[male vocals] E
ku
Egungun
o! (
E
ku
o!)
Ara
Orun
don
come
o! (
Don
come
o!)
Oje
lonita
ki
ogberi
bila
Babawa
gbode,
o
gbode
kama
no
ka
ma
yo
Oje
lonita
ogberi
bila
Verse 1
When
the
drum
dey
talk,
gbedu
gbedu,
Old
year
don
waka,
new
year
don
enter,
Egun
don
wake
from
Ile
Iku,
To
check
im
pikin
for
Ile
Aye.
Na
im
dey
bridge
the
gap,
between
heaven
and
earth,
No
be
masquerade,
na
spirit
wey
get
birth,
Wetin
you
sow
last
year,
e
go
judge
am
today,
E
go
carry
evil
comot,
make
blessings
stay.
CHORUS
Ebora
laiye
o! (
Eeeee!
Ebora!)
Baba
wa
don
come
o! (
Blessing
don
come!)
Aye
e!
Egun
de! (
Aye
e!
Egun
de!)
E
ko
ibi
lo,
e
fi
ire
de! (
Carry
evil
go,
bring
blessing
come!)
Mo
juba,
mo
juba,
Egungun
aye,
mo
juba
o!)
Verse 2
Calendar
of
tradition,
na
Egun
dey
hold
am,
If
Egun
no
dance,
Oyo
no
go
stand
am,
Seven
days
festival,
na
law
from
ancient,
Ancestor
no
be
ghost,
na
our
living
agent.
You
wey
dey
sick,
touch
im
regalia,
You
wey
dey
barren,
im
blessing
dey
carry
ya,
Business
don
lock,
Egun
go
open
am,
Na
mediator,
no
be
tormentor.
CHORUS
Ebora
laiye
o! (
Eeeee!
Ebora!)
Baba
wa
don
come
o! (
Blessing
don
come!)
Aye
e!
Egun
de! (
Aye
e!
Egun
de!)
E
ko
ibi
lo,
e
fi
ire
de!
Mo
juba,
mo
juba,
Egungun
aye,
mo
juba
o!)
Verse 3.
Odun
Egungun,
odun
ayo
ni,
No
be
odun
to
fight,
no
be
odun
to
shed
blood
ni,
Why
you
carry
bottle,
why
you
carry
knife
come?
Ancestor
dey
watch
you
from
im
sacred
home.
Egun
no
want
trouble,
Egun
want
peace,
If
you
start
gbege,
im
spirit
go
release,
Make
we
dance,
make
we
merry,
make
we
hug,
No
turn
tradition
to
street
thug.
CHORUS]
Maa
jakadia
o!
Maa
ja
o! (
No
fight
o!)
Maa
f'ogun
s'odun
o! (
No
use
weapon
for
festival!)
Egungun
wa
o
fe
eja
o! (
Our
Egungun
no
want
fight!)
Awa
fe
ayo,
awa
fe
ife! (
We
want
joy,
we
want
love!)
Bridge
My
brother,
drop
that
weapon!
My
sister,
calm
down!
This
na
festival
of
fathers,
no
be
cult
clash
ground.
If
you
love
culture,
you
go
protect
am,
If
you
love
Egungun,
you
no
go
stain
am
with
blood.
Verse 4.
No
be
cloth
dey
dance,
na
Emi
dey
inside,
No
be
man
dey
jump,
na
spirit
dey
ride,
Layers
of
aso,
na
history
wey
dem
fold,
Each
stitch
na
prayer,
from
the
days
of
old.
If
you
look
am
with
korokoro
eye,
you
no
go
see,
You
need
clean
heart,
make
ancestor
reveal,
Oya
now,
e
don
possess,
e
voice
don
change,
No
be
human
talk
again,
na
heaven
don
arrange.
CHORUS
Emi
mimo!
Emi
mimo
ti
n
jo! (
Spiritual
breath
is
dancing!)
Ara
Orun!
Ara
Orun
ti
de
o! (
Heavenly
being
don
arrive
o!)
Iku
o
pani
bi
Egun
ba
wa
o! (
Death
no
fit
kill
us
if
Egungun
dey!)
Mo
juba
o!
Mo
juba! (
I
pay
obeisance!)
Ebora
laiye
o! (
Eeeee!
Ebora!)
Baba
wa
don
come
o! (
Blessing
don
come!)
Aye
e!
Egun
de! (
Aye
e!
Egun
de!)
E
ko
ibi
lo,
e
fi
ire
de!
Mo
juba,
mo
juba,
Egungun
aye,
mo
juba
o!
Mo
juba,
mo
juba,
Egungun
aye,
mo
juba
o
Iba,
Iba,
Iba
CHORUS
Ebora
laiye
o! (
Eeeee!
Ebora!)
Baba
wa
don
come
o! (
Blessing
don
come!)
Aye
e!
Egun
de! (
Aye
e!
Egun
de!)
E
ko
ibi
lo,
e
fi
ire
de! (
Carry
evil
go,
bring
blessing
come!)
Mo
juba,
mo
juba,
Egungun
aye,
mo
juba
o!
E
ku
Egungun
o! (
E
ku
o!)
Ara
Orun
don
come
o! (
Don
come
o!)
Oje
lonita
ki
ogberi
bila
Babawa
gbode,
o
gbode
kama
no
ka
ma
yo
Oje
lonita
ogberi
bila
Mo
juba,
mo
juba
Egungun
mo
juba
Oje
lonita
ogberi
bila