Yoruba folk song: Bamiwo Vocals by Ranti Accompaniment by Cobhams
Lyrics and translation:
Ba mi wo o l'awoye K'o ma se ba mi l'oruko je Omo eyi ti o fi fun mi o K'o ma se d'agbaya l'aye o K'o ma se d'oku mo mi l'owo Ba mi wo o l'awoye K'o ma se d'agbaya l'aye o
Help me watch/nurse him/her to good/glory/greatness
May he not ruin my name
This child that you gave me
May he not become a foolish adult in life
May he not become a corpse in my hands
Help me watch him that he blossoms
Let him never be useless as an adult
Ba mi wo o l'awoye K'o ma se da po mo egbekegbe Omo eyi ti o fi fun mi o K'o ma se j'iya ofo l'aye o K'o ma se baje mo mi l'owo Ba mi wo o l'awoye K'o ma se j'iya ofo l'aye o
Help me watch him well
Let him not mix with bad company
This child you have given me
Let him not suffer pointlessly in this life
Let him not spoil in my lifetime
Help me watch him to prosper
Let him not suffer needlessly in life.
Ba mi wo o l'awoye Ba mi wo o l'awoye Ba mi wo o, wo o, wo o l'awoye Omo eyi ti o fi fun mi o K'o ma se ba mi l'oruko je Omo eyi ti o fi fun mi o K'o ma se d'agbaya l'aye oBa mi wo o, wo o, wo o l'awoye
Ba mi wo o l'awoye Ba mi wo o l'awoye Ba mi wo o, wo o, wo o l'awoye wo o, wo o, wo o l'awoye wo o, wo o, wo o l'awoye
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