who can help me with nursery rhymes and children's songs in Igbo? with English translation please!

thank you so much, Swissess

i can only think of one children's song but it is incomplete and I do not know the meaning. A group of us kids would form a circle and hold hands while one child will be outside the circle running round and round to this song: (pls excuse my butchering of my native tongue  )

"kpakpangolo, kpangolo"
"kpakpangolo, kpangolo"
"udu me, o'nwele"
"onye amara"
udu yayaya
Udu ya"
. Lord help me! I know i have so killed this song.

Anyway, at the last 'udu ya" the child immediately stops and the person he stops in front of is tagged to do the running around the circle.   

i heard this song from my mom can't type it in igbo but it

who has the child that is crying
i am the one who has the baby that is crying
bring oziza, bring pepper
bring magala in soup

bla bla can't remember it anyone?

pslm23:

i can only think of one children's song but it is incomplete and I do not know the meaning. A group of us kids would form a circle and hold hands while one child will be outside the circle running round and round to this song: (pls excuse my butchering of my native tongue  )

"kpakpangolo, kpangolo"
"kpakpangolo, kpangolo"
"udu me, o'nwele"
"onye amara"
udu yayaya
Udu ya"
. Lord help me! I know i have so killed this song.

Anyway, at the last 'udu ya" the child immediately stops and the person he stops in front of is tagged to do the running around the circle.   

Awwwww. I vaguely remember this. Don't you tap on the floor when you do this. I definitely remember it being sung for babies or little kids. So precious

armyofone:

i heard this song from my mom can't type it in igbo but it

who has the child that is crying
i am the one who has the baby that is crying
bring oziza, bring pepper
bring magala in soup

bla bla can't remember it anyone? 

Onye mulu nwa na ebe akwa
egbe mulu nwa na ebe akwa
weta oziza, weta ose
weta ngbala na ime ofe
Umu nnunu elisia ya
egbe ndo egbe ndo . . .   

Outstrip:


Awwwww. I vaguely remember this. Don't you tap on the floor when you do this. I definitely remember it being sung for babies or little kids. So precious

yes oh! some kids tap on the ground and others clap.

Ujujoan:

Onye mulu nwa na ebe akwa
egbe mulu nwa na ebe akwa
weta oziza, weta ose
weta ngbala na ime ofe
Unu nunu elisia ya
egbe ndo egbe ndo . . .   

@ Uju, nne, thank you for the complete song! I can still remember my grandmother singing this to my younger ones. It brought back sweet memories. . I'm going to sing it to my baby when the time comes

Uju thanks sooooooooooooooo much lol wow, it's nice singing it again and better too, my corupt memories

psalm, why you no thank me now, not fair now. so cuz i no use mother tongue i no count












thanks again Uju (your name always brings ofe ujuju to mind )

You guys are welcome!

Although I'm not too sure about the spellings!

armyofone:


psalm, why you no thank me now, not fair now. so cuz i no use mother tongue i no count 

abeg no vex oh! i thank you many many times over for starting the song and thank Uju for completing it 

(the baby's name e.g if the baby name is adanna) it goes like this

Ada baby,adanna baby
Ekwela dorty(dirt) me'sa gi
Dorty me'sa gi , we're ncha sachapu ya
we're omo sachapu ya
Te' perfume na'rugi, te'powder na'ru gi
Onye ji'ego ga lu gi i'nu?

my mum said whenever she says the last line I always answer her with a nod or with words like 'o'

She said that was when she know say my eyes go shine die.

Ujujoan:

Onye mulu nwa na ebe akwa
egbe mulu nwa na ebe akwa
weta oziza, weta ose
weta ngbala na ime ofe
Umu nnunu elisia ya
egbe ndo egbe ndo . . .   

My version:
Onye tili nwa na ebe akwa.    who beat the crying baby?
Egbe tili nwa na ebe akwa.    The eagle beat the crying baby
Weta uziza weta ose.             Bring scent leaf,bring pepper
Weta azu mangala                  Bring mangala fish
Ka umu nnunnu racha ya         So the birds wud come and eat
Ka o kpo otutu kpogbuo ha      and they wud die from hiccups
egbe ndo,nwa ndo.                  don't cry eagle,dont cry baby.

