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THE ANTHEM OF OYO ALAAFIN

 OYO ALAAFIN ANTHEM


Ilu Oyo mo Fe O de'nu

Un o sin O, t'okan t'ara

Ajise bi Oyo laari,

Oyo ko gbodo se bi oloko,

Ma f'owo mi pelu ero

Gbo'go ilu t'a bi mi ga.


Egbe: Ilu Oyo ilu Olola,

Ilu Oyo ilu Oloba

Ilu ologbon, ilu omoran

Ilu t'Olorun yonu si.


Omode Oyo e mura giri

Agba Oyo e mura k'ole;

Ilee wa o l'etu loju

Nile l'oko Oyo ko s'ole

Titepamo se l'afin nyangan

Ise Owo awa l'awa gbojule.


Ninu Oba, Oyo l'olori

Alaafin l'agba Oba

Ilu Oyo gbayi o si me to

Eni Iwaju ko gbodo rehin

K'Oyo sowopo

Ka le lo siwaju


Ipari:

Waju ni, ee waju ni

Ile Oyo ko ni rehin

Waju la o ma lo(2x)


Composed by Arch-Bishop Ayo Ladigbolu (rtd) this is our anthem and it was ratified by Alaafin Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi III so kindly learn the wordings and sing it, Ile Oyo Koni rehin.

Arch-Bishop Ayo Ladigbolu
 (rtd)

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