Tag: Osatura

  • Osatura ni kini otito ?

    Emi ni ki ni otito ?
    Orunmila ni otito ni oluwa orun to nto aiye
    Ogbon ti eledumare nlo
    Ogbon – nla, opolopo ogbon
    Osatura ni kini otito ?
    Emi ni ki ni otito?
    Orunmila ni otito ni iwa eledumare
    Otito ni oro ti kole subu
    Ifa ni otito
    Otito ni oro ti ko le baje,
    Agbara – nla, ajulo, ire ailopin,
    Adifa fun aiye
    A niki won maa se otito
    Ki awon omo araye le ma mo otito lati inu wa
    Ki o si le ro won lorun lati maase otito.

    TRANSLATION

    Osatura asked what is truth ?
    I asked what is truth ?
    Orunmila said truth is the God that is guiding this earth
    The wisdom of our creator
    Great wisdom, much wisdom,
    Osatura asked what is truth ?
    I asked what is truth ?
    Orumila said truth is the character of our creator,
    Truth is the infallible word
    Ifa is truth,
    Truth is the unchangeable word,
    Great power, unsurpassable, unending good,
    Divined for earth,
    We said they should speak the truth
    So that men may know the truth from within,
    So that it shall be easier for them to practice truth.