All Days Are Sacred (Fakayode)

I dedicate this compilation of
prayers to the Irunmole,

which make all things possible
in Olodumare.
Homage
IBA BABA
IBA YEYE
IBA OLUWO
IBA OJUGBONA
IBA ATIYO OJO
IBA ATIWO OORUN
IBA OLODUMARE OBA A TERERE KAYE
IBA ORUNMILA ELERI IPIN
IBA IRUNMOLE OJUKOTUN
IBA IBAMOLE OJUKOSI
IBA AKODA
IBA ASEDA
IBA GBOGBO AWO

IBA ASE O
Acknowledgments
I will start by thanking my Mother and my
Father, without you I would not be here. Also I will
also thank my Ancestors for leading me and
protecting me.
I would like to thank my Oluwo, Oloye Fayemi

Fatunde Fakayode, and my Ojugbona, Apena
Faseye Fakayode, for initiating, supporting, and
teaching me.
Thank you to all of the elders, both in Nigeria

and in the west, who have raised me and nourished
my mind and soul. There are far too many to name
here, but I will name a few: Otunba Kehinde
Fagbohun, Babalawo Fagbanjokoo Fagbohun,
Iyalorisa Osundara, Babalawo Onifade Sangodare,
Oloye Fama, Babalawo Oyepolu Fawemida, Oloye
Fayomi Falade Obafemi, and Babalawo Obafemi
Origunwa, among many others. Your support and
good example of Iwa Pele is what inspires me. A
dupe o.
I thank all my family for always supporting me

and being there for me.
Most of all I thank my loving wife, Apetebi

Oyaseye Fakayode, for all her love and support.
You are a blessing to me.
Lastly, I thank everyone for all the love and

support. I can feel your support even from long
distances and even when we do not
speak for long periods of time.
Table of Contents
2. Homage
3. Acknowledgements
6. Prayer To Orunmila
8. Morning Greeting To Ifa (From Oyeku Meji)
9. Another Morning Prayer (From Oyeku Meji)
12. Prayer For Protection (From Ogunda Meji)
17. Prayer For Wealth (From Iwori Osa)
20. For Long Life (From Oturupon Otura)
26. Prayer For Peaceful Life (From Iwori Meji)
28. Prayer For A Safe Journey (From Okanran Oyeku)
30. On Respecting Our Elders (From Okanran Irete)
32. Prayer for Children (From Oyeku Ofun)

34. Prayer For Odun Ifa (From Oyeku Ofun)
37. Prayer For Stability (From Otura Ofun)
39. Prayer For A Sweet Life (From Otura Ofun)
41. Following Our Ancestors Footsteps (From Ose Irete)
44. Prayer To Ori

Prayer To Orunmila
Orunmila, eliri ipin
Ibi keji Olodumare
A to'ogun
Obriti, a p'ijo iku da
Oluwa mi, a to iba ja'ye
Oro abiku j'igbo
Oluwa mi, ajiki
Ogege agbaye gun
Odud tindub ori emere
A tun ori ti ko sun won se
A mo I ku
Oluwa aiyere
Agiri ile logbon
Oluwa mi amo imotan

A ko mo o tan kose
A ba mo tan iba se ke
Ase o
Translation:
Orunmila, witness to fate
Second only to Olodumare
Sufficient as medicine
All-encompassing one that averts death's date
My lord, savior of the world
Mysterious one that throws off death
To you, morning salutation is due
The one who restores balance to the world
Your works reshape the heads of the ill-fated
One who repairs misfortune

To know you is to live endlessly
Lord of the world's blessings
Magnificent in the home of greatness
My lord, the one of vast knowledge
Without your knowledge, we are lost
To have your knowledge makes us honorable
Ase o
Photo: Ikin Ifa

