A ṢE’ṢE, A JÙ’WỌ́N LỌ NÁ – A Yoruba Cultural Song
A’se’se, a ju’won lo na ooo,
A’se’se, a ju’won lo na;
A’se’se, a ju’won lo na ooo,
A’se’se, a ju’won lo na.
Igba irore ko to’kan soso aparo,
A’se’se, a ju’won lo na.
A’se’se, a ju’won lo na ooo,
A’se’se, a ju’won lo na;
A’se’se, a ju’won lo na ooo,
A’se’se a ju’won lo na.
Ebo ti ru; ebo ma ti gba ooo,
A’se’se, a ju’won lo na.
(ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY DELE AJAJA)
We strove and surpassed them,
We strove and surpassed them;
We strove and surpassed them,
We strove and surpassed them.
200 hummingbirds are not appreciable as a partridge,
We strove and surpassed them.
We strove and surpassed them,
We strove and surpassed them;
We strove and surpassed them,
We strove and surpassed them.
Sacrifices have materialized; offerings have been accepted,
We strove and surpassed them.
