IROSUN OTURA

Po n pola
A bi oso jegbe jegbe
Adifafun ifakolade tii se
Elemoso awo
Eyi ti o ko isin ope sile
To so wipe oun ko se ti ifa mo
Ebo ni won ni ki o se
ogbebo orubo
Nje ifa kolade o de
Elemoso awo
Oko isin ope sile
Oni iwo kogbo ti ifa mo
Orisa to ba gbeni laasin

AKIYESI
Ki eleyi o mase fi ifa sile
Bi bee ko gbogbo ire ti oni ni ifa yoo gba pada lowo re
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Po n pola
With good and expensive costumes
Cast ifa divination for Ifakolade
Being the servant of the priest
That will abandon the service of ope
And say he’s no longer interested in ifa
He was instructed to offer the sacrifice
And he offered it
Therefore, ifakolade you have come
The guard of the priest
You abandoned the service of ope
You said you were no longer interested in ifa anymore
It’s the deity that favors and blesses someone that one is to be serving

OUTCOME
That this person should not stop serving ifa, if not all the blessings he
has acquired, ifa will retrieve them back from him
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Ori buruku ni kowu tutu-tulu
Adifafun won nile irosun ateere
Lojo ti won n sunkun alailaje
Lowo ebo ni won ni kiwon o se
Won gbebo nibe niwon rubo
N je iran mi nii laje
Iran mi jeejee iran mi eleju
Iran mi nii ni iregbogbo
Iran mi jeeje
Iran mi eluju
 TRANSLATION

Bad destiny does not have to do with the size of the head

Cast ifa divination for the people of the house of Irosun ateere

On the day they were crying for the blessing of wealth acquisition

They were instructed to offer the sacrifice

And they complied

Therefore, it’s my family that used to be wealthy

My great family that is highly distinctive

Its my family that used to be blessed with all goodness

My great family

My distinctive family
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IROSUN OTURA
E ra poo
Era poo
Adifafun iyeeye
Ti yoo maa sowo abiku
Ebo niwon ni ki o se
Iyeere rubo
O bere sin ii bi abiye omo

Ebo
aso ara re rubo
Akuko adire nle kan
Epo pupa
Eko tutu 2
Opolopo owo
 TRANSLATION
E ra poo
Era poo
Cast ifa divination for Iyeeye (fruit)
That will be engaging in problem of still-birth
He was instructed to offer the sacrifice
And he offered it
And start giving birth without any problem again

SACRIFICE ITEMS
The person’s clothe that he’s presently wearing
A big cock
Palm oil
To paps
Plenty of money
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Kirigbala babalawo rere ni
Ko de ona to subu yeke babalawo rere ni
Adifafun bi inu se ri
Lobii yan awo rere ni
N je oriburuku padaleyin temi
Ire gbogbo lemi n wa
Ori buruku pada leyin temi
 TRANSLATION

Kirigbala is a very good priest

The one that get to the road and fell is a very good priest

Cast ifa divination for the situation of mind

It’s the determinant of occurrences is a very good priest

Therefore, bad destinies go away from me

All I seek is the blessing of all goodness

Bad destinies go away from me

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Eni ti a peri koto nnkan
Oruko lowon jojo
Adifafun saniyan ope
Tii somo irosun ateere
O n torun bowa sile aye
Ebo niwon ni ki o se
O gbebo o rubo
Kee pe
Kee jina
E bani ni wowo ire
 TRANSLATION

The person we calls are not much

Its names that is just scarce

Cast ifa divination for Saniyan Ope

Being the child of irosun ateere

That is coming from heaven to the earth

He was asked to offer the sacrifice

And he offered it

Not a long time after

Nor too soon

Come and rejoice with me for excessive blessing

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Olonimoro gbani lowo asebi
Adifafun akuko gagara
Ti n be laarin ota
Ebo niwon ni ki o se
O gbebo lo rubo
N je sango mi ti pa eke
Sango mi ti pa odale
Eni to ru ni ile da
 TRANSLATION

