Moti Pade Ayanfemi Poem by David Olusanya

Ewa bami ko orin ayo yi
Eyin odo ati ololufe asikoyi.
Moti je ounje ayo ife,
Inu mi si ti kun fun ife.

This love caresses my core,
Like my moma's amala fele fele.
It sounds like the music of Ayefele;
So refreshing like the breeze of the sea shore.

Ife yi se koko bi eko ilu baami,
Osi tun gun lenu bi akara ilu maami.
This love nourishes my heart so much,
Like the menu of a french man's lunch.

Ewa bami lu gangan ati bata
Eyin ololufe ati gbogbo odo pata.
Emu oofi ati awon aso iyebiye,
Kesi ko anko bi keyinde ati taye.

This love tastes like a new wine,
That is well brewed from a jew's green vine.
Moti pade Ayanfee teminikan;
Omi titun ti mo kan senu, ti ko si kan.

Aye mi ti loyin,
Osi dun pupoju bi obe doyin.
I have met mine love- my Nifemi,
Moti pade eni ti okan miyan- Ayanfemi.

David O. Olusanya