[INTRO – Traditional Chant] Eeee…
Afuosi!
Afuosi…
Afuosi…
Etsako
ọmọ!
Afemai
ọmọ!
Eekuooo!
Yee
eh!
Eeh
oh!
Afuosi,
Afuosi,
Afẹ
mẹ,
Afẹ
mẹ,
Afuosi,
Afuosi,
Owa
mẹ,
ilẹ
mẹ!
[VERSE 1] Afuosi,
afẹ
mẹ,
Afuosi,
owa
mẹ,
Aana
l'a
te
gba
le,
Aana
l'eyẹ
aa
ye.
Etsako
ọmọ,
ẹ
dọ!
Ẹ
gbe
obọ
pọ,
ẹ
dọ!
Kha
du
mẹ
fia,
Mi
laa
bale
afẹ.
Ogie
wa,
gba
wa,
Ishinẹgba
ki
Ogie,
Eyẹ
kpẹmi,
eyẹ
kpẹmi,
Fun
afẹ
mẹ,
fun
ilẹ
mẹ.
[CHORUS] Afuosi!
Afuosi!
Afẹ
mẹ,
afẹ
mẹ!
Afuosi!
Afuosi!
Etsako
ọmọ,
ẹ
dọ!
Mi
yẹ
afẹ
mẹ,
Mi
yẹ
ilẹ
mẹ,
Uyẹmẹ
shi
udu
mẹ,
Afuosi,
mi
nono
ẹ!
[CALL & RESPONSE] LEAD:
Obo
u
te
aa
bale?
CHORUS:
Afuosi!
LEAD:
Obo
u
aa
ye?
CHORUS:
Afuosi!
LEAD:
Elọ
ki
eva
ẹ?
CHORUS:
Etsako
ọmọ!
LEAD:
Ogie
ki
who?
CHORUS:
Ogie
wa!
LEAD:
Who
gives
us
strength?
CHORUS:
Ishinẹgba!
ALL:
Afuosi!
Afuosi!
Eyẹ
ki
ọgbọ
oghuo!
Afuosi!
Afuosi!
Eyẹ
mhuẹli
uyẹmẹ!
[VERSE 2] From
the
river
to
the
mountain,
From
the
village
to
the
town,
Etsako
ọmọ,
stand
together,
Let
the
glory
not
go
down.
Inyọ
wa,
ita
wa,
Ọmọ
wa,
afẹ
wa,
Ọkpotso
ali
ọgbọ,
Ẹ
gbe
obọ
pọ.
Mi
kele
ẹ,
Afuosi,
Mi
nono
ẹ,
Afuosi,
Mi
mhuẹli
uyẹmẹ
ẹ,
Afẹ
mẹ,
mi
aa
bale.
[CHORUS] Afuosi!
Afuosi!
Afẹ
mẹ,
afẹ
mẹ!
Afuosi!
Afuosi!
Etsako
ọmọ,
ẹ
dọ!
Mi
yẹ
afẹ
mẹ,
Mi
yẹ
ilẹ
mẹ,
Uyẹmẹ
shi
udu
mẹ,
Afuosi,
mi
nono
ẹ!
[BRIDGE – Slow & Emotional] When
I
travel
far
away,
My
heart
still
calls
my
home.
Afuosi…
Afẹ
mẹ…
No
matter
where
I
go,
I
carry
you
within
me.
Etsako…
Etsako…
Ita
mẹ…
Inyọ
mẹ…
Ọmọ
mẹ…
Afẹ
mẹ…
Afuosi,
mi
aa
bale.
[FINAL CHORUS – FAST CULTURAL RHYTHM] Afuosi!
Afuosi!
Etsako
ọmọ,
ẹ
dọ!
Afuosi!
Afuosi!
Ẹ
gbe
obọ
pọ!
Ogie!
Ogie!
Ishinẹgba
ki
Ogie!
Afẹ!
Afẹ!
Afuosi
ki
afẹ
mẹ!
Uyẹmẹ!
Uyẹmẹ!
Uyẹmẹ
shi
udu
mẹ!
Afuosi!
Afuosi!
Etsako
ọmọ!
Stand
as
one!
Etsako
ọmọ!
Move
as
one!
Etsako
ọmọ!
Rise
as
one!
Afuosi!
Afuosi!
Afuosi
forever!