Morning Greeting
To Ifa
(From Oyeku Meji)
Iwo oye
Emi oyn
Oye sese n la loke
Omo araye se bojumo lo mo
A difa fun oloye igale
Omo ori rere ti n ru bi ose
Kin lori oloye n ru
Ofule
lori oloye n ru
Ola wa a ru gale
Translation:
You are the light
I am the light
When the light is first appearing in the sky
Cast Ifa for Oloye Igale
The one with the good Ori that foams like soap
How does the head of a chief foam?
Upward with happiness!
That is the way the head of a chief foams
Our prosperity will foam up high
Another Morning
Prayer To Ifa
(From Oyeku Meji)
Opele lo yo tan
To da ikun dele
Adifa fun Perengede
Ti se yeye ojumomo
Ojumo to mo wa lo ni
Ojumo ire ni
Perengede iwo ni yeye ojumomo
Ojumo to mo wa loni oju mo aje ni
Ojumo to mo wa loni oju mo aya ni

Ojumo to mo wa loni oju mo omo ni
Ojumo to mo wa loni oju mo ojumo ire
Gbogbo ni
Translation:
Opele fed well
And covered the floor with his belly
Ifa divination was performed for perengede
Who was the mother of the new day?
The new day that comes is the new day of wealth
Perengede you are the mother of the new day
The new day that comes is new day for wife/husband

The new day that comes is the new day of children
The newday that comes is the new day of all IRE
Perengede you are the mother of the new day.
Photo: Sunrise
Prayer For Protection
(From Ogunda Meji)
Ifa lo loni
Ifa lo lola
Ifa lo lotunla pelu e
Orunmila lo nijo mereerin Oosa da sile aye
A difa fun Orunmila
Nijo ti ajogun gbogbo
N kan ilee re lakanyun
Iku arun ofo agba ese
Gbogbo won ni n yo Orunmila a wo
Won n wi pe
Ojo kan ni awon o pa a
Ni Orunmila bag be Oke Ipori araa re kale
O da Ogunda Meji
Won ni ebo ni o waa ru
O si ru u
Igba to rubo tan
Ni Oke Ipori re ba rata bo o mole
Ni iku o ba le e pa a mo
bee ni arun o le e se e mo
Ijo ni n jo
Ayo ni n yo.
O n yin awo awoo re.
Awon aawoo re n yin Ifa.
O ya enu koto
Orin awo lo bo si I lenu
Ese ti o na
Ijo fa a
O ni bee gege
Ni awon awo oun n senu rere e pe Ifa:
Ifa lo loni
Ifa lo lola
Ifa lo lotunla pelu e
Orunmila lo nijo mereerin Oosa da sile aye
A difa fun Orunmila
Nijo ti ajogun gbogbo
N kan ilee re lakanyun.
Ojo tiku ba n wa mi I bo wa
Ifa iwo ni o rata bo mi.
Bewe nla ti rata a boori
Beri nla ti I rata a bo yanrin lodo.
Etiponola ni I rata a bole
Ifa iwo ni o rata bo mi.
Bewe nla ti rata a boori

Beri nla ti I rata a bo yanrin lodo
Translation:
Ifa is the master of today
Ifa is the master of tomorrow
Ifa is the master of the day after tomorrow as well
Orunmila is the master of all the four days
Established here on earth by the divinities
Cast Ifa for Orunmila
On the day that all the malevolent supernatural powers
Were repeatedly haunting his household
Death disease loss paralysis affliction
Were all glancing at Orunmila
They were saying that
One day they would be successful at killing him

Orunmila then consulted his Ori.
Ogunda Meji was divined
He was advised to offer sacrifice
He offered the sacrifice
After he had completed the sacrifice
His Ori provided protective shielding for him.
Death could no longer kill him
Nor could diseases affect him
He was dancing he was rejoicing
He was singing the praises of his Ifa priests
His Ifa priests were singing the praises of Ifa
He opened his mouth
Joyous Ifa songs came out
He stretched his legs and found himself dancing
he said it is exactly how his priests predicted:

