Eku Ifa

Eku Ifa
Eku réé o
Eku kíi dun ﬁn-in ka ti ori ré bonu
Awon ota koni bi nu pá ọmọ náá ni koke re
Aye oni binu ọmọ náá
This is an eku ifá and I have it in my hands to pray
A rat never make noise and that is why we should swallow his head
Enemies will never be able to incite this child
The whole world will love this child

Fish
Eja réé o
Eja ni kó bani ja ikú kuro Iorun ọmọ yíi
Eja ni ko bani ja arun kuro Iorun re
Eja ni kó bani ja ofo, egba, oran ato gbogbo ajogun ibi kuro Ioruni ọmọ náá
This is a fish that I have in my hands to pray
The fish usually says that it is far from dying so the child must eat the fish
The fish says that it is disease-free so the disease must get away from the fish
This fish says that it is free of any kind of evil, that's why the evils must get away
from the child

Orogbo
Orogbo ree
Ọmọ yíí yóó gbo
Ọmọ yií yóó to
Orogbo ni yóó je kó gbo laye
This is an Orogbo I have in my hands to pray
May this child have long life on Earth
Let this child grow up to old age on Earth
Because it is the Orogbo that lives many years on Earth
So the Orogbo will make this child live many years

Obi Abata
Obi réé o
Obi níi be iku
Obi yóó be ikú fún ọmọ yií o
Obi níí be arun
Obi yóó be ikú fún ọmọ yíi o
Obi níi be ofo
Obi yóó be ikú fún ọmọ yíí o
Obi níi be ese
Obi yóó be ikú fún ọmọ yíí o
Obi níi be egba
Obi yóó be egba fún ọmọ yií o
Obí níi be ọmọ arayé aboju pete
Obi yóó e ọmọ arayé fún ọmọ yíí o
This obi ábátá that I am holding to use to pray

The obi ábátá will ward off death
The obi ábátá will ward off death from this baby
The obi ábátá will ward off disease
The obi ábátá will ward off the disease from this baby
The obi ábátá will ward off danger
The obi ábátá will ward off danger from this baby
The obi ábátá will ward off paralysis
The obi ábátá will ward off paralysis from this baby
The obi ábátá will drive away the evils of man
The obi ábátá will remove all evil from this child.
Honey
Oyin réé o
Akii la oyin ka tuto
Aye o ni tuto si Oro ọmọ yíí o
A kii la oyin ki a pose
Aye konu pose si Óro ọmọ yíí o
Ohun tobá dun ni ọmọ arayé wá ogin si
Ohun tobá dun ni ọmọ arayé o mo wá ọmọ yií si
This is honey I have in my hands to pray with
Honey does not drip and be reused again
The world will not be able to get anything bitter in this child's life
We cannot eat honey and be bitter
The world will never be bitter with this child
Where there is honey there is sweetness
May the world always be sweet with this child

Bean Cake
Áádun réé o
Didun ni áádun n dun
Ohun ọmọ yóó dun kale
Ibi to bá dun ni arayé n wá si
Ibi to bá dun ni ọmọ arayé mo wá ọmọ yíí si
This sweet cake that I have in my hands I use it to pray
Sweetness is always the cause of this cake
May the life of this child always be sweet
People always find sweetness in cake
May the life of this child always find sweetness on the part of people
Sugarcane
Iréké réé o
Nigbá ti ọmọ arayé bá gbi iréké won yóó máá toju re
A mọ lasiko ti iréké bá gbó ọmọ arayé o fi ada bee
Áwon ota o ni da emi ọmọ yíí legbodo
This sugar cane that I have in my hands I use it to pray
When people want sugar it is always taken care of until it finishes germinating
Until it pasts maturity it gets cut down with a machete
May enemies never cut down the life of this child like sugarcane
Atare
Atááre réé oo
Atááre kíí bimo tó yo
Ọmọ togbon ni atare bi
lye atááre kíí kumo atááre ninu
lye atááre kíí kumo atááre ninu
Kiye o mo kumo ọmọ yíí ninu
This pepper that I have in my hands I use it to pray
Pepper never stops a stupid child
But the pepper gives very skillfull children
The memory of pepper will never end
May the memory of this child never end

Sugar
Suga réé o
Didun ni suga din
Oro aye ọmọ yóó máá dun ni
Suga kíí koro
Ile aye ọmọ tuntún yíí koro
This sugar that I have in my hands I use it to pray
Sugar is always known to be sweet
May this child always have a sweet life
Sugar never gets bitter
May this child never experience anything bitter in its life

Sweet Seeds
Imunmun réé o
Didun ni imunmun n din
Ohun imunmun kíí kan
Oro ọmọ yíí yóó máá dun ni
This sweet seed that I have in my hands I use it to pray
Sweetness is always in this sweet seed
May sweet people find me on my way
The life of the sweet seed never has anything bitter
That the life of this child has nothing bitter ever

