“Sún mọ ọ̀hún, sún mọ́ ìhín! Bí a bá kan ògiri ilé-e baba ẹni, ṣe là ńdúró gbọin-gbọin.”
English
Move away, move over here! When one moves until one is against the walls of one's father's house, one stands steadfast.
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