Ifa is the master of today
Ifa is the master of tomorrow
Ifa is the master of the day after tomorrow as well
Orunmila is the master of all the four days
Established here on earth by the divinities
Cast Ifa for Orunmila
On the day that all the malevolent supernatural powers
Were repeatedly haunting his household
The day death comes looking for me
Ifa spread out and provide protection for me
Just as ewe nla spreads out to shield oori
Just as a big river spreads out to shield the sands of its

bed
The day all the malevolent supernatural forces come

looking for me

Just as a big river spreads out to shield the sands of its

bed
It is etiponola that spreads out and shields the soil
Just as a big river spreads out to shield the sands
Of its bed
Photo: Ewe Etiponola

Prayer For Protection
(From Ose Otura)
Ose Metu
Odun wonranwonran
Orunmila koo ma se fa mi le ku lowo
Iku ki pa Otutu nile Ikin
Orunmila ko ma se fa mi le ku lowo
Ela won ki ba igi oko o wowe
Orunmila ko ma se fa mi leku lowo
Olu erokero ki ba won ku iku ajoku
Aran ti alakan ba ko sita
K i un ko o sile mo
Ataare o ni binu
Ko taari omo re sita
Benu ba n kun ose
Ara ni n fi san
Gbogbo aye ni pe Osetura o

Translation:
Ose caught an antelope
The coarse Odun cloth
Orunmila, please do not hand me over to death
Death never kills Otutu (Ide Ifa, Ifa Beads) in the home
of Ikin
Ela plants do not drop their leaves like other plants
When a crab digs out sand from its hole
It never has any need to dig it again
Ataare will not be so angry
To the extent of casting out its children
When people are uttering curses against me

Let me use it to put on weight
When Ose tree is being grumbled against
It will grow fatter and bigger
The whole world is shouting the name Osetura
He will never die because of anyone

Prayer For Wealth
(From Iwori Osa)
Gbabila Gbabila
A difa fun Iwori
Eyi ti n rele Osa re kaje wale
Won ni ko rubo
Won ni ko mo baayan ja
Ko si mo benikan
Nigba ti aje o bere
Ile Osa lo ti bere
Iwori raje ko wale
Inu e dun
N ni wa njo ni wa nyo
Ni n yin awon Babalawo

Awon Babalawo nyin Ifa
O ni be lawon Babalawo toun wi
Gbabila Gbabila
A difa fun Iwori
Eyi ti n rele Osa re kaje wale
Gbagbila omo olowo eyo
Iwori lo loole Osa loo kaje wale
Gbagbila omo olowo eyo
Translation:
Gbabila Gbabila
Divined Ifa for Iwori
That was going to the house of Osa to bring home wealth
He was asked to perform sacrifice
He was asked not to keep malice or fight with anyone
And should not be provoked to be angry with anyone
Then the wealth started to blossom
It started in the house of Osa
Iwori got a lot of wealth to cart home
He was very happy
He started dancing and rejoicing
He praised his Babalawo
Who praised IFA
He said it was exactly as his Babalawo had said it would

be
Gbabila Gbabila
Divined Ifa for Iwori
That was going to the house of Osa to bring home wealth
Gbabila is the child that is full of cowries
It is Iwori sent to the house of Osa to bring home the

wealth
Gbabila, the child that is full of cowries
Photo: Eyo Owo (Cowrie Shell Currency)

For Long Life
(From Oturupon Otura)
Boo tuu puke
O tu puke
Boo na gbaja
O na gbaja
Otu ni o lee tu puke
Ko na gbaja
Ko fi ba Eji-Ogbe je ooko
Igbo nla nii mu omo ni mu ori
Okunkun moni morun eni o
Awogbo ifohun nii ma eye oko su sia ni la ori
A difa fun Aikulola
Tii sa omo Elesemawe

