5 Popular Igbo Nursery Rhymes
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Igbo Nursery Rhyme
Onye tili nnwa na-ebe akwa?
Egbe tili nnwa na-ebe akwa
Weta uziza, weta Ose
Ka umu nnunnu racha ya
Ka o kpo otutu kpogbue ha
Tufue nu nnwa mere aru
E rue echi amuta ozo
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Translation
Who beat the crying child?
The vultures beat the crying child
Bring scent leaf, bring pepper
Bring mangala fish
So the bird will come and eat
And they will die from hiccups
Throw away the child that commits sacrilege
Tomorrow we’ll have another one
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Igbo Nursery Rhyme
Nne nne m, udu m araputa m o, udu
Nne nne m, udu m araputa m o, udu
Udu m ji echu mmiri, ifugo udu m awa, udu
Udu m ji echu mmiri, ifugo udu m awa, udu
Ukwu kporo m, udu m were waa, udu
Ukwu kporo m, udu m were waa, udu
Nne nne m, udu m araputa m o, udu
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Translation:
My mother my mother, my clay water pot has failed me, water pot
My mother my mother, my clay water pot has failed me, water pot
The clay water pot I use for fetching water, have you seen my clay water pot is broken
The clay water pot I use for fetching water, have you seen my clay water pot is broken
I dashed my foot against a stone, and my clay water pot fell and broke
I dashed my foot against a stone, and my clay water pot fell and broke
My mother my mother, my clay water pot has failed me, water pot
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Igbo Nursery Rhyme
Nnwa nnunu nta, Nnwa nnunu nta , turu zam zam zam turu zam
Gini ka ino ebe a eme, turu zam zam zam turu zam
Ana m aturu nne m ose, turu zam zam zam turu zam
Tu kene ka isi atu, tuuuu, tuuuu
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Translation:
