Some years back, a friend and I used to write mockery love letters in Yoruba, pidgin and all sorts. They were strictly for fun so I decided to try my hands out again on a Yoruba love letter and see if I've improved on my "D7 WAEC" Yoruba (i know i failed oh, I was so useless). Anyway here is my rendition of a love letter written by a Guy to his beloved...Adufe. I'll add a translation for obvious reasons. Here it goes...
WARNING!: Ami (accents )might just not be correct but bear with me
Adùfẹ...... owunmi lobìrin, oréké lé wà ọmọgé...mo nífé rè tori torùn, tèsè táyá, tojú, tẹ́nu
Odùn lobìrin lá tokè dé ìsàlè. Tim bá tin ri ẹ áyá mi á ma ṣẹ gbìgbìgbì
Ọlọmọgé Ẹlẹjè tutu
Larìn awọ̀n ọmọ obìrin tí o wa layẹ yìí,
To bá kọ̀ látì fẹ́ mi, mo má pá rá mi si ẹ lórùn
Wá ṣe temi..emi náà fẹ́ ṣe tí ẹ
Awọ̀n sisi pọ ni gbóró tí mo fí yan ẹ
odùn jú gbógbó cranberry juice layẹ yìí ati ọrún....
Adùfẹ baby mi... jọ́wọ̀ dákun ṣe temi.....babi yii jóò
mo fí ásíkọ yìí ṣélérí fún ẹ wípé nígbò jò, nígborùn, bí ìlẹ́ bán jó, bólẹ̀ bán já, tí ẹ ní mó má ṣé lojokojo
Ti ẹ ni tóòtọ
Ọkọ Adùfẹ
Adufe...a woman of my choice, beautiful young damsel. I love you from head to toe
Sweet lady from top to bottom. Whenever I set my eyes on you....my heart beats fast
Cool calm and collected beautiful damsel
Of all the women in the world, you are my hearts choice
If you fail to be with me, I can kill myself
Be mine, I want to be yours
There are many women in the world but i picked you
You are the sweetest juice ever
Baby please, be mine, please now,
I want to use this time to let you know that in all weather conditions and disasters, I'll be yours at all time
Truly Yours
Adufe's Boo
Thanks to everyone who helped in giving me a line or two charizard, Wellsbaba
stolen or original, used or not used..thanks. And to the guys that might wanna steal this and use for their babes........ feel free....lol. I'd like to do a pidgin one too..but hmmm...so if you have such lines please share. I am pidgin challenged sometimes. I'll quote you MLA style..thanks
21 comments:
LOL! The killer for me was the last sentence!
Now I have to find a man to woo so I can use your services...
femi maybe u can ask people who r not yoruba to write it in their own language from the English translation and post it...that'll be interesting
lol that was nice..im of the opinion that yoruba(or any other language) has more of an 'effect' than english..isnt there a translation for 'cranberry juice' in yoruba? lol...
GNG, Yes, I heard something similar from a yoruba movie..for reals anyone would be wooed...
Anonymous, that'll be cool
Buttercup, i dont think the translation would do it justice, juice in yoruba i think is omi which also means water...i think it'll water down the effect.lol
Femi Beckley, na you be dis? I was in ISI with you. (ISI don spoil, by the way!) You were in my brother's set (I think you graduated around 1999 or 2000, no?).
Good to know you're doing well o! Keep up the blog - I love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The love letter na waya.
Anony @ 12.52pm, yeah its me. Who's ur bro? ISI in my eyes must never spoil...
thanks
oh wow..ddnt know juice was omi...lol...
lol! a yoruba luf letter. I have 2 tell rabbi 2 write me one.
Aspa d pidgin one u can write;
- my tender lover
Hv a lvli week.
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Love the yoruba love letter. It made me laugh too. Yoruba is such a beautiful language. I like anon 6.06's idea. Shd be fun. Thanks for stopping by mine.
Haha why am I just discovering your blog?! Oh the days of love letters..how can I ever forget! Even though I dont understand Yoruba, I got quite a good laugh...
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hahahaha. That last sentence na wa!!! Please write a pidgin english love letter from a girl to her guy. I would use it, lol!
NIGERIAN CURIOSITY
IT WAS SO MUCH EASIER WHEN I ONLY HAD ONE...
"odùn jú gbógbó cranberry juice layẹ yìí ati ọrún"...lol...crazy mixtue of ol'skool n d new
"Tim bá tin ri ẹ áyá mi á ma ṣẹ gbìgbìgbì
Ọlọmọgé Ẹlẹjè tutu"...hahahaha.crazy,u phased it better than I did..lol...
LOL...Nice...I'll think up a pidgin one to write for you. But you need to specify if it should make you laugh, or be serious.
@oluwadee- why not do y'all vows in yoruba? hey that gives me an idea...
@naijalines...we can go national oh with that idea.
@NDQ, hope u understand pidgin, im complying one for my non yoruba readers.
@Solomonsydelle, i'll do one from a female, but i have to be cited oh when u use it.....lol
@Wellsbaba, old school and new?? i guess sha
@archiwiz, serious, funny...lets have a mixture of both...
I want to start writing love letters in Yoruba.
So when are you commissioning me to write your inauguration speech?
@aloofa- I am glad that you are inspired , about the speech, just know your name is in my easy/fast reach purse. As soon as those services are needed, you'll be contacted immediately.
Ha Femi! Love letter?
I guess I need to start stalking your blog...guess I would need one of these letters someday! lol.
How you dey?
lol...sweet
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