OBEKISI BEKESE (TWINS)
Dedicated to Taiye and Kehinde Fadairo.

Tani ko feran ibeji?
Who is not amazed at these unique bundles of joy made by Edumare?

Taye ati Kehinde
Two giants whose birth throes causes a tremor in the earth
Two aremo whose cries form the bata beat upon which the heavenly choir sing their Orin iyin (songs of praise)
Two ajanaku's who mi the igbo (shook the forest) within their mother and shake the world outside with their joint brilliance.

Taiye lolu;
The little warrior who goes forth to spy the outside world.
Bravely donning his kembe (war cloth) and sticking out his head to check if the coast is good;
Bravely uttering loud cries in order to fully announce the coming of an 'akonni' (strong man)
For a king is never received in silence,
Neither are the dane guns silent at the entrance of an Are-ona-kakanfo.

A Kehinde je egbon;
The second 'akonni' (warrior) who is not second in authority.
For he is the one who gives Taiye the order to go and spy.

AKehinde, koredele.

The little 'arugba' whose calabash contains great blessings for the family.
The richly arrayed little one who comes to discard the rags of his parents.
The strong hearted one that refused to cry until iya Agba smacked him with her bony frail palm.


Tani ko feran awon iranse edumare?
Who dares reject these riches gift wrapped in mortal flesh?

Much more than a bag of cowries, is their worth
Much more than a cauldron of honey, is their sweetness.
More more than an enraged horde of Siberian Tigers, is their ferocity.
Much more than the degrees of a thermometer, is their propensity to succeed

Much more than a billion dollars, is the gift of ibeji to any parent.
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Ẹ̀jìrẹ́ ará ìṣokún.
Ẹdúnjobí
Ọmọ ẹdun tíí ṣeré orí igi
Ọ́-bẹ́-kẹ́ṣé-bẹ́-kàṣà,
Ó fẹsẹ̀ méjèèjì bẹ sílé alákìísa;
Ó salákìísà donígba aṣọ.
Gbajúmọ̀ ọmọ tíí gbàkúnlẹ̀ ìyá,
Tíí gbàdọ̀bálẹ̀ lọ́wọ́ baba tó bí í lọ́mọ.
Wínrinwínrin lójú orogún
Ejìwọ̀rọ̀ lojú ìyá ẹ̀.
Tani o bi ibeji ko n'owo?