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No. 600

BABA orun! Emi fe wa

Verse 1

BABA orun! Emi fe wa
N’ iwa mimo, l’ ododo;
Sugbon ife eran’-ara
Ntan mi je nigbagbogbo.

Verse 2

Alailera l’ emi se,
Emi mi at’ ara mi;
Ese ‘gbagbogbo ti mo nda
Wo mi l’ orun b’ eru nla.

Verse 3

Ofin kan mbe li okan mi,
‘Wo papa l’ O fi sibe;
‘Tori eyi ni mo fi fe
Tele ‘fe at’ ase Re.

Verse 4

Sibe bi mo fe se rere,
Lojukanna mo sina;
Rere l’ oro Re ima so;
Buburu l’ emi sin se.

Verse 5

Nigba pupo ni mo njowo
Ara mi fun idanwo;
Bi a tile nkilo fun mi
Lati gafara f’ ese.

Verse 6

Baba orun, Iwo nikan
L’ O to lati gba mi la;
Olugbala ti O ti ran
On na ni ngo gbamora.

Verse 7

Fi Emi Mimo Re to mi
S’ ona titun ti mba gba;
Ko mi, so mi, k’ O si to mi
Iwo Emi Olorun.

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