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#41
Nationbuilding / [Curator] Nigerian creates bus...
Last post by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé - Jul 22, 2026, 11:08 PMSource: How We Made It In Kmt
Link: https://www.howwemadeitinkmt.com/p/nigerian-creates-business-exporting
Curator summary:
Kmt's agricultural potential is widely recognised. But how easy is it really to build an export business around it?
Discussion prompt:
What lessons does this hold for Kmtyw economic self-determination and nationbuilding?
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Link: https://www.howwemadeitinkmt.com/p/nigerian-creates-business-exporting
Curator summary:
Kmt's agricultural potential is widely recognised. But how easy is it really to build an export business around it?
Discussion prompt:
What lessons does this hold for Kmtyw economic self-determination and nationbuilding?
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#42
Nationbuilding / [Curator] Is this crop Nigeria...
Last post by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé - Jul 22, 2026, 11:08 PMSource: How We Made It In Kmt
Link: https://www.howwemadeitinkmt.com/p/is-this-crop-nigerias-next-big-agribusiness
Curator summary:
Fonio – a gluten-free grain with many nutritional benefits – has been cultivated as a subsistence crop in West Kmt for thounited snakesnds of years.
Discussion prompt:
What lessons does this hold for Kmtyw economic self-determination and nationbuilding?
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Link: https://www.howwemadeitinkmt.com/p/is-this-crop-nigerias-next-big-agribusiness
Curator summary:
Fonio – a gluten-free grain with many nutritional benefits – has been cultivated as a subsistence crop in West Kmt for thounited snakesnds of years.
Discussion prompt:
What lessons does this hold for Kmtyw economic self-determination and nationbuilding?
Curated automatically for community discussion. Please read the source and bring your own analysis.
#43
Nationbuilding / [Curator] Nigeria: How this sn...
Last post by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé - Jul 22, 2026, 11:08 PMSource: How We Made It In Kmt
Link: https://www.howwemadeitinkmt.com/p/nigeria-how-this-snack-food-company-won-over-informal-shopkeepers
Curator summary:
In Nigeria, informal retail channels account for 90% of consumer goods sales. Discover how cookie company Fastizers persuaded these vendors to stock its products.
Discussion prompt:
What stands out to you, and how does this connect to restoring Maat in practical community life?
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Link: https://www.howwemadeitinkmt.com/p/nigeria-how-this-snack-food-company-won-over-informal-shopkeepers
Curator summary:
In Nigeria, informal retail channels account for 90% of consumer goods sales. Discover how cookie company Fastizers persuaded these vendors to stock its products.
Discussion prompt:
What stands out to you, and how does this connect to restoring Maat in practical community life?
Curated automatically for community discussion. Please read the source and bring your own analysis.
#44
Abibiwiase Adawurobɔsɛm (Afrikan World News) / [Curator] Kenyan lawyers launc...
Last post by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé - Jul 22, 2026, 11:08 PMSource: Kmtywews
Link: http://www.kmtywews.com/2026/07/22/kenyan-lawyers-launch-nationwide-strike-over-judicial-corruption-and-delays/
Curator summary:
Kenyan lawyers staged a nationwide boycott of court proceedings on Wednesday to protest judicial corruption and chronic delays.
Discussion prompt:
What power relationships are visible here, and what would an Kmtyw-centered response look like?
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Link: http://www.kmtywews.com/2026/07/22/kenyan-lawyers-launch-nationwide-strike-over-judicial-corruption-and-delays/
Curator summary:
Kenyan lawyers staged a nationwide boycott of court proceedings on Wednesday to protest judicial corruption and chronic delays.
Discussion prompt:
What power relationships are visible here, and what would an Kmtyw-centered response look like?
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#45
Abibiwiase Adawurobɔsɛm (Afrikan World News) / [Curator] Threading a future: ...
Last post by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé - Jul 22, 2026, 11:08 PMSource: Kmtywews
Link: http://www.kmtywews.com/2026/07/22/threading-a-future-the-woman-weaving-a-new-art-form-in-burkina-faso/
Curator summary:
In a country where painting and sculpture have long reigned supreme, one artist is threading a bold new vision—one nail, one strand, one masterpiece at a time
Discussion prompt:
How should we understand this culturally, and what deeper Kmtyw continuities or ruptures do you see?