Olonimoro rescue someone from evil doers

Cast ifa divination for a very big cock

That is in the midst of enemies

He was asked to offer the sacrifice

And he offered it

Therefore, my sango has killed the traitor

He has killed the betrayer

It’s the traitors and betrayers that faces its consequences

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IROSUN OTURA
Eni ti a peri ko to nnkan
Oruko lowon jojo
Difafun saniyan tii saya orunmila
O buse gada onii oun ko fe Ifa mo
Igba ti a fee jeku/ eja/ eye awa re ni
Sani yan emi ko ba o pin ohun wi pe ki o lo
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The person we calls are not much

Its names that is just scarce

Cast ifa divination Saniyan

Being the wife orunmila

After a while he said he’s no longer interested in ifa

When one will have rats, fishes, bird to eat we are together then

Saniyan, I’m not divorcing

I don’t say you should go

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IROSUN OTURA
Ifa pe ire aje fun ni ti
Ada irosun otura fu
Ifa pe omo ifa ni k obo
Ifa fi ewure bo ifa ni adurare yo gbe

KIKIRE
Asebe run bereyo abi eso resusun
Adifafun ifa kolade ti se elemon so awo igba ti imu omi oju se ibere ire ebo
won ni ko mun se osi gbe ebo ni osi run bo ije ifa kolade ode elemonso
awo ewo lode to fi ni ose ti ifa mon je osa ti oba gbe ni lasin
 TRANSLATION

Ifa says there is blessing of wealth for this person, he’s a destined child of
ifa, he’s to feed ifa with she-goat and promise to bless him.

THE VERSE

Asebe run bereyo abi eso resusun

Cast ifa divination for Ifakolade

Being a security of the priest

When he was crying for the blessing of goodness

He was instructed to offer the sacrifice

Therefore, ifakolade you have come

The security of the priest

Why did you say you are no longer interested in the practice of ifa

Its orisa tha blessed someone that one is to serve

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IROSUN OTURA
Ifa pe ire fun if ape ko lo bo ifa if ape ko mon so pe owu ose ifa mon

KIKIRE
Popola abi eso jingbinni
Adifafun ifa kolade to lo wu se
Ifa mon ije ewo lode
Ifa kolade to lo se
Ifa mon osa to ba gbe ni la sini
 TRANSLATION

Ifa says there is blessing for this person, he should go and feed ifa, ifa
warns him never to ignore the worship of ifa

THE VERSE

Popola with excessive fruit

Cast ifa divination for Ifakolade

That says he’s no longer interested in the worship of ifa

Therefore, what is your reason for ignoring the worship of ifa

Ifakolade that says he’s no longer interested in ifa

It’s the deity the blesses someone that one is to serve

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IROSUN OTURA
Ifa pe ko run bo ola fun
Awon omonre ati arare
Ni to ri wipe ti ba ti la ki
Awon omo re na ko le la

Imotere modogba moti ati okere sun wale

Adifafun oluyebe abu fun olele omore igba ti monmu omi oju se
Igbe ire obe won ni ko run
Ebo won ni ko se
Osi gbebo ni be osirun
Ogbogbo ni aro ni olate wa
 TRANSLATION

Ifa says this person should offer the sacrifice of wealth for his children and
himself because if he’s not blessed, his children will also not going to be
blessed

THE VERSE

Imotere modogba

I have came from a distance place

Cast ifa divination for Oluyebe

Together with Olele his child

When he was crying for blessing of goodness

He was instructed to offer the sacrifice

And he offered it

It’s with all body that I shall be blessed with all goodness
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IROSUN OTURA
Ifa pe ko rubo elenini ko rubo atako
Ifa pe k obo osa ko fi igbin bo osa

KIKIRE
Eni apere to kan okore ni ojojo
Adifafun sa ni nyan ti se omo irosun
Atere aje ni oni juwon lo a saniyan iwon ni omo
Irusan atere ire gbogbo ni oni ju won lo ni won bi nu
Sa niyan iwon ni omo irasun atere
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Ifa says this person should offer the sacrifice over evil doers and intruders,
he should feed orisa with snails.

THE VERSE

Eni apere to kan okore ni ojojo

Cast ifa divination for Saniyan

Being the child of irosun

Its blessing of wealth that you have beyond them

Saniyan you are the child of irosun

Irosun ateere, it’s blessing of all goodness that you have beyond them

Saniyan you are the child of irosun atere