Name: Iya ni wura - A Yoruba Lullaby
Duration: P00H03M27S
Description: 'Iya ni wura' is a Yoruba ode to motherhood, with a bit of jingle. It is a popular playground song in West Africa. This track is a combination of Yoruba lyrics and Ann Taylor's popular poem 'My Mother' and it emphasises the universality of the theme of motherhood. Parents and storytellers using this song can play hand percussion as they and their audience enjoy the rhythm.

Iya ni wura - A Yoruba Lullaby

by Abimbola Alao

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'Iya ni wura' is a Yoruba ode to motherhood, with a bit of jingle. It is a popular playground song in West Africa. This track is a combination of Yoruba lyrics and Ann Taylor's popular poem 'My Mother' and it emphasises the universality of the theme of motherhood. Parents and storytellers using this song can play hand percussion as they and their audience enjoy the rhythm.

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'Iya ni wura' lyrics in Yoruba
Iya ni wura iyebiye ti a ko le fowo ra
O loyun mi fosu mesan
O pon mi fodun meta
Iya mo ki o ku ise o
Iya ku itoju mi

'Iya ni wura' lyrics in English
Mother you are a precious gem that money cannot buy.
You carried me in your womb for nine months and 'nursed' me for three years. Thank you mother.

Who sat and watched my infant head
When sleeping on my cradle bed
And tears of sweet affection shed
My mother

When pain and sickness made me cry
Who gazed upon my heavy eyes
And wept for fear that I should die
My mother

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released June 8, 2014

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