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bigfrancis21:
Ije awele = favour, safe journey, luck etc
This song is 8 minutes long but I will interpret the first 4 to 5 minutes so that you can get a hang of what the song is about. The dialect of Igbo used in this song is Enuani Igbo well understood by the people of Anambra, Delta Igbo and some parts of Enugu.

Flavour
O kwa mu na chi mu so aga *2 - I walk with my God
Onyinye chukwu nyelu mu ka mu ji aga - I walk with the gift given to me by God
Chi oma mee, o kwa mu na gi for life - My good God, it's me and you for life

Ewu mee Ewu mee - Exclamation
Ogonogo ndu na aru isi ike nu - Long life and strong health
O kwa ya ka mu na-ayo - That's what I pray for

O gbajuo dolu onye ka mu ga-akponu - When it gets too much, who will I call
Akwa alili ka mu na-ebe na-ebe - I weep sorely
Ije uwa mu o - My life journey
O kwa mu na chi m so aga - I walk with my God
Ije awele - Favour/safe journey
O kwa ya ka anyi na-ayo - That's what we are praying for

CHORUS
Anyi jebe jebe - As we go
Anyi naba naba, ije awele *2 - As we return, safe journey
Ofu obi ka anyi ji eje - We go with one heart
Ije Awele - Safe journey/favour

Umu Obiligbo

Neenu neenu uwa si adi nu - See how the world can be
I mali ive echi ga-abunu - Do you know what tomorrow will be
Amaliselele, n'olue ka o si elu - It has reached as usual

I makwa ka anyi na-aku egwu a - Do you know how we are playing this song
Umu Obiligbo na Flavour - Umu Obiligbo and Flavour
Ijele nwa mama (Ijele is a well known masquerade in Igboland)
I na-anu ka egwu na-ara - Can you hear the beats of the song
Amala welele ka anyi ji eje - We walk with plentiful grace

Flavour
Mu na Chi mu yo yo yo - Me and my God
Papa bia due m ije - Father come guide my journey

Umu Obiligbo
M si na anyi jebe ebe eje - I say as we go
Anyi naba anaba - As we return
O kwa nya ka anyi ji eje - That (favour) is what we walk with
I ma na mu na Chi m so eje ee - Do you know that I walk with my God

Ive onye na-alu ka nya ji eli - What one does for a living feeds him
O zikwa egwu ka anyi ji eli - Our song feeds us
Egwu ka anyi ji eli - Singing feeds us
O kwa egwu ka anyi ji aku - We 'flex' with the songs we sing (you get the gist ;, I racked my brain here trying to come up with the best English translation )

Ufodu na-azu avia, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some are traders, that's how they feed
Ufodu na-ezu oli, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some are thieves, that's how they feed
Ewu chi m ee - My God (exclamation)
Ufodu umu nwanyi na-agba ashawo, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some women are prostitutes, that's how they feed
I na-anu ka mu na-ekwu e - Can you hear me as I speak
Some guys na-atu olu, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some guys are doing Yahoo, that's how they feed (again, my best English translation )
Umu nwanyi na-atukwuzi olu - Some women are now doing Yahoo
Chei, ogoli don tire - Chei, 'even' woman don tire
I na-anukwa onu m - Can you hear my voice
Everybody wants to hammer
I nelu anya, ufodu n'ime fa na-agba oso n'olu - If you look well some of them are running away from working (doing what it takes to 'hammer')
Ogoli tie okokoko *2 - Woman screams sorely

CHORUS

Flavour

Unu afugonu na ife Chukwu kwulu ga-eme - Have you all seen that what God says will happen
Unu afugonu na ife Chukwu delu ga-eme - Have you all seen that what God writes will happen
Chukwu nyelu m ije awele - God gave me favour
O si na o ga-adi mu mma nu o - He said it shall be well unto me
Uje mu na mbata mu, o ga-agozi ya - my going out and coming back, he will bless

Kene kene, kene kene - Thank thank, thank thank
Kenenu Chukwu m ji eme onu - Thank the God I brag with
A si mu unu kene kene, kene kene - I said you all should thank
Kenenu Odogwu m ji eme onu - Thank the mighty one I brag with

Mmili a naro ako n'ebe o na-ado - The stream never dries up at its location
Ndi asili na-asinu asi na-akpotu - Gossipers are gossiping big time
I si na o di easy, I puta n'ogbo ka anyi nene - If you say it's easy, come out publicly let's see
I chuo madam o, o bu gi na onye ga-ebi - If you chase away 'your' madam, who will you live with
One day you go tire...

bigfrancis21:
It is actually, Chigbogu which literally means 'God resolve fight', i.e Chi gboo ogu. Now in some parts of Igboland, to separate fight is spoken as, 'igbo ogu'. Some places say, 'itisa ogu' or 'ikusa ogu'. All mean the same thing, 'to separate fight'.

