Lyrics: Olori Kokoro Baba Si Fun mi OLUBUKOLA BEKES
Lyrics: Olori Kokoro Baba Si Fun mi OLUBUKOLA BEKES English Translation
Olori kọkọrọ, Baba, fi fun mi. (= Father, give me
The master key)
Kọkọrọ to n ṣsilẹkun ire. (= the key that opens the door of good
Things) Gbogbo ọna ta ti ti mọ mi. (=All the doors barred
Against me)
Ba mi ṣsi wọn k’ogo rẹ yọ l’aye mi. (=Help me
Open them so that your glory will show in my life.)
SOLO: Emi ti gbe oju mi sori oke wọnni. (=I have lifted up my
Eyes to the hills)
Nibi ti iranlọwọ mi wa. (=where my help is)
Baba, tete dide iranlọwọ fun mi. (=Father, quickly rise to my help)
Ko gbe mi de ibi to ga j’ọta mi lọ (=Place me far above my enemies).
(CHORUS)
CALL: Mo ti gba a (=I have collected it)
RESPONSE: Kọkọrọ mi (=my key)
CALL: Ta lo fi fun ọ? (=Who gave it to you?)
RESPONSE: Jesu lo fi fun mi. (Jesus gave it to me)
CALL: Mo ti d’oloriire o. (=I have become a lucky person)
RESPONSE: Mo ti soriire. (=I have become lucky)
CALL: Lorukọ Jesu (In Jesus’ name)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de (My blessing has come)
CALL: Orukọ t’iku gbọ to sa wọ’gbo lọ (=The name which Death heard
And ran into the forest)
RESPONSE: Aye, ẹ ba mi yọ (Everybody, rejoice with me)
CALL: Mo ti d’oloriire (I have become a lucky person)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye, ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody, rejoice with me).
CALL: Ire ọmọ, ire alaafia, o ti wọle mi wa. (The blessings of
Children and good health have come to me)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye, ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody, rejoice with me).
CALL: Mo ti kuro ni tẹnanti. Mo ti di landlord. (I’m no longer a
Tenant. I have become a landlord)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye, ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody, rejoice with me).
CALL: Ẹ ba mi dupẹ. Mo ti ra mọto tuntun. (Rejoice with me. I have
Bought a new vehicle)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye, ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody, rejoice with me).
ALL: Ariwo ayọ la n fẹ. Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (We want shouts of joy,
Shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Baba ibeji, ẹ ku ewu ọmọ. (Father of twins, congrats)
RESPONSE: Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (Shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Ọkọ ati iyawo, ẹ ku oriire. (Groom and bride, congrats)
RESPONSE: Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (Shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Visa America rẹ ti de. (Your American visa has come through)
RESPONSE: Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (Shouts of joy in our homes)
CALL: Lorukọ Jesu (In Jesus’ name)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye, ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody, rejoice with me).
CALL: Ẹ ki mi ku oriire. O ti de [ Congratulate me. It has
Come]
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye, ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody, rejoice with me).
CALL: Ẹ wo kọkọrọ moto ti mo sẹsẹ gbe de lati London. (See the keys
Of the vehicle I just brought in from London)
RESPONSE: Ire mi de. Aye, ẹ ba mi yọ (My blessing has come.
Everybody, rejoice with me).
ALL: Ariwo ayọ la n fẹ. Ariwo ayọ nile wa. (We want shouts of joy,
Shouts of joy in our homes)