Friday, 14 October 2016

OWE YORUBA: 5 DISTINCTIVE YORUBA PROVERBS WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION, MEANINGS and MORALS

•_____Òwe Yorùbá______
Kò sí bí ilẹ̀ ṣe lè mọ́ tó, kó máà ṣú, kò dẹ̀ sí bí ilẹ̀ ṣe lè ṣú tó, kó máà mọ́.


______Translation________
No matter how bright the day, night will fall, and no matter how dark the night, it will yet become dawn.


_____Moral_____
No condition or situation is permanent; keep hope alive.



•___Òwe Yorùbá_____
Ẹni bá pẹ́ nígbó á rí ìríkúùrí.


______Translation____
Whoever tarries long in the forest, will have strange experiences.


______Moral______
Delays may lead to unusual results; make hay while the sun shines.



•____Owe____
Ojú tí kò rí yànná yànná iná, yẹ̀rẹ̀ yẹ̀rẹ̀ oòrùn, kì í rí yìndìn yindin idẹ.


______Translation____
A pair of eyes that won't endure the fiery flames of fire and the searing glare of the sun, can't enjoy the glittering (beauty) of brass.


____Moral____
No pain, no gain;
No guts, no glory.



•____Òwe___
Àṣegbé kànkan ò sí, àṣepamọ́ ló wà.


___Translation_____
Actions may be covered up but cannot be carried out with impunity.

____Moral____
Nothing can be permanently covered up.


•_____Àkànlò Èdè_____
Òkú tí ẹ sin, ẹsẹ̀ rẹ̀ ti yọ síta.

_____Idioms____
The feet of the corpse you buried is sticking out.


_____Translation_____
"Àṣírí yín ti tú."

"Your secret is out in the open."


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