Peanuts
Epa réé o
Epa kíí ragan laye
Okan soso ni epa gorebe
]gbá ọmọ ni epa numbo
Ọmọ yíí yóó di irun yóó do igbá
Bibi wgn bi ọmọ yíí oun náá yóó bi eníiyan
I use this peanut in my hands to pray
Peanuts never become sterile in life
That this child's life is not sterile
The peanut is a plant that germinates and gives 200 seeds
May the life of this child germinate and be great
That this newborn child has a great of life

Palm Oil
Epo püpá réé o
Epo ni iroju obe
Ti kobá si epo püpá lobe
Obe kíí dun
Oro ọmọ yíí yóó máá dun ni
Omo arayé o ni pá ọmọ yíí ni kekere
This palm oil
Palm oil always complements soup
When palm oil is absent from soup
The soup has no taste
May the life of this child be sweet
This child will not die young ever

Salt
Iro réé o
Bi kobá si lijo lobe kíí idun
Ate ni obe náá yóó je
Ki Òro aye ọmọ tuntún yíí kodun dale
Ki ọmọ tuntún yíí o mò te laye re
This is salt that is in my hands to pray
When the salt is not in the soup
There is no one who takes it
May the life of this child be sweet for all eternity
That the life of this child is not insipid

Water
Omi tutu rere o
Omi kíí bale kó mor u ipa
Omo yíí yóó ni ipa iré nile aye re
Tutu n bale Oluweri
Ile oluwerin kíí gbora
Be o ni gbona mo ọmọ yíí
This is water that I hold in my hands to pray
When the water falls it makes waves
That this child can collect good things in his life
Very cold is the river of the Oluweri and Oluweri’s domain is never hot
May this child be pleasant as the cold water of the river

Oti
Oti réé o
Eni oti kíí te o
Ọmọ tuntún yíí koni te
Ni se ni isi ti nigbá kaye
Isin ọmọ tuntún yíí yóó gbá kaye bi rere
This is alcohol I have in my hands to pray
Whoever drinks local wine never feels embarrassed
Wherever there is happiness there is wine
May this child always find happiness wherever he is

Bananas
Ogédé réé o
Ogédé kíí je aye Inira
Ọmọ yíí koni jaye inira
Ara kíí ni ogédé nigbá koo kan
Ọmọ tuntún yíí koni mo inira laye re
Didun ni ogédé dun
Oro ilé aye ọmọ tuntún yíí yóó dun kale
I have this banana in my hands to pray with
A banana never has problems
That this child never has problems in life
A banana will never experience difficulties in life
That this child has no difficulties in life
The marriage of Banana will always be sweet
That this child's life is always sweet

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Eku Ifa

Eku kíi dun ﬁn-in ka ti ori ré bonu

Awon ota koni bi nu pá ọmọ náá ni koke re

Aye oni binu ọmọ náá

This is an eku ifá and I have it in my hands to pray

Enemies will never be able to incite this child

The whole world will love this child

Eja ni kó bani ja ikú kuro Iorun ọmọ yíi

Eja ni ko bani ja arun kuro Iorun re

This is a fish that I have in my hands to pray

from the child

Ọmọ yíí yóó gbo

Ọmọ yií yóó to

Orogbo ni yóó je kó gbo laye

This is an Orogbo I have in my hands to pray

May this child have long life on Earth

Let this child grow up to old age on Earth

Because it is the Orogbo that lives many years on Earth

So the Orogbo will make this child live many years

This obi ábátá that I am holding to use to pray

Akii la oyin ka tuto

Aye o ni tuto si Oro ọmọ yíí o

A kii la oyin ki a pose

Aye konu pose si Óro ọmọ yíí o

Ohun tobá dun ni ọmọ arayé wá ogin si

Ohun tobá dun ni ọmọ arayé o mo wá ọmọ yií si

This is honey I have in my hands to pray with

Honey does not drip and be reused again

We cannot eat honey and be bitter

The world will never be bitter with this child

Where there is honey there is sweetness

May the world always be sweet with this child

Didun ni áádun n dun

Ohun ọmọ yóó dun kale

Ibi to bá dun ni arayé n wá si

Ibi to bá dun ni ọmọ arayé mo wá ọmọ yíí si

This sweet cake that I have in my hands I use it to pray

Sweetness is always the cause of this cake

May the life of this child always be sweet

People always find sweetness in cake

Nigbá ti ọmọ arayé bá gbi iréké won yóó máá toju re

A mọ lasiko ti iréké bá gbó ọmọ arayé o fi ada bee

Áwon ota o ni da emi ọmọ yíí legbodo

This sugar cane that I have in my hands I use it to pray

Until it pasts maturity it gets cut down with a machete

Atááre kíí bimo tó yo

Ọmọ togbon ni atare bi

lye atááre kíí kumo atááre ninu

lye atááre kíí kumo atááre ninu

Kiye o mo kumo ọmọ yíí ninu

This pepper that I have in my hands I use it to pray

Pepper never stops a stupid child

But the pepper gives very skillfull children

The memory of pepper will never end

May the memory of this child never end

Didun ni suga din

Oro aye ọmọ yóó máá dun ni

Suga kíí koro