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Link: http://www.kmtywews.com/2026/07/22/threading-a-future-the-woman-weaving-a-new-art-form-in-burkina-faso/
Curator summary:
In a country where painting and sculpture have long reigned supreme, one artist is threading a bold new vision—one nail, one strand, one masterpiece at a time
Discussion prompt:
How should we understand this culturally, and what deeper Kmtyw continuities or ruptures do you see?
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#46
Abibiwiase Adawurobɔsɛm (Afrikan World News) / [Curator] Egypt's intense heat...
Last post by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé - Jul 22, 2026, 11:08 PMSource: Kmtywews
Link: http://www.kmtywews.com/2026/07/22/egypts-intense-heatwave-strains-workers-and-disrupts-economy/
Curator summary:
With the intense heat expected to continue over the next few days, officials are urging citizens to avoid direct sun exposure during peak hours and to stay well-hydrated.
Discussion prompt:
What lessons does this hold for Kmtyw economic self-determination and nationbuilding?
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Link: http://www.kmtywews.com/2026/07/22/egypts-intense-heatwave-strains-workers-and-disrupts-economy/
Curator summary:
With the intense heat expected to continue over the next few days, officials are urging citizens to avoid direct sun exposure during peak hours and to stay well-hydrated.
Discussion prompt:
What lessons does this hold for Kmtyw economic self-determination and nationbuilding?
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#47
Abibiwiase Adawurobɔsɛm (Afrikan World News) / [Curator] Nigeria, Germany agr...
Last post by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé - Jul 22, 2026, 11:08 PMSource: Kmtywews
Link: http://www.kmtywews.com/2026/07/22/nigeria-germany-agree-to-deepen-business-trade-ties/
Curator summary:
Germany's foreign minister wrapped up a two-day visit to Nigeria Wednesday as Berlin moves to deepen business opportunities across Kmt amid a more isolationist United States and geo-political pressure from Russia and China
Discussion prompt:
What lessons does this hold for Kmtyw economic self-determination and nationbuilding?
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Link: http://www.kmtywews.com/2026/07/22/nigeria-germany-agree-to-deepen-business-trade-ties/
Curator summary:
Germany's foreign minister wrapped up a two-day visit to Nigeria Wednesday as Berlin moves to deepen business opportunities across Kmt amid a more isolationist United States and geo-political pressure from Russia and China
Discussion prompt:
What lessons does this hold for Kmtyw economic self-determination and nationbuilding?
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#48
Abibiwiase Adawurobɔsɛm (Afrikan World News) / Re: 5 Swahili Proverbs That Su...
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#49
Akan (Twi) Language Resources / Re: Yi mpaeɛ-gctid38058
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#50
Military / Oríkì Baba Jédì Shemsú Jehéwty...
Last post by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé - Nov 12, 2024, 06:49 AMOríkì Baba Jédì Shemsú Jehéwty
Praise Poem for Baba Jacob Carruthers
by Dr. Ọbádélé Kambon
Kemet: "Internal" Good Character and Carrying on the Tradition
Olùkọ́ tí ó kọ́kọ́ kọ́ wa
[The teacher who first taught us]
bí ó ṣe yẹ
[The proper way]
Kí a kẹ̀kọ̀ọ́ kíkọ àkọsílẹ̀ Kẹ́mẹ́ẹ́tì,
[For us to learn the writings of Kemet]
Ọmọ ilẹ̀ Ta-Sẹ́tì
[The child of Ta-Seti]
Òótọ́ ni, Bẹ́ẹ̀ l'ó rí
[That's how it was and that's how it is]
(this chorus is said after every line and at every break in between verses)