Eyi ti nbe laarin osiiri,
Ti nbe laarin ota
Aikulola o nii ku la ewe
Kangere
Ma dagba, ma da arugbo
Kangere
Translation:
If you want to unfold
You should do so
If you want to stretch
You should do so
Otu is it that cannot unfold or stretch
And still be in the same league like Eji-ogbe
It is the thick forest that engulfs a child completely
Darkness is it that enshrouds one and even protects
Entering the forest without uttering a sound makes a bird

defecate on ones head
These were Ifas messages for Aikulola
The offspring of Elesemawe
The one who was experiencing hardship
And he was in the midst of adversaries
Aikulola will not die prematurely
Kangere
I will live long to old age
Kangere
Photo: Ile Ori
Photo: Awo Fagbemijo Amosun Fakayode with his

Ojugbona, Apena Faseyi Fakayode
Photo: Awo Faboyede Olaifa with Awo Fagbemijo Amosun
Fakayode, offering Eja Aro (catfish) to Ogun
Photo: The new Iyawo Ifa (Initiate to Ifa), Fagbemijo

Amosun Fakayode (center), with his Oluwo Fayemi
Fatunde Fakayode (right) and his elder Otunba Kehinde
Fagbohun (left)
Prayer For Peaceful Life
(From Iwori Meji)
Iroke idi abidi sangele sangele
A difa fun Eleji Iwori
Ti yoo se keta Odu wale aye
Ebo ni won ni ko wa se
O gbebo, O rubo
Mo keta Odu mo sinmi o
Eyin O rEleji Iwori bo ti keta odu wale aye
Mo keta Odu mo sinmi
Translation:
The If tapper made with brimstone wood with spherical

base (alias of a Babalwo)
He was the Awo who cast If for Iwori-Mj

Who shall occupy the third position from heaven to earth
He was advised to ebo
He complied
Behold, I occupy the third position and have a
peace of mind
Cant you see j Iwori who had occupied the third

position from heaven
I occupy the third position and I am blessed with comfort
Photo: Iroke Ifa, c. 17th-18th century. Yorubaland, Nigeria

Prayer For A Safe Journey
(From Okanran Oyeku)
Bale ba le
Won a lo dowo finnafinna
Boorun o ran mo
Won a lo dowoo Olodumare
Difa fun Alarinnaka
Ti ngbeboo lo Ilu-mogbo
Won ni aayan o yan-an
Won ni eera o raa
Orunmila ni to base biti Alarinnaka
Omo toun ba ni o
Aayan kan kii yan omo ikin
Eera ka kii ra omo Orunmila

N o lo, n o bo sinu ilee baba mi o
Toorun bay o lowuro
Bo ba dale
A pada sinu ile baba re
Translation:
When it is night time
People lie on those who make fire
And when the sun is no longer shining
People place their hopes on Olodumare
Ifas message for Alarinnaka, the Wonderer
When carrying his ebo to Ilumogbo land
They declared that the cockroach will sting him

And that ants will bite him
Orunmila declares that if it were to be for
Alarinnaka his child
No cockroach will sting the child of Ikin
And no ant will bite the child of Orunmila
I will go
And I will return safely to my fathers home
If the sun appears in the morning
When it is night time
It will return to it father home
Photo: Igbin (Snail) on a journey

On Respecting Our Elders
(From Okanran Irete)
Afefe ni teri oko ba
efufu lele ni teri eruba odan bale
ni arokuro ojo
bi omode ba teriba fun baba
bi omode ba teriba fun yeye
ohun gbogbo to ba dawo le
a maa gun gege
iwa a re a si tutu pese...
Translation:
The gentle breeze is it that makes the farm leaves bend
The wind is it that makes the savanna grasses bend

At the end of the rainfall
If a child respects his father
If a child respects his mother
All he plans to do
Will be fruitful
His destiny will be cool and peaceful...
Photo: Odo Osun (Osun River)
Photo: Elede Ati Omo (Pig With Children)

