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EKUNDAYO

from ADESIJI by SIJI

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2008 IVY RECORDS

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EKUNDAYO
L.A. Awoyinka
Eniola’s Song (ASCAP)

VERSE
Oro ekun ti dayo – my tears have turned to joy
Ore ofe yi mi ka – I’m surrounded by grace
Omi oju ti gbe – my tears have dried
Ona to di, si s’ile - the blocked path, now wide open
Oro ekun ti dayo – my tears have turned to joy

Oro ekun ti dayo - my tears have turned to joy
Ogun oso ti wo – the enemy’s rebuke has crumbled
Ekun ose ti lo - tears and woes long gone
Imisi sokale - the breath of life has descended
Modupe o, moyege, moyo – I’m grateful, and so full of joy

Oro ekun ti dayo – my tears have turned to joy
Aya mi ko ja fun oso – I’m unafraid of my foes
Ariwo ni wa’un pa – I know they yell
Asan ni wa’un hale – in vain they brag
Oluranlowo mi ti de – my helper is at hand

BRIDGE
Wa’un se wa’un mo – they act and do
Wa’un lo, wa’un bo - they come and go
L’asan ni ota pariwo – in vain my foes accuse
Wa’un je. Wa’un mu – they eat and drink
Wa’un se’gba, wa’un se’awo – doing this and that
Gbogbo lala koko fefe wan – all their skirmishes
Iro lo ja si – amount to nothing

VERSE
Oro ekun ti dayo – my tears have turned to joy
Orin ope mi ko’yi tan – my song of thanks unending
Igbe ekun ti lo – my cries for help long gone
Adura mi ti gba – my prayers now answered
Modupe o ewa ba mi jo – come dance with me

Oro ekun ti dayo – my tears have turned to joy
Ilekun ayo mi ti si – my doorway to joy is now open
Omi ekun ti gbe – my tears are dry
Oluwosan sokale – the healer has come
Oro ekun ti dayo – my tears have turned to joy

All my tears have turned to joy
All my fears so far away
Oro ekun ti dayo

credits

from ADESIJI, track released October 23, 2008
Lead Vocals, Drum Programming, Fender Rhodes, Moog Bass, Minimoog, Sekere, & Percussion; SIJI
Background Vocals; SIJI, Melani Dowdy
Conga Drums; Said Ogbara
Talking Drum; Kofo 'The Wonderman'
Flute; Monet

Written, Aranged & Produced by Siji
Recorded at The Studio, Baltimore, MD
Mixed by Alix Alvarez

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