Onikoyi
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IWADI NIPA IRAN ONIKOYI
Onikoyi
S. M RAJI
ORIKI ORILE ONIKOYI
Iran awon onikoyi je iran pataki ni awujo awon Yoruba, ti won si je gbajugbaja awon iran yii si ti po kori. Olukoyi gege bi oruko won, tumo si eni ti o ni Ikoyi tabi oba Ikoyi. Ilu nla ni ilu yi je won wa nitosi Oyo Alafin, iran Onikoyi ni won maa n ki bayi:-
Onikoyi, iyan mi lolu, onikoyi
Omo eru ofa,
Omo asiju apo piri dagba
Ofa sofun, omo a pofun, yooyo
Dagba fa le.
Bi won ba ki yin, lomo gele gbegbe
Omo gboko, gbeju, gbeki.
Igbo Lolukoyi n gbe won kii gbe gboro
Ise ogun ni a mo iran onikoyi mo. Ogun jija ni ise won, won ko ni ise meji eyi naa han ninu Oriki won oke yii pupo ninu Oriki won fihan pe jagunjagun gidi ni won. Won a maa lo ogun fun igba pipe:-
Onigbe nla, o ni ja
Abi jagun tihan rere a bi jagun
gbooro bi ese ole, tabi
onigbe nla elegab, omo a bi
jagun tihan rere, a bi jagun gooro
bi ese ole.
Itumo elegba ni alaigboran ti gba towo ota danu, eyi han pe won a maa doju ko ota won in opo igba. Bi awon jagunjagun, ba wa ni oju ogun won maa n pa Ago won a pa eke, won a maa n pago loju ogun, Oriki won tun fi eyi han.
Omo oba a ji peke-n-peke
Omo oba a ji pokin-n-pokun
Ija ma pokun mo,
igi Atori ni o maa pa.
Ewe loju ogun oruko inagije ni won maa n fun ara won, nitori naa, lara oruko inagije awon Onikoyi loju ogun han nini oriki won,
Aroni maja ogele
Onikoyi gbera nile o dide
O je a lo ogun.
Omo gbon-ni, omo gbon-ni gbon –ni
Omo gbon – ni-gbo-gbon –ni kan,
Meegbon, magbon,
Omo gbon-ni gbon-ni omo siro n
To gbun, paro n togun.
Jigan n tode omo igun ori ako,
Ori ako
Gbera nle o dide
Je a lo ogun
Ikoyi omo ajo lapo woro, woro
Omo akakamagbo.
Ninu ayolo yi oruwo inagije po ti o je ti kokoro to buru gboigboi ati awon eye siro abaro, jigan, igun, akalamagbo, awon eye wonyi se pataki ninu ero ati igbagbo awon Yoruba. A tile gbo pe eni ti o maa n se oogun fun Onikoyi ni Aroni. Ni won fi n ki won pe:-
Aroni maja ogele
Gbera nile, o dide
O je a lo ogun
Aroni gbora jigi deru
Oogun nu.
Laisi aniani a mo pe akikanju, alaya bi ira, esin o koku. Ni awon Olukoyi je gege bi jagunjagun, ni won fi n ki won pe:-
Onikoyi omo eso kii gbofa lehin
Iwaju niku gbee pologun.
Bi o tile je pe ofa ni won fii jagun Oriki won ti asorege han nipa ofa lilo won, eyi han ninu oriki won:-
Awon omo bibi onkoyi
Lomo apo kan
Ofa kan
Awon ni won koju sopin, pegberin
Won kehin sogun pegberu,
Won ta woro ofa kan pegbaa, Ota loju ogun.
Ofa Tonikoyi ta ti ko baniyan
Lo bale lo turuku titi
De gbo o koronjogbo.
Won ni won ta ofa kan won fi pa egberu meji. Gege bi iwa awon jagunjagun, bi won ba lo oju ogun, won a deru won a keru won a ko dukia, boya eyi ni awon eniyan fi n sope, won ni Ikoyi kole jagun lai fi ole die kun ohun ni won fi n ki won bayii pe
Omo ogun losan
Ole lorun
Ogun o le po toyi ki e ma fi ole die kun
Ni won ba n jagun lotun
Ni won n jale losi
Won i jisu
Won kii jagbado
Bi sumomi temo re e le
To jobinrin to daa won a gbee lo Kii se eru tabi obinrin nikan ni won maa n gbe loju ogun. Eyi han ninu Oriki won.