Prayer For Children
(From Oyeku Ofun)
Isu ni fibi gbigbo keke sodun
Kooko lo gbohun arira lale
Akere lo gbo kuku ojo lo dahun rere porun re
A difa fun kutunla ti n moju ekun sogbere omo
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O gbebo o rubo
Omo to niwaju
Omo a to leyin
Omo yooyoo ni todo
Translation:
Yam is good for festivity when it is mature

Coco yam spreads when it hears the thunder
A frog happily calls upon its Creator when it hears the

sound of rain
Ifas revelation to Kutunla, who was longing for children
He was advised to make sacrifice
He complied
Behold! There are children in front
Behold! There are children at the back
A pig always has many children surrounding it

Prayer For Odun Ifa
(From Oyeku Ofun)
Isu ni fibi gbigbo keke sodun
Kooko lo gbohun arira lale
Akere lo gbo kuku ojo lo fohun rere fohun rere
A difa fun Oyeku ti n rele Ofun ree sodun
Nijo Oyeku rele Ofun ree sodun
A oo jo jo jo
A oo yo yo yo
Ta lo sodun odunniin nire?
Oye! Lo sodun odunniin nire
Ta fi laje ta nire gbogbo
Oye! Lo sodun odunniin nire
Translation:
Yam is good for festivity when it is mature
Coco yam spreads when it hears the thunder
A frog happily sounds when it hears the sound of rain
Ifa revelation to Oyeku when going to Ofuns house for

festival
On the day Oyeku went to Ofuns house for festival
We danced a lot
We rejoiced greatly
Who make this years festival a success?
Oye! He is the one who makes this years festival a

success
That we have affluence and other good things
Oye! He is the one who makes this years festival a

success
Photos: Odun Ifa (Ifa Festival), January 2011
Alade Near Moniya, Oyo State, Nigeria
Prayer For Stability
(From Otura Ofun)
Oturara funfun Awo Ori
Difa fun Ori
Ori nsunkun alainibudo
Ebo ni won ni ko waa se
O gbebo, o rubo
Ori je n nibudo
Ori je n nibudo gbayi o
Translation:
Otura funfun, the white Otura, the Awo of Ori
He cast Ifa for Ori
When weeping that he had no stability in life
He was advised to offer ebo
He complied
Ori, please let me have stability
My destiny, let me have stability this time around

Photo: Awo Fagbemijo Amosun Fakayode with his Ifa
during itefa, Ifa initiation
Photo: Awo Fagbemijo Amosun Fakayode during itefa, Ifa

initiation
Prayer For A Sweet Life
(From Otura Ofun)
Otura funfunfun
Awo Oyin lo dia fOyin
Otura funfunfun
Awo Ado lo dia fAdo
Otura funfunfun
Awo Ifunfun lo dia fun Ifunnfun
Aye awon le dun ni won ndafa si
Ebo ni won ni ki won waa se
Won gbebo, won rubo
Ile Oyin ma n ho o
Ti Ado n yo
Ifunnfun naa o tile gbele

Translation:
Otura funfunfun, the white Otura
He cast Ifa for Oyin, the Honey
Otura funfunfun
He cast Ifa for Ado, Sugar-honey
Otura funfunfun
He cast Ifa for Ifunnfun, (another type of honey)
When willing to know if their lives will be sweet or not
They were advised to offer ebo
They complied
The home of honey is filled with sweetness
That of Ado is also sweet
There is no bitterness in the home of Ifunnfun
Photo: Oyin (Honey)

Following Our
Ancestors Footsteps
(From Ose Irete)
Pepe lawo Ile
Igbalero lawo ode
Ogunna ni o wo ruruuru ko goke odo
Alapandede lo kole tan
Lo yojuu re sodoodo
Difa fun oyepolu, omo isoro n'Ife
Baba ree fi sile ku ni kekere lenje-lenje
Won ni o wa ko maa wa soro ilee Baba re
O loun Oyepolu o mokan
Oun o mo dida owo
Oun o mo o nte ale