Orí t'ó borí,
[The one of victorious destiny]
T'ó yorí, ṣàṣeyorí nítorí èyí tí ó rí
[Who prevailed; gained victory due to experience]
Òótọ́ ni, Bẹ́ẹ̀ l'ó rí
[That's how it was and that's how it is]
Ọmọlúwàbí ni àwa bí,
[The ideal person is who was born]
Ọmọlúwàbí ni àwa bí, ni àwa bí, ni àwa bí
[The ideal person is who was born, was born, was born]
Oníwà-pẹ̀lẹ́ 'bílẹ̀
[The indigenous owner of humble character]
Látìbẹ̀rẹ̀'pilẹ̀
[From the beginning of the beginning]
T'ó gbà wá sílẹ̀
[The one who rescued us]
Nílé ayé a pè wọ́n l'ọ́mọ líle, líle, líle
[In this world we said he has fortitude]
T'ó fimú fínlẹ̀ fún ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀
[The one who searched for and found deep wisdom]
Aláwìíyé nílé-ìyè
[Instructor of the house of life, who explains matters perfectly]
Olóyè òye oníyebíye
[Who holds the rank of "Owner of Priceless Understanding"]
Ó káre l'áyé, ó káre l'ọ́run
[Who has done well in the world and the ancestral realm]
T'ó ṣe èyí tí kò rọrùn, rọrùn, rọrùùùn
[Who has done what is not easy, easy, easy]
Kí l'ẹ tí wí? Bẹ́ẹ̀ l'ó rí! (awítúnwí)
[Whatcha'll say now? That's how it is!] (repeated)
Rere gbogbo l'ó ṣojú ẹni, rere gbogbo l'ó ṣojú ẹni, bémi wà, bémi wà bá kùú, rere gbogbo ni ó ṣojú ẹni. (awítúnwí)
[The good of a person bears witness for her/him when he/she passes on] (repeated)
Nílé ayé! Baba Jédì Shemsú Jehéwty,
[In the world, Baba Jedi Shemsu Jehewty]
Ẹ̀yin ni wọ́n dárúkọ,
[It is your name that they call]
L'óde ọ̀run! Baba Jédì Shemsú Jehéwty,
[In the ancestral realm, Baba]
Orúkọ yín ò níí tán l'áyé
[Your name will not finish ever]
Ikú mà ba ohun rere jẹ́
[Death indeed spoils good things]
Ikú má ba ohun rere jẹ́
[Death don't spoil good things]
Háà! Baba Jédì Shemsú Jehéwty!
[Man! Baba Jedi Shemsu Jehewty]
Ọmọ ilẹ̀ Adúláwọ̀ gidi
[A True Son of Kmt]
Iná kú, ó feérú bojú
[When fire goes out, it leaves ashes in its place]
Ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ kú, ó fọmọ rọ́pò
[When the banana tree dies, its children replace it]
Ta ní yóò tún jogún balógun
[Who will inherit the burden of the general?]
Bí jagunjagun kò bá jẹ́ ayé ó gún
[When warriors do not allow the world to be peaceful]
Jagunjagun yóò jẹ́ ayé ó gún
[Warriors will make the world to be peaceful]
Ògún! Ògúúún!...
[Ògún! (Divinity of Iron and War), Ògún!]
Máa p'Ògún f'óògùn ogun!
[Call Ògún for the poisonous herbs of war!]
Ògún! Ògúúún!...
[Ògún! (Divinity of Iron and War), Ògún!]
Máa p'Ògún f'óògùn ogun
[Call Ògún for the poisonous medicine for war!]
Intellectual Warfare: "External" Good Character & Fighting Enemies
Òtítọ́ dọ́jà ó kùtà,
[Truth came to market and could not be sold]
Owó bíńtín l'à ń ra èké
[Yet, we buy lies with ready cash]
Òtítọ́ dọ́jà ó kùtà,
[Truth came to market and could not be sold]
Owó bíńtín l'à ń ra èké
[Yet, we buy lies with ready cash]
Bí irọ́ bá sáré fún ogún ọdún
[Even if a lie runs for twenty years]
Ọjọ́ kan lòótọ́ yóò bá a
[Truth will catch up to it in a day]
A bí ọ wẹ́rẹ́ l'a rí irọ́
[You were born at a time when lies came into the land]
A ń wẹ̀ ọ́ lọ́wọ́ l'a rékèé
[They were still washing you when we saw falsehood]
A kó ọ jáde l'a rí lárúbáwá
[When they outdoored you is when we saw the a-rabs]
A sọ ọ́ lóókọ l'a róyìnbó
[When they gave you a name is when we saw the whites]
Bàbá Jédì a bojúpá,
[Baba Jedi in readiness]
Bíi ká yára l'ógun,
[Like, "The war is on!"]
A yásẹ̀-yásẹ̀ bíi kájà-kájà,
["Quick on the feet like "Let's fight! Let's fight!"]
bọ́lẹ̀kájà, ká wàyá 'jà
["Come down let's fight, let's fight for real!"]
Àní, òyìnbó kò gbọdọ̀ roko
["Saying, the whiteys better not go nowhere!"]
Àní, láábá kò gbọdọ̀ rodò
["Saying, those a-rabs better not move a muscle!"]
