"Uyon" by Udosen Matthias. (an Efik poem)

 

Se mkpri Ndito ko eda

Uyai Mmö iwake aba mbiet

Ye imam ke inua mmö ke esak

Koro ini Uyen edide ini Idara

Ini eno ye mfön;

 Mkpö anam eyen öwön önö ifiök

Ifiök esie editöhö do

Önö eyen öwön mkpö owut ima

Önö item owut uwem

Koro enye mikam ifiöke kaha mkpön;

Mkpri Nditö eku tua eyet

Ke inyun ide idap

Koro mfin uyen ama ebe

Mkpön eyedi Usön ye afan-ekon esie

Afan-ekön esie, inua ewe ekeme nditin?

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(Culled from "A New Poetry Book for schools and colleges, book 2", by Dayo Ogunniyi)

* Each " ö " above actually has only one dot on top of the "o". I haven't found the right character yet on any keyboard.

"Buruji" by Aishatu Zakari (an Hausa poem)

Buruji gungin dadi.

Ka bare ka ga biu.

Ka murje ka ga hudu.

Ka bushe

Ka ga guguwa tataso.

Ka zuba a baki

Kaji Sarautan allah.

Burugi da ba dau

Kina da yawa ba

Da sai dan Sarki

Dan Sarkin ma sai dai dai. 

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(Culled from "A New Poetry Book for schools and colleges, book 2", by Dayo Ogunniyi)

2 Igbo poems

1.        Udara mu cha

Udara mu cha ...

Nda cha cha cha nda!

Nwuye nna mo- o ...

Nda!

Gote Udara n'ahia ...

Nda!

Ra cha ra cha ra cha ...

Nda!

Ra cha pu nwa enwe nne...

Nda!

Ra cha pu nwa enwe nna ...

Nda!

Elu uwa bu oriri ...

Nda!

Onye nosia O nabia ...

Nda cha cha cha ... nda!

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2.       Efi nama.

Anyi n'je ebe anyi ne je

Anyi we lepu anya n'lo

Anyi wehu k'ehi na bia,

Anyi we ti "Okokoko

Ehi nama unu ebu ka". 

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(Culled from "A New Poetry Book for schools and colleges, book 2", by Dayo Ogunniyi)