Tufue nu nwa mere aru       throw away the child that committed an abomination
E ru echi amuta ozo.           Tomorrow we wud have another one.

jennykadry:

(the baby's name e.g if the baby name is adanna) it goes like this

Ada baby,adanna baby
Ekwela dorty(dirt) me'sa gi
Dorty me'sa gi , we're ncha sachapu ya
we're omo sachapu ya
Te' perfume na'rugi, te'powder na'ru gi
Onye ji'ego ga lu gi i'nu?

my mum said whenever she says the last line I always answer her with a nod or with words like 'o'

She said that was when she know say my eyes go shine die.

Lmao    

ifyalways:

My version:
Onye tili nwa na ebe akwa.    who beat the crying baby?
Egbe tili nwa na ebe akwa.    The eagle beat the crying baby
Weta uziza weta ose.             Bring scent leaf,bring pepper
Weta azu mangala                  Bring mangala fish
Ka umu nnunnu racha ya         So the birds wud come and eat
Ka o kpo otutu kpogbuo ha      and they wud die from hiccups
egbe ndo,nwa ndo.                  don't cry eagle,dont cry baby.

Tufue nu nwa mere aru       throw away the child that committed an abomination
E ru echi amuta ozo.           Tomorrow we wud have another one.

Welcome back dearie . . . how's our newest fine boi!   

Ujujoan:

Lmao    

Welcome back dearie . . . how's our newest fine boi!   

Dalu.
Nonso is doing great.Do born one wife for us now.

ifyalways:

Dalu.
Nonso is doing great.Do born one wife for us now.

No wahala . . .

just laughing , nice one Ify. with my magala and uju's ngbala, i thot i heard magala because i love magala
i told myself maybe mom used magala cuz she too liked magala eh
psalm, oh nothing oh, smile. i hope you have memorised them by now.

@ army of 2 , Uju and Ify, please find more songs! these are bringing back such good memories

anyone remembers the Udala song

i cant write it, sorry

Ujujoan:

Lmao    

Lol, that's a good tip.Whenever you start bringing them into this world, sing the song for them and watch out for the one that will answer you with "o" or a "nod" . Invest on that one more because that one will be your rolling dollars and pounds in that house

Nne Nne moo, udu m araputa moo udu1
Udu m ji echi iyi, ifu go nu n'udu awa udu!
Ukwu kporom m, udu awa udu.
nne nne moo, udu m araputa moo udu!

Nwa nunu nta nwa nunu nta, turu zam zam turu zam
Gini k'ino ebe eme, turu zam zam turu zam
Ana m aturu nne m ose, turu zam zam turu zam
tu k'ne ka isi atu, tuuuuu, tuuuuuuuuu.

another one:

kua la nu nwa ngwere aka nwerente 2x
Nwa ngwere ejeghi ije, ogbara oso , nwerente
peeeeee nwerente, hiiiiiiiiiha nwerente, aah eeh nwerente, 1, 2, repeat!

another:

Onye ele anya n'zu, muo bia anyi n'abia n'azu -2x
onye le anya n'azu, muo pia ya utani,
A B C D, 1, 2, 3 ,4, anyi ga eberi utara si mama tankiu (Thank You) I played no be small.

@Ninapha,u really played alot,chei.
udara m too/soo,nda.too too too ,nda.
nwunye nna m oo,nda.
gote udara na ahia,nda.
racha racha racha,nda.
rachapu nwa enwe nne,nda.
rachapu nwa enwe nna,nda. . .can't remember the rest.Highly emotional song then.

kpu kpu nke ogele,ogele ogelege.
onye na ekpu ogele ogele ogelege.
kpuu kpuuu,ogele ogelege.                                                   

ukwu nkwu juru eju,owa nge nge.                                                 
ukwu nkwu juru eju,owa nge nge.                                                 
anu elu bia o bere taa,owa nge nge
anu ala bia bere taa,owa nge nge.       
eruo ka mbe biara ibe.
ijiji kee ya okpo na isi.
ikpororo ikpororo.
mbe dara dara dara,
dajie nwa mgbada ukwu.
nwa mgbada tili tili tili.
tiga na ulo ikpe.
ndi ocha no na ya.
ha si ya get away.
mbe asi ha away u get.

zacheus bu onye nkpu'nkpu
Onye nkpu'nkpu ko bu
Oguzo'le na ciccamon tree ko'fu onye nwe'anyi
Mgbe jesus biara neba'un ole anya na osisi si ''zacheus ri'da ta ,aga'ma bia nu'lo gi ta, aga'ma bia nu'lo gi ta''.

jennykadry:

zacheus bu onye nkpu'nkpu
Onye nkpu'nkpu ko bu
Oguzo'le na ciccamon tree ko'fu onye nwe'anyi
Mgbe jesus biara neba'un ole anya na osisi si ''zacheus ri'da ta ,aga'ma bia nu'lo gi ta, aga'ma bia nu'lo gi ta''.

lmao.
Jenny,nwanyi nkpunkpu.

thanks so much guys!