Ó dánáá ilé-ẹ̀kọ́, dánáá ìta
[Setting fires in the school, setting fires in the street]
Ó finá jó ìwé onírọ́ gbogbo
[Burning up the books of all the liars]
Bí ogun bá bàjẹ́,
[If there are difficulties in the war]
Ẹ ké sí Baba Jédì Shemsú Jehéwty wá
[Call out to Baba Jedi Shemsu Jehewty]
Ó jagun òjò jagun ẹ̀wọ
[Who fought in the rain, fought in the drizzle]
Ó jagun òkè jagun odò
[Who fought in the hills, fought in the rivers]
T'ó ń jà l'áyé tó ń jà l'ọ́run
[Who fought in the world, fights in the ancestral realm]
Ó namọ jà bí Áyítì
[Who bust 'em up fighting like Haiti]
Ó namọ jà bí Kẹ́mẹ́ẹ́tì,
[Who bust 'em up fighting like Kemet]
Ẹnu l'áṣẹ
[The mouth has power]
Ọ̀rọ̀ l'àṣẹ
[The word is power]
Òkè kò lè dúró
[The mountains can't withstand it]
Igbó kò lè dúró
[The forest can't withstand it]
Ó kọ-ebè-gbin-ọmọ-òyìnbó-sí
[Who makes heaps and plants whiteys in it]
Ó kó òyìnbó aláwọ dúdú
[Who gathers the whiteys with Black skin]
Ságò bí ẹ̀gbẹ iṣu
[Up into a shed like dried yams]
Ó gbá hegel lójú
[The one who busted hegel in the eye]
Ó ta henry louis gates l'áyà
[Who busted henry louis gates in the chest]
Ìmọ̀ bí kúùkù l'ó tari hume lẹ́nu
[Who busted hume in the mouth]
Ọgbọ́n bí ọ̀kọ̀ l'ó fi tẹ cornel west l'órí
[Who busted cornel west in the head]
Bógun ńbẹ̀ l'ọ́wọ́ ọ̀tún
[If the war is on the right side]
Wọ́n á gbọ̀nà òsì,
[They take the road to the left]
Bógun ńbẹ̀ l'ọ́wọ́ òsì,
[If the war is to the left side]
Wọ́n á gbọ̀nà ọ̀tún,
[The take the road to the right]
Ogun ńbẹ̀ nílẹ̀yílẹ̀,
[If the war is on the ground]
Wọ́n ń bá torí igi lọ
[They take to the tops of the trees]
Háà! Bàbá Jédì, ọmọ Ta-Sẹ́tì
[Man! Baba Jedi, the child of Ta-Seti]
A fàṣẹ ṣiṣẹ́ níṣẹ́ tí kìí ṣe é ṣe
[Who uses power to make the impossible happen]
K'á tẹ̀lé nípasẹ̀ Baba Jédì
[Let us follow in the footsteps of Baba Jedi]
Káfilégbọingbọin
[Let's remain true to the cause]
Káfilégbọin
[Without compromise]
Káfilégbọingbọin
[Let's remain true to the cause]
Káfilégbọin
[Without compromise]
Bí ayé ti rí rèé o
['Cause that's is how the world is]
Lèyí o, àjàmọ o o
[This is a fight to the death]
Ayé è gún o
[Cause the world is not peaceful]
Oyeee, oyeee
[Oh yeah, oh yeah]
Ogun leeeyìí o o
[This here is war!!!]
Leeyí àjàmọ o o
[We must fight to the last person]
Káyé lè gún o o!
