ọ́mọ Ọ́kada.


Photo from Andrew Dosunmu's film "Restless City".

Omo Okada, Omo Eko


Orikinla, ori e wa nbe
Nice one bro

Bolt2011: Omo Okada, Omo Eko


Orikinla, ori e wa nbe
Nice one bro

Thank you.

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