Àṣà Oòduà Àṣà Oòduà
Etí. Ear, also fringe, edge, border, perimeter.
Ó pawo lékèé
Ó pÈṣù lólè
Ó wá kọtí ọ̀gbọin sẹ́bọ
Etí odò yato sétí aṣọ.
Ọ̀rọ̀ tí a bá fẹ́ kí aditi gbọ́
Etí ọmọ rẹ̀ là á ti í sọ o.
S/he called Awo a liar
S/he called Esu a thief
And turned a deaf ear to the call for sacrifice.
The ear of the river differs from the ear of the cloth
Whatever you want to tell a deaf fellow
Say it to the ear of his/her child.
~Moyo Okediji