However, the name is sometimes misspelt as Chibogu, which has no meaning in Igbo language.

bigfrancis21:
Ije awele = favour, safe journey, luck etc
This song is 8 minutes long but I will interpret the first 4 to 5 minutes so that you can get a hang of what the song is about. The dialect of Igbo used in this song is Enuani Igbo well understood by the people of Anambra, Delta Igbo and some parts of Enugu.

Flavour
O kwa mu na chi mu so aga *2 - I walk with my God
Onyinye chukwu nyelu mu ka mu ji aga - I walk with the gift given to me by God
Chi oma mee, o kwa mu na gi for life - My good God, it's me and you for life

Ewu mee Ewu mee - Exclamation
Ogonogo ndu na aru isi ike nu - Long life and strong health
O kwa ya ka mu na-ayo - That's what I pray for

O gbajuo dolu onye ka mu ga-akponu - When it gets too much, who will I call
Akwa alili ka mu na-ebe na-ebe - I weep sorely
Ije uwa mu o - My life journey
O kwa mu na chi m so aga - I walk with my God
Ije awele - Favour/safe journey
O kwa ya ka anyi na-ayo - That's what we are praying for

CHORUS
Anyi jebe jebe - As we go
Anyi naba naba, ije awele *2 - As we return, safe journey
Ofu obi ka anyi ji eje - We go with one heart
Ije Awele - Safe journey/favour

Umu Obiligbo

Neenu neenu uwa si adi nu - See how the world can be
I mali ive echi ga-abunu - Do you know what tomorrow will be
Amaliselele, n'olue ka o si elu - It has reached as usual

I makwa ka anyi na-aku egwu a - Do you know how we are playing this song
Umu Obiligbo na Flavour - Umu Obiligbo and Flavour
Ijele nwa mama (Ijele is a well known masquerade in Igboland)
I na-anu ka egwu na-ara - Can you hear the beats of the song
Amala welele ka anyi ji eje - We walk with plentiful grace

Flavour
Mu na Chi mu yo yo yo - Me and my God
Papa bia due m ije - Father come guide my journey

Umu Obiligbo
M si na anyi jebe ebe eje - I say as we go
Anyi naba anaba - As we return
O kwa nya ka anyi ji eje - That (favour) is what we walk with
I ma na mu na Chi m so eje ee - Do you know that I walk with my God

Ive onye na-alu ka nya ji eli - What one does for a living feeds him
O zikwa egwu ka anyi ji eli - Our song feeds us
Egwu ka anyi ji eli - Singing feeds us
O kwa egwu ka anyi ji aku - We 'flex' with the songs we sing (you get the gist ;, I racked my brain here trying to come up with the best English translation )

Ufodu na-azu avia, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some are traders, that's how they feed
Ufodu na-ezu oli, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some are thieves, that's how they feed
Ewu chi m ee - My God (exclamation)
Ufodu umu nwanyi na-agba ashawo, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some women are prostitutes, that's how they feed
I na-anu ka mu na-ekwu e - Can you hear me as I speak
Some guys na-atu olu, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some guys are doing Yahoo, that's how they feed (again, my best English translation )
Umu nwanyi na-atukwuzi olu - Some women are now doing Yahoo
Chei, ogoli don tire - Chei, 'even' woman don tire
I na-anukwa onu m - Can you hear my voice
Everybody wants to hammer
I nelu anya, ufodu n'ime fa na-agba oso n'olu - If you look well some of them are running away from working (doing what it takes to 'hammer')
Ogoli tie okokoko *2 - Woman screams sorely

CHORUS

Flavour

Unu afugonu na ife Chukwu kwulu ga-eme - Have you all seen that what God says will happen
Unu afugonu na ife Chukwu delu ga-eme - Have you all seen that what God writes will happen
Chukwu nyelu m ije awele - God gave me favour
O si na o ga-adi mu mma nu o - He said it shall be well unto me
Uje mu na mbata mu, o ga-agozi ya - my going out and coming back, he will bless