Won ni o maa tee basu
Won ni o maa tee basu
Won ni o maa tee basu-basu
Won ni akoda o maa gba fun o
Aseda o maa gba fun-un
Oyeepolu o mokan o
Isoro Olorun
E wa ba ni toro yii se
Isoro Olorun
Translation:
Pepe is the awo of the house
Igbalero is the awo of the frontage
Cold amber cannot roll across to the other side of the

river
A bat is it that after constructing its nest

And suspended it on the wall without touching the ceiling
This was the Ifa cast for Oyepolu, the child of tradition in
ife
His father died when he was at a tender age
His mother too died when he was a little child
He was called upon to come and officiate the traditional

rites of his paternal
lineage
He responded that he knew nothing about it
He did not know how to cast Ifa
Neither did he know the analysis of Ifa symbols
He was then asked to do it anyhow he understood it
It was declared that Akoda shall endorse the ritual
And Aseda will equally endorse the ritual
Oyepolu is a novice!
Prayer To Ori
(From Ose Obara)
Ose bula lago
Dia fu Ina
Tii sakogun Olodumare
Ebo ni won ni ko se
O gbebo, o rubo
Bi ipori ina ba gbepo je
Iwa a re a si goke
Translation:
Ose bula lago
He cast Ifa for Ina, fire
The head warrior of Olodumare
He was advised to offer ebo

He complied
If palm oil is added to fire
His destiny will rise up more prominently

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I dedicate this compilation of

prayers to the Irunmole,

IBA ATIYO OJO

IBA ATIWO OORUN

IBA OLODUMARE OBA A TERERE KAYE

IBA ORUNMILA ELERI IPIN

IBA IRUNMOLE OJUKOTUN

IBA IBAMOLE OJUKOSI

IBA GBOGBO AWO

I would like to thank my Oluwo, Oloye Fayemi

Thank you to all of the elders, both in Nigeria

I thank all my family for always supporting me

Most of all I thank my loving wife, Apetebi

Lastly, I thank everyone for all the love and

8. Morning Greeting To Ifa (From Oyeku Meji)

9. Another Morning Prayer (From Oyeku Meji)

12. Prayer For Protection (From Ogunda Meji)

17. Prayer For Wealth (From Iwori Osa)

20. For Long Life (From Oturupon Otura)

26. Prayer For Peaceful Life (From Iwori Meji)

28. Prayer For A Safe Journey (From Okanran Oyeku)

30. On Respecting Our Elders (From Okanran Irete)

32. Prayer for Children (From Oyeku Ofun)

37. Prayer For Stability (From Otura Ofun)

39. Prayer For A Sweet Life (From Otura Ofun)

41. Following Our Ancestors Footsteps (From Ose Irete)

44. Prayer To Ori

Orunmila, eliri ipin

Ibi keji Olodumare

Obriti, a p'ijo iku da

Oluwa mi, a to iba ja'ye

Oro abiku j'igbo

Oluwa mi, ajiki

Ogege agbaye gun

Odud tindub ori emere

A tun ori ti ko sun won se

Agiri ile logbon

Oluwa mi amo imotan

Orunmila, witness to fate

Second only to Olodumare

All-encompassing one that averts death's date

My lord, savior of the world

Mysterious one that throws off death

To you, morning salutation is due

The one who restores balance to the world

Your works reshape the heads of the ill-fated

One who repairs misfortune

Lord of the world's blessings

Magnificent in the home of greatness

My lord, the one of vast knowledge

Without your knowledge, we are lost

To have your knowledge makes us honorable

Photo: Ikin Ifa

Adifa fun Perengede

Perengede iwo ni yeye ojumomo

Ojumo to mo wa loni oju mo aje ni

Perengede iwo ni yeye ojumomo

Ojumo to mo wa loni oju mo aya ni

Perengede iwo ni yeye ojumomo

Perengede iwo ni yeye ojumomo

Ojumo to mo wa loni oju mo ojumo ire

Perengede iwo ni yeye ojumomo

Opele fed well

And covered the floor with his belly