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-2014 DW Award winner-
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A D U N N I
Adunni Aya Mi
A poem by a husband to his newly married wife on a wedding anniversary
Adunni aya mi
Aya mi, aji fi ọjọ gbogbo rẹwa
Aya to da ni ile ọkọ bi iyọ inu obe
Aya mi
Iwo lo ye ki a maa pe ni Akorede
Nitori o mu ire wo inu ile emi Akanni
Eku n ke bi eku
Eye si tun dun bi eye
Meaning
Adunni my wife
My wife who wakes up every morning in beauty
A good wife in my home like salt in soup
My wife
You should be called "Akorede" (Bring in Joy)
Because you have brought joy into me; Akanni's home
Rats move around like rats
Birds sing like birds
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