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Some Igbo Folklore Songs Long Forgotten by pimper24: 4:52pm On Oct 22, 2017 |
I am sure even Igbo kids born in the 90s will never know some of these folklore songs. Igbo culture rapidly going into extinction: Be Eze Echie (The disiastrous waste of the King’s oil while the parrot sang the revelation to the king in his farm) Be Eze echienu oh.. Be Eze echienu oh……. Kwakubenebene kwakubene x 2 Manu di be Eze awufuchekweenu oh… Kwakubenebene kwakubene Ufodu ji nwa oku ekute nke ha… Kwakubenebene kwakubene Ndinu ji nwa obene ekute nke ha… Kwakubenebene kwakubene Na m ewere nku ruta nke m… Kwakubenebene kwakubene Obu Onye Gburu Nwoke Agu Ji eme onu (The Lion’s best friend was killed and his pregnant wife taken- the Lion laments) Obu onye gburur nwoke agu ji emenu onu… anunu kpokoro na nya anata oh x 2 Ihe mere nwoke na aji… anunu kpokoro na nya anata oh Ihe mere nwanyi n’ afo ime… anunu kpokoro na nya anata oh Oomu bu ori okuru agu oh… gbororo gbororo mgbo dim dim ori okuru agu oh… gbororo gbororo mgbo dim dim kpuuru nne ya gbuooh… gbororo gbororo mgbo dim dim Kpuuru nna ya gbuooh… gbororo gbororo mgbo dim dim Kpuuru nne ya na ime oh… gbororo gbororo mgbo dim dim Agha bukwa taa… gbororo gbororo mgbo dim dim Ogu bukwa taa… gbororo gbororo mgbo dim dim Nna anyi agu nnooo (The mischievous Lion lures his prey to a trap) Nna anyi agu nnoooh… Ka anyi lelewe agu x2 Obu onye na-ekele agu… Ka anyi lelewe agu Ebule ako na-ekele agu… Ka anyi lelewe agu Ebuke ako kpudebe were oji oh… Ka anyi lelewe agu Anu enu ga-akpudebe dakpuunye oh… Ka anyi lelewe agu Anu ani ga-akpudebe dakpuunye oh… Ka anyi lelewe agu Ooo bu onye gwara gi… Ka anyi lelewe agu x2 Mmirinda (The pretty damsel that wounded the Tortoise) Umunne Mminda, ndibe Mmrirnda, shikwanu Mmirinda ya panyitewe m… Iya Mmirinda Ya panyitewe m… Iya Mmirinda Ka m jere agu ji m… Iya Mmirinda Kupiara amu… Iya Mmirinda Uhu amu… Iya Mmirinda Uhu amu ihe ona ahu m… Iya Mmirinda Kwowoowoo… Iya Mmirinda Kwowoowooo wooo woowo… Iya Mmirinda All rights reserved You can post yours though 3 Likes |
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