IJUBA...HOMAGE

Iba Olodumare oba atenilegelege forigbeji
Iba akoda
Iba aseda
Iba irunmole ojukotun
Iba igbamole ojukosi
Iba pete owo
Iba pete ese
Iba orunmila ajana
Okunrin kukuru oke igeti
Akere finu sogbon
Eleri ipin
Abani damoran bi iyekan eni
Iba oko tosori kodo tio sogbe
Iba obo tosori kodo tio seje
Iba ESu laalu ogiri oko onile orita
Abani wonran bao rida
Onile kangunkangun ona orun
Laaroye areku jaye
Iba obatala obatarisa obatakun takun lode iranje atun ori enikosunwon se
Iba sango olukoso ayanran ina ina loju ina lenu akata yeriyeri arabambi oko oya eni sango batojue ja kibawon bu obakoso
Iba osun sengese olooya iyun iyami olomi tutu tin fi somo araye loore irunmole tin gbenu omi tutu joni waiwai
Iba ogun lakaye osin imole olomi nile feje we olaso nile fi mokimo bora ogun alara nii jaaja ogun ajero nii memu ogun gbenagbena esun isu nii je
Iba olubikin osanyin bikin osanyin nii fewe fegbo somo araye loore
Iba oya obiri afefe biribiri tin fere sile aye
Iba awon iyami osoronga osalansolo osolonsala ojiji fii arogba aso mabale atori japa ajedo mabi
Iba babalawo tokoo sefa
Iba onisegun tokoo wagbo
Ki iba wole ase ase ase

                      TRANSLATION
Homage to Olodumare he that holds the world up with water and a string
Homage to the first creation
Homage to the creator
Homage to the irunmoles on the right side
Homage to the 200 irunmoles on the left side
Homage to the perfect hand
Homage to the perfect feet
Homage to Orunmila Ajana witness to destiny the short man of Igeti hill the knowledgeable one the spiritual counsellor of mankind
Homage to the penis that brings forth semen and urina at the appointed time
Homage to the vagina that brings forth blood and life at the appointed time
Homage to Esu laalu the strong and mighty messenger of the divine he that lives at the crossroad homage to you he that knows the footpath to heaven homage to you
Homage to Obatala the mighty king of iranje the moulder of destiny
Homage to Sango the fiery one the sacred husband of Oya,he that has seen the anger of sango will never invoke him falsely
Homage to Osun sengese the wealth of the divine,the sacred water that blesses mankind,the cold water that burns the wicked like fire
Homage to Ogun lakaye osinmole,he has water but bathes in blood,he has clothes but wears palmleaves,the justice of life,ogun alaara eats dog,ogun ajero drinks palmwine,ogun gbenagbena takes roasted yam
Homage to Osanyin the healing force,it is osanyin that heals the earth with roots and herbs
Homage to Oya the wirlwind the wind of destiny that blows goodwill to mankind
Homage to the great mothers of the spirit,the shadowless creatures,the whip of destiny
Homage to the first babalawo
Homage to the first healer.