Mo mo eni Tonikoyi ko nile
Mo mo le eni tokole awon baba wa lo
Ipele ni igbo olosa ole
Esiyan, e kole lo
` Oun lo kole iyan bii lolu
Ese igbin ni baba wa ja lole
` Aso eegun logbe lo
Elegba a bi jagun tihan rere
Abo jagun gbooro hii ese ole
Iyen ni pe lara awon Onikoyi toje jagunjagun nigba to bere si ni ko eru loju ogun aso eegun ologbe n lo gbe lo gege bi Oriki yi ti fii han
Ewe boya nitori ohun ti won n ri ko loju ogun bii eru ati eru ni awon Onikoyi se feran ogun jija ti won fi so ogun di ise won tobee ti omo won paapaa fi maa n saaro ogun ohun ni won fi n so pe
A bimo nile Ikoyi
Omo n sope oun o mogun
Bi o ba bogun odun yi
Omo ajo lapo woro woro
Onigbe nla lalo maa mogun te mii lo?
Laisi aniani eniyan kii fi oju booro siwi ko seni tii foju booro ya were ohun ti agba fi n jeko o n be labe ewe. Ni tooto iran Onikoyi laya sugbon eyi ko wa so pe aya nini nikan ni wan fi n jagun. Won maa lo agbara ogun. Eyi naa han mimi oriki won
Ogun ba mi nigbo
Mo dolu igbo
Ikoyi omo agbon
Ogun ba mi lodan
Mo dero odan
Ogun bami ni palapala abe okiti
Mo dolu esisun
Eyi tumo si pe bi awon Ikoyi ba n be loju ogun kosi ohun ti won ko le pa ara won da si. Nipa ogun jija kiri opolopo ilu ni ile Yoruba ni awon Onikoyi ti de ti won si ti jagun lo ohun ni won fii so pe .
Omo ote tan ote o tan
Ibi- kan laagbe
O gbe Ibadan ogege
O gbe akinmaarin
O gbe awe
O gbe aagba
O gbe kobia
O gbe ogbomoso
Gbele Ife gbele Ede
Gbe Kuta gbe Fiditi
Ogbe Ejigbo gbe Lalupon
Oke kan laagbe ti somo eru Ofa
Iran Onikoyi ko sai ni awon orisa ti won maa n bo gege bi omo Yoruba atata. Oriki won fi eyi han pelu;
Oosa merin otooto ni baba yin
Fi n sewin akunlebo
Kii won to lo ogun
Olugbon le n bo tee gbodo gbodo
Oosa oke le n bo tee gbodo lolo
Agbe tee bo tee gbodo pon mi
Oke-badan le m bo tee gbodo dana
Omo asohun kankan ni jo orin
Orisa won han ninu oriki oke yi,pelu orisi eewo won, o han pe ki won to lo oju ogun ni won maa n bo awon orisa wonyii. Gege bi iran Yoruba yoku iran onikoyi ni as tiwon pelu bi apeere ti onikoyi ba bimo ota ni won fii da iwo fun omo won tuntun. Ohun ni won fi wipe.
Bi won bi bimo nile Ikoyi
Apo ni won loo to.
ofa lo wo won
Akatapo ni won fii da ase eyin omo won
Orun teere ni won mu so yin loruko
Ohun miran ni pe won ki sin oku awon Ikoyi sile inu igbo ni won maa n gbe won lo boya nitori pe won pe jagunjagun ni. Eyi naa tun han ninu oriki won;
Lojo ti Onikoyi ku
Won o rile gbe sin
Onikoyi ku sinu gbogan Orisa nla
Won gbe Olukoyi kekeke
O di ta gbangba
Won gbele won bo Onikoyi mo
Agbede gbede Onikoyi lo sun be
Won tun gbe Onikoyi o di
Woo loode
Agbede gbede Onikoyi lo sun be
Won tun gbe Onikoyi o di woo loja oba
Won gbele won bo Onikoyi
Agbedede Onikoyi lo sun be
Atari Onikoyi lo sun be
Won tun gbe Onikoyi o di wo ni gbongan,
Onikoyi ni oun ko i tii de oju oori baba oun
Won wa gbe Onikoyi odi woo
Nidi Eruwa won gbele,
Won bo Onikoyi mo.
Agbede gbede Onikoyi sun be
Atari Onikoyi si sun be
Oun ni won fii so pe. A kii
Ru oku omo Onikoyi wole Iya e,
inu igbo ni won gbe e lo.
Oriki yi fi han orisi ibi ti won fe sin oku Onikoyi si sugbon ti oku yi n ko, titi won fi won gbe lo si inun igbo. Boya tori pe won je jagun jagun ni. Oriki yii je ti iran awon Ikoyi o wa see se ki ari afikun tabi ayokuro ise iwadi ni a fi ise. Yi se. o han gbangba pe alagbara ati jagunjagun ni iran awon onikoyi lati gba pipe wa.