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Adunni Ọmọ Asake 

 

A poem a mother can recite to her daughter who has experienced an heartbreak

 

 

 

Adunni mi ọmọ Asake 

ọmọ aji fi ọjọ gbogbo rẹwa

ọmọ to dun lobe bi iyọ

ọmọ bi o ba femi yun mi nu

Bi o ba yun mi nu nko?

Ki o to dele,

Akanni meje ati agutan meje

Yio ti wa laba baba mi 

 

Meaning

 

Adunni the daughter of Asake

A child who wakes up every morning in beauty

She is sweet in soup like salt

A Child like: "If you don't want me, leave me"

What happens if you leave me?

Well, before you get home,

Seven suitable men with seven cows 

Will be at my father's house asking to marry me.