Akesan Oloja

Oh, Akesan land,

Home of the Aworis

Where a man may take many wives

And still keep secret loves.

Oh, Akesan land,

Home of the Aworis

Where a woman may marry,

Yet find her father’s house her lasting roof.

Oh, Akesan land,

Home of the Aworis

Where boys and girls, still tender in years,

Step early into the duties of family.

Oh, Akesan land,

Home of the Aworis

Where the purchase and battles of land are unending,

Disputes that never rest.

Oh, Akesan land,

Home of the Aworis

Where the terrors of sunset are unpredictable,

And neighbouring lands dare not trespass.

Oh, Akesan land,

Home of the Aworis

May tomorrow bring calm to your cherished soil,

And light that outshines the night.

Asha Juliana Abiodun

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Department of English

Faculty of Arts