Yoruba Proverbs and Their Meaning

Eera ko fe poroporo denu; kin kinni l'omo araye n fe ni mo ( The ants do not truly like the cornstalk,so is the love of other people minimal)

Epe ibinu ko pa odi (Cursing a deaf in anger has no effect)

Ero ona ni royin oka to gbo (Passers-by are the first to bring the news that the corn is ripe)

Eti baba nile, eti baba l'oko;eniyan ni i je be (Father hears everything because people tell him)

Ewure ti n je alubosa,oju ni i nkan; kini won yoo fi se ( A goat that eats onions is just in a hurry,is that not the ingredient with which it will be cooked?)

Ewure wo alapata bi ko ku ( The goat looks at the butcher and wished him dead)

Eyi ko t'ofo,eyi ko t'ofo; fila imale ku peeki (The loss is small, the loss is minimal culmulated in the smallness of the muslim's cap)

Eyin to ta yo,wahala enu ni. ( A protruded teeth is a problem to the mouth)

Yoruba Proverbs and Their Meaning

Kira kita o dola; ka sise bi eru o da nkan (Wealth doesnt come from hardwork;slaving about will not make you rich)

A bamo; ni gbeyin oran (Had i known, comes after an offence)

N o waye ejo; o fi omo re fun oko mefa (I dont like trouble yet he gave his daughter in marriage to six men)

N o wo o kagbo; eyin re ni yoo fi lana ( I will drag you in to the forest; such a man will have to clear the path with his back)

Mariwo ko woju enikan; afi olodumare ( the palm frond has no other source but God)

Meloo lokanjuwa yoo mu nini odo oba. ( How much of the water in River Oba can a greedy person drink)

Mo yo lana;ko kan tebi ( Hunger doesnt understand that i was full yesterday)

It was Easter Monday, I went to the national theatre to see 'The perfect Church', a film by Wale Adenuga Productions and 'Eti Keta' by Saidi Balogun. It was fun.

The two movies attracted different kinds of audience. The former attracted the butterish, while the latter attracted the Yoruba speaking and less educated people that wanted to have fun in their own way.

More so, the former attracted young lovers that would like to catch fun, while the latter attracted families, because there were more children and their parents present. Anyway, it was all fun.

Life is so full of deceit, every man with a secret or the other.Only if people know that everyman has a skeleton in their cupboard, we will cease to condemn ourselves and rather focus on getting better.

The way of the world is difficult and truly not easy. Only the tough succeeds at the end of it all.

One thing I am sure of is that, what goes round comes round. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. It is also good for individuals to wait for their season to come. Believe in yourself because if you don't, nobody will. Life is just as beautiful as we see it.

Cheers!

I was shocked the day on a faithful day that a friend of mine told me that the Yoruba culture has a traditional remedy for big breast. I was very surprised,  i screamed,'how possible?' she said there is a herbal soap that the big breasted could use on the breast and it reduces till the lady in question is satisfied with the size.

On another hand, i was at my nephew's daycare. There i saw a child suffering from malnutrition,

Mo b'okun weri o (A song)

Mo b'okun weri o
Mo b'osa we 'se
Mo b'okun weri o
Mo b'osa we'se
Eni Olorun ba yo lo o mo ro koso
Mo bokun weri

Omo Eni o le se 'di bebere

Omo eni o le sedi bebere
Omo eni o le se 'di bebere
Ka fi ileke si 'di omo elomiran
Omo eni o le se 'di bebere