Ify nwanne m,

Hapu kwa m aka oo. Those old memories bring smiles anyday

I was singing that "udara Song last nite u know.

Ok here is another udara song for u and swissess

Udara dala m ekpuruge, kpurugede kpu! 2x
udara nwa nnu, kpurugede kpu!
uduara nwa ose, kurugede kpu!
onye raacha omichaa aka, kpurugede kpu!

Another:

Udara nna mbe achala 2x
onye ghoro rachaa odi ka mbe.
itufue ya i di ka madu, weli ukwu gi, welie aka gi, yayayayayaya iyaaaaaaaaaa!

I cant stop laughing on these ones cos then the big sisters would make us sing Udara dala m song untill the udara would fall down then they would start singing Uda nna Mbe achala song to make us believe that if we insist on sharing with them we would look like Mbe (tortoise)so we leave the udara for them. imagin

OP,ga agbafuru anyi,we are just having fun,no one is translating anymore. 

@Ninapha enjoy 
Papa lolo,onye Ike Ranchers
Pii pii pii pii,Ocha nja welucome.(welcome)


Nwa na eku nwa,sawanje   
Nwa na eku nwa,sawanje   
Kute Ugonma,sawanje         
Ugonma na ebe akwa,sawanje
Onye na eti Ugonma,sawanje
Aguru na eti ya,sawanje
Kedu nne Ugonma,sawanje
Nne ya na jere ahia,sawanje
Nna ya jere ugbo,sawanje
. . . . .forgot the rest.

Mmiri na ezo,anwu na acha
etuto toro mbe na ike.
awala awala.sambeya.
. . .Acha is frequently interchanged with Amu when one wants to be mischievous.God help u if ur mum hears that version.

@ify, the bolded reminded me of one

Adim sorri n;oku ahu ikporo m, igweghi m isa gi, Anu m[b] n'elu something[/b] .

we received serious spanking then for singing it oooooo

Wow, Igbo ga adi....

I actually came across this thread cos I was looking for Igbo lullaby to sing for my son.

May our language never go extinct, I rather look for Igbo songs than all these Barney and friends........

Igbo Amaka

ifyalways:
OP,ga agbafuru anyi,we are just having fun,no one is translating anymore. 

@Ninapha enjoy 
Papa lolo,onye Ike Ranchers
Pii pii pii pii,Ocha nja welucome.(welcome)


Nwa na eku nwa,sawanje   
Nwa na eku nwa,sawanje   
Kute Ugonma,sawanje         
Ugonma na ebe akwa,sawanje
Onye na eti Ugonma,sawanje
Aguru na eti ya,sawanje
Kedu nne Ugonma,sawanje
Nne ya na jere ahia,sawanje
Nna ya jere ugbo,sawanje
. . . . .forgot the rest.

Mmiri na ezo,anwu na [i]acha[/i
]
etuto toro mbe na ike.
awala awala.sambeya.
. . .Acha is frequently interchanged with Amu when one wants to be mischievous.God help u if ur mum hears that version.

I bu nwa afo. Must have grown up at Aba

Nwa nnunu nwa nnununta turuzanza turunza
I no ebe ahu emegini?
Ana m aturu nne m ose:
Tukene ka isi atu:
Tuu, tuu:
Tu nwoke n'ike, n'ike:
Tu nwanyi n'ike, n'ike:
Onu mbebe pipiro:
Piro piroro:
Piiiii.

Aka bekee, gba oso:
Dinta agba, fee:
Jee hota hawusa:
Ite igba ji,
Etc

Kpun kpun kpo ogene:
Ogene ogenege,
Etc

Swissess:
who can help me with nursery rhymes and children's songs in Igbo? with English translation please!

thank you so much, Swissess

Udara mu puo, puo puo, nda, puoro nwa eweghi NNE nda, puoro nwa enwegi nna, NDA........pls complete, that's how far I can go