Kene kene, kene kene - Thank thank, thank thank
Kenenu Chukwu m ji eme onu - Thank the God I brag with
A si mu unu kene kene, kene kene - I said you all should thank
Kenenu Odogwu m ji eme onu - Thank the mighty one I brag with

Mmili a naro ako n'ebe o na-ado - The stream never dries up at its location
Ndi asili na-asinu asi na-akpotu - Gossipers are gossiping big time
I si na o di easy, I puta n'ogbo ka anyi nene - If you say it's easy, come out publicly let's see
I chuo madam o, o bu gi na onye ga-ebi - If you chase away 'your' madam, who will you live with
One day you go tire...

Waynechuks01:
Now my second Son is on the way and somehow my head is not clicking!

i dont like general common names perse!
I like uniqueness so i went coining names my self. That was for my first son and it gave rise to a very beautiful prophetic name. "ZIHE"

At first any one that comes across the name get confused, even my wife and my mother disputed the name, my mother gave her own name, which i completely forbade them from using cos i am barely at home, they are the ones taking care of the children and if i didnt intervene, my first son will be given a 1700 name.

So the name, Zihe, in full "Zihechukwu" Show the light of God. So even the short "Zihe" which is the preferred also means "Show light".

I did a lot of thinking to narrow down that Name am proud of it cos its a name every one has fallen in love with. including my mother.

Now that my second Son is on the way, just few weeks away, my head is not clicking as it did before. i have not come up with any name i could love that much.

So i will love some input from y'all.

i came up with these names and i will like inputs and revisions of the name to make it better or better still , new suggestions.

I like names not more than 2 or 3 syllables.

1. NWABUDO (BUDO) (A child of peace)
2. NWAJIUDO (JIUDO) (A child that comes with peace)
3. JIUDOCHUKWU(JIUDO) (a child that comes with peace of God)

its not just about peace. but at least you get the idea.


So your suggestions please. Following

Waynechuks01:
Now my second Son is on the way and somehow my head is not clicking!

i dont like general common names perse!
I like uniqueness so i went coining names my self. That was for my first son and it gave rise to a very beautiful prophetic name. "ZIHE"

At first any one that comes across the name get confused, even my wife and my mother disputed the name, my mother gave her own name, which i completely forbade them from using cos i am barely at home, they are the ones taking care of the children and if i didnt intervene, my first son will be given a 1700 name.

So the name, Zihe, in full "Zihechukwu" Show the light of God. So even the short "Zihe" which is the preferred also means "Show light".

I did a lot of thinking to narrow down that Name am proud of it cos its a name every one has fallen in love with. including my mother.

Now that my second Son is on the way, just few weeks away, my head is not clicking as it did before. i have not come up with any name i could love that much.

So i will love some input from y'all.

i came up with these names and i will like inputs and revisions of the name to make it better or better still , new suggestions.

I like names not more than 2 or 3 syllables.

1. NWABUDO (BUDO) (A child of peace)
2. NWAJIUDO (JIUDO) (A child that comes with peace)
3. JIUDOCHUKWU(JIUDO) (a child that comes with peace of God)

its not just about peace. but at least you get the idea.


So your suggestions please.

bigfrancis21:
Ije awele = favour, safe journey, luck etc
This song is 8 minutes long but I will interpret the first 4 to 5 minutes so that you can get a hang of what the song is about. The dialect of Igbo used in this song is Enuani Igbo well understood by the people of Anambra, Delta Igbo and some parts of Enugu.

Flavour
O kwa mu na chi mu so aga *2 - I walk with my God
Onyinye chukwu nyelu mu ka mu ji aga - I walk with the gift given to me by God
Chi oma mee, o kwa mu na gi for life - My good God, it's me and you for life

Ewu mee Ewu mee - Exclamation
Ogonogo ndu na aru isi ike nu - Long life and strong health
O kwa ya ka mu na-ayo - That's what I pray for

O gbajuo dolu onye ka mu ga-akponu - When it gets too much, who will I call
Akwa alili ka mu na-ebe na-ebe - I weep sorely
Ije uwa mu o - My life journey
O kwa mu na chi m so aga - I walk with my God
Ije awele - Favour/safe journey
O kwa ya ka anyi na-ayo - That's what we are praying for

