AFRICA At A Glance

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YORUBA ANTHEM
YORUBA VERSION
1
E JE KA FI'IMO SOKAN
ëTORI ILE BABA WA
LATI TUN SE
LATI GBE GA
FUN ëLOSIWAU RERE
 
2
IJA IREPO LO YE WA
KA JA FUN ëLE BABA WA
NITORI WA
ëTORI OMO WA
NITORI OJO OLA
 
3
OMO ODUNDUWA NI WA
NIBIKIBI TA BA WA
KA SI MA RANTI
PE A O PADA SILE
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
1
IN UNITY LET'S STAND
ON BEHALF OF OUR FATHERLAND
TO REBUILD IT
TO REFORM IT
FOR THE BETTERMENT OF ALL
 
2
LET ALL OF US UNITE
TO DEFEND OUR MOTHERLAND
FOR OUR PROGRESS
AND FOR OUR CHILDREN'S
AND FOR ALL POSTERITY
 
3
ODUDUWA IS OUR SPRING
WHEREVER WE MAY BE
LET'S BE KINFOLKS
AND REMEMBER
THAT HOME IS HOME FOR US