[So that the world may be peaceful]
Praise Poem for Baba Jacob Carruthers
by Dr. Ọbádélé Kambon
Kemet: "Internal" Good Character and Carrying on the Tradition
Olùkọ́ tí ó kọ́kọ́ kọ́ wa
[The teacher who first taught us]
bí ó ṣe yẹ
[The proper way]
Kí a kẹ̀kọ̀ọ́ kíkọ àkọsílẹ̀ Kẹ́mẹ́ẹ́tì,
[For us to learn the writings of Kemet]
Ọmọ ilẹ̀ Ta-Sẹ́tì
[The child of Ta-Seti]
Òótọ́ ni, Bẹ́ẹ̀ l'ó rí
[That's how it was and that's how it is]
(this chorus is said after every line and at every break in between verses)
Orí t'ó borí,
[The one of victorious destiny]
T'ó yorí, ṣàṣeyorí nítorí èyí tí ó rí
[Who prevailed; gained victory due to experience]
Òótọ́ ni, Bẹ́ẹ̀ l'ó rí
[That's how it was and that's how it is]
Ọmọlúwàbí ni àwa bí,
[The ideal person is who was born]
Ọmọlúwàbí ni àwa bí, ni àwa bí, ni àwa bí
[The ideal person is who was born, was born, was born]
Oníwà-pẹ̀lẹ́ 'bílẹ̀
[The indigenous owner of humble character]
Látìbẹ̀rẹ̀'pilẹ̀
[From the beginning of the beginning]
T'ó gbà wá sílẹ̀
[The one who rescued us]
Nílé ayé a pè wọ́n l'ọ́mọ líle, líle, líle
[In this world we said he has fortitude]
T'ó fimú fínlẹ̀ fún ìmọ̀ ìjìnlẹ̀
[The one who searched for and found deep wisdom]
Aláwìíyé nílé-ìyè
[Instructor of the house of life, who explains matters perfectly]
Olóyè òye oníyebíye
[Who holds the rank of "Owner of Priceless Understanding"]
Ó káre l'áyé, ó káre l'ọ́run
[Who has done well in the world and the ancestral realm]
T'ó ṣe èyí tí kò rọrùn, rọrùn, rọrùùùn
[Who has done what is not easy, easy, easy]
Kí l'ẹ tí wí? Bẹ́ẹ̀ l'ó rí! (awítúnwí)
[Whatcha'll say now? That's how it is!] (repeated)
Rere gbogbo l'ó ṣojú ẹni, rere gbogbo l'ó ṣojú ẹni, bémi wà, bémi wà bá kùú, rere gbogbo ni ó ṣojú ẹni. (awítúnwí)
[The good of a person bears witness for her/him when he/she passes on] (repeated)
Nílé ayé! Baba Jédì Shemsú Jehéwty,
[In the world, Baba Jedi Shemsu Jehewty]
Ẹ̀yin ni wọ́n dárúkọ,
[It is your name that they call]
L'óde ọ̀run! Baba Jédì Shemsú Jehéwty,
[In the ancestral realm, Baba]
Orúkọ yín ò níí tán l'áyé
[Your name will not finish ever]
Ikú mà ba ohun rere jẹ́
[Death indeed spoils good things]
Ikú má ba ohun rere jẹ́
[Death don't spoil good things]
Háà! Baba Jédì Shemsú Jehéwty!
[Man! Baba Jedi Shemsu Jehewty]
Ọmọ ilẹ̀ Adúláwọ̀ gidi
[A True Son of Kmt]
Iná kú, ó feérú bojú
[When fire goes out, it leaves ashes in its place]
Ọ̀gẹ̀dẹ̀ kú, ó fọmọ rọ́pò
[When the banana tree dies, its children replace it]
Ta ní yóò tún jogún balógun
[Who will inherit the burden of the general?]
Bí jagunjagun kò bá jẹ́ ayé ó gún
[When warriors do not allow the world to be peaceful]
Jagunjagun yóò jẹ́ ayé ó gún
[Warriors will make the world to be peaceful]
Ògún! Ògúúún!...
[Ògún! (Divinity of Iron and War), Ògún!]
Máa p'Ògún f'óògùn ogun!
[Call Ògún for the poisonous herbs of war!]
Ògún! Ògúúún!...
[Ògún! (Divinity of Iron and War), Ògún!]
Máa p'Ògún f'óògùn ogun
[Call Ògún for the poisonous medicine for war!]
Intellectual Warfare: "External" Good Character & Fighting Enemies
Òtítọ́ dọ́jà ó kùtà,
[Truth came to market and could not be sold]
Owó bíńtín l'à ń ra èké
[Yet, we buy lies with ready cash]
Òtítọ́ dọ́jà ó kùtà,
[Truth came to market and could not be sold]
Owó bíńtín l'à ń ra èké
[Yet, we buy lies with ready cash]
Bí irọ́ bá sáré fún ogún ọdún
[Even if a lie runs for twenty years]
Ọjọ́ kan lòótọ́ yóò bá a
[Truth will catch up to it in a day]
A bí ọ wẹ́rẹ́ l'a rí irọ́
[You were born at a time when lies came into the land]
A ń wẹ̀ ọ́ lọ́wọ́ l'a rékèé
[They were still washing you when we saw falsehood]
A kó ọ jáde l'a rí lárúbáwá
[When they outdoored you is when we saw the a-rabs]
A sọ ọ́ lóókọ l'a róyìnbó
[When they gave you a name is when we saw the whites]
Bàbá Jédì a bojúpá,
[Baba Jedi in readiness]
Bíi ká yára l'ógun,
[Like, "The war is on!"]