CHORUS
Anyi jebe jebe - As we go
Anyi naba naba, ije awele *2 - As we return, safe journey
Ofu obi ka anyi ji eje - We go with one heart
Ije Awele - Safe journey/favour

Umu Obiligbo

Neenu neenu uwa si adi nu - See how the world can be
I mali ive echi ga-abunu - Do you know what tomorrow will be
Amaliselele, n'olue ka o si elu - It has reached as usual

I makwa ka anyi na-aku egwu a - Do you know how we are playing this song
Umu Obiligbo na Flavour - Umu Obiligbo and Flavour
Ijele nwa mama (Ijele is a well known masquerade in Igboland)
I na-anu ka egwu na-ara - Can you hear the beats of the song
Amala welele ka anyi ji eje - We walk with plentiful grace

Flavour
Mu na Chi mu yo yo yo - Me and my God
Papa bia due m ije - Father come guide my journey

Umu Obiligbo
M si na anyi jebe ebe eje - I say as we go
Anyi naba anaba - As we return
O kwa nya ka anyi ji eje - That (favour) is what we walk with
I ma na mu na Chi m so eje ee - Do you know that I walk with my God

Ive onye na-alu ka nya ji eli - What one does for a living feeds him
O zikwa egwu ka anyi ji eli - Our song feeds us
Egwu ka anyi ji eli - Singing feeds us
O kwa egwu ka anyi ji aku - We 'flex' with the songs we sing (you get the gist ;, I racked my brain here trying to come up with the best English translation )

Ufodu na-azu avia, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some are traders, that's how they feed
Ufodu na-ezu oli, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some are thieves, that's how they feed
Ewu chi m ee - My God (exclamation)
Ufodu umu nwanyi na-agba ashawo, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some women are prostitutes, that's how they feed
I na-anu ka mu na-ekwu e - Can you hear me as I speak
Some guys na-atu olu, o bulu ive va ji eli ive - Some guys are doing Yahoo, that's how they feed (again, my best English translation )
Umu nwanyi na-atukwuzi olu - Some women are now doing Yahoo
Chei, ogoli don tire - Chei, 'even' woman don tire
I na-anukwa onu m - Can you hear my voice
Everybody wants to hammer
I nelu anya, ufodu n'ime fa na-agba oso n'olu - If you look well some of them are running away from working (doing what it takes to 'hammer')
Ogoli tie okokoko *2 - Woman screams sorely

CHORUS

Flavour

Unu afugonu na ife Chukwu kwulu ga-eme - Have you all seen that what God says will happen
Unu afugonu na ife Chukwu delu ga-eme - Have you all seen that what God writes will happen
Chukwu nyelu m ije awele - God gave me favour
O si na o ga-adi mu mma nu o - He said it shall be well unto me
Uje mu na mbata mu, o ga-agozi ya - my going out and coming back, he will bless

Kene kene, kene kene - Thank thank, thank thank
Kenenu Chukwu m ji eme onu - Thank the God I brag with
A si mu unu kene kene, kene kene - I said you all should thank
Kenenu Odogwu m ji eme onu - Thank the mighty one I brag with

Mmili a naro ako n'ebe o na-ado - The stream never dries up at its location
Ndi asili na-asinu asi na-akpotu - Gossipers are gossiping big time
I si na o di easy, I puta n'ogbo ka anyi nene - If you say it's easy, come out publicly let's see
I chuo madam o, o bu gi na onye ga-ebi - If you chase away 'your' madam, who will you live with
One day you go tire...

bigfrancis21:
It is actually, Chigbogu which literally means 'God resolve fight', i.e Chi gboo ogu. Now in some parts of Igboland, to separate fight is spoken as, 'igbo ogu'. Some places say, 'itisa ogu' or 'ikusa ogu'. All mean the same thing, 'to separate fight'.

However, the name is sometimes misspelt as Chibogu, which has no meaning in Igbo language.

georgebruno1984:
Please I need a feminine igbo name that translates to God's treasure

Zahymaka:
She asked for meanings

Nneoma -- Beautiful/Sweet mother

Ifeoma -- Nice thing

Amaka -- Beautiful

Nnenna -- Mother of her father [if you believe in reincarnation].

How come I can only "decrypt" female names?