By Gbenga Sodeinde.
Celebrating an iconic royal father and a custodian of Yoruba Tradition & Culture such as the Ambassador of Peace in America and Oba Ogboni Iwashe Worldwide, Kabiyesi Oba, Adekunle Aderounmu merits this moving eulogy:
He is a great king even from birth. His aura is soothing. He shall birth and raise princes and princesses greater than him. He shall move from glory to glory.Happy birthday to my king.
It is no hype that our Amiable Royal Majesty deserves these long overdue accolades of honour. His adding yet another year today offers an opportune moment to heap this deserved honour on our Royal Majesty for his unwavered dedication and commitment to promotion of Yoruba traditional religion, culture and heritage across the globe.
His activities before and after his ascension to the royal stool lend credence to the fact that he is a great king of our generation. His creative prowess is unparalleled.
Recently at Livraria cultura in Saopaulo, Brazil, he launched a book on Ifa and Ogboni fraternity, which is a perfect expose of the in-depth codes of the Ogboni fraternity, which linked Irunmole Edan and Orunmila-ifa.
Prominent amongst other books to his credit are: Ifá philosophy as science of life, Identity removed from us -How to recover our auto esteem, while the French version are Ifa Filosofia e ciencia de vida, a idetidade tirade de bos, a societdade de Ogboni. E sua conexao com a tradicao de ifa. His creative outputs are professorial and cerebral.
Based in Brazil, South America, Oba Aderounmu, the highly rated Priest of Ifá, dedicates his life to preserving the culture and tradition of the Yorùbá people through various means without any compromise.
Through his various publications, he has been able to dwell much in preserving traditional religion, and promotion of African culture, but most essentially, his recent publication has dealt with issues and indept knowledge as related to Ogboni Society, Ifa tradition.
His recent publication has been able to present, “The Ògbóni Society, and its connection with the Ifá tradition”, with a deep approach to the most important and sacred aspects of this fraternity, which plays a fundamental role in the preservation of the social and ethical norms prescribed by Ò̩rúnmìlà, the first Ifá high priest who revealed the divine messages and concerns of the Supreme Being – Olódùmarè.
Oba Aderounmu’s books has equally presented the importance of the Ògbóni Fraternity before Yorùbá society since African antiquity, with the purpose of maintaining peace and order on planet Earth, through the philosophical principles of Ifá, relying on the importance of human character and standard ethics for the evolution of humanity.
He is a philanthropist of note and a care giver with a large heart. Oba Aderounmu owns a foundation that was founded to cater for the needy on Humanitarian ground out of his personal concern for the welfare of people around him.
Born in December 25, 1964, Oba Aderounmu is CEO of-África cultural centre, Brazil, husband of Falilat Oluwatoyin, father of Damilola, Oluwakemi, Adedoyin, and Moturayo.
Iwo legba mo’lisabi
Omo gbongbo akala
Omo erin jogun ola
Omo osi’lekun pa’lekun de
Aridi ogo loju Ogun Baba t’emi la royin ogun baara fagbe
Ko sohun ti won n se ni mecca
T’awa kii se Legba Alake
Won n mumi semi semi ni Mecca
Awa n mumi Odo Ogun legba Alake
Won n g’Arafa ni Mecca Awa n gori Olumo l’egba tiwa.
Won bimi L’ake
Mo gbo lenu bi jeje
Won bimi ni Gbagura
Mo gbo lohun bi oje.
Omo ajogberu Maajo, nitori eru nii sini iwofa kii sini yan.
Iwo lomo iku aiye
Omo oro lojo
Omo sise nroju
Omo ogunro
Omo obate
Omo oba oye
Omo oke Túlu tulu
Ti nbe nigbo asabari
To ba fi ijo ija
E rani sasabari
To ba di ojo ijo
E rani sologun
Asabi ki Ko já
Ologun ki Ko ro
Aderonke ma jini titi o to ki ni.
Aremu ododun Lan rorogbo
Ododun lá rawusa
Ododun lá ri omo obi Lori até
Ododun lá ma ri oo
Lase edumare
Kee gbo, kee to, lase edumare.
Happy birthday to you Kabiyesi.