A yásẹ̀-yásẹ̀ bíi kájà-kájà,
["Quick on the feet like "Let's fight! Let's fight!"]
bọ́lẹ̀kájà, ká wàyá 'jà
["Come down let's fight, let's fight for real!"]
Àní, òyìnbó kò gbọdọ̀ roko
["Saying, the whiteys better not go nowhere!"]
Àní, láábá kò gbọdọ̀ rodò
["Saying, those a-rabs better not move a muscle!"]
Ó dánáá ilé-ẹ̀kọ́, dánáá ìta
[Setting fires in the school, setting fires in the street]
Ó finá jó ìwé onírọ́ gbogbo
[Burning up the books of all the liars]
Bí ogun bá bàjẹ́,
[If there are difficulties in the war]
Ẹ ké sí Baba Jédì Shemsú Jehéwty wá
[Call out to Baba Jedi Shemsu Jehewty]
Ó jagun òjò jagun ẹ̀wọ
[Who fought in the rain, fought in the drizzle]
Ó jagun òkè jagun odò
[Who fought in the hills, fought in the rivers]
T'ó ń jà l'áyé tó ń jà l'ọ́run
[Who fought in the world, fights in the ancestral realm]
Ó namọ jà bí Áyítì
[Who bust 'em up fighting like Haiti]
Ó namọ jà bí Kẹ́mẹ́ẹ́tì,
[Who bust 'em up fighting like Kemet]
Ẹnu l'áṣẹ
[The mouth has power]
Ọ̀rọ̀ l'àṣẹ
[The word is power]
Òkè kò lè dúró
[The mountains can't withstand it]
Igbó kò lè dúró
[The forest can't withstand it]
Ó kọ-ebè-gbin-ọmọ-òyìnbó-sí
[Who makes heaps and plants whiteys in it]
Ó kó òyìnbó aláwọ dúdú
[Who gathers the whiteys with Black skin]
Ságò bí ẹ̀gbẹ iṣu
[Up into a shed like dried yams]
Ó gbá hegel lójú
[The one who busted hegel in the eye]
Ó ta henry louis gates l'áyà
[Who busted henry louis gates in the chest]
Ìmọ̀ bí kúùkù l'ó tari hume lẹ́nu
[Who busted hume in the mouth]
Ọgbọ́n bí ọ̀kọ̀ l'ó fi tẹ cornel west l'órí
[Who busted cornel west in the head]
Bógun ńbẹ̀ l'ọ́wọ́ ọ̀tún
[If the war is on the right side]
Wọ́n á gbọ̀nà òsì,
[They take the road to the left]
Bógun ńbẹ̀ l'ọ́wọ́ òsì,
[If the war is to the left side]
Wọ́n á gbọ̀nà ọ̀tún,
[The take the road to the right]
Ogun ńbẹ̀ nílẹ̀yílẹ̀,
[If the war is on the ground]
Wọ́n ń bá torí igi lọ
[They take to the tops of the trees]
Háà! Bàbá Jédì, ọmọ Ta-Sẹ́tì
[Man! Baba Jedi, the child of Ta-Seti]
A fàṣẹ ṣiṣẹ́ níṣẹ́ tí kìí ṣe é ṣe
[Who uses power to make the impossible happen]
K'á tẹ̀lé nípasẹ̀ Baba Jédì
[Let us follow in the footsteps of Baba Jedi]
Káfilégbọingbọin
[Let's remain true to the cause]
Káfilégbọin
[Without compromise]
Káfilégbọingbọin
[Let's remain true to the cause]
Káfilégbọin
[Without compromise]
Bí ayé ti rí rèé o
['Cause that's is how the world is]
Lèyí o, àjàmọ o o
[This is a fight to the death]
Ayé è gún o
[Cause the world is not peaceful]
Oyeee, oyeee
[Oh yeah, oh yeah]
Ogun leeeyìí o o
[This here is war!!!]
Leeyí àjàmọ o o
[We must fight to the last person]
Káyé lè gún o o!
[So that the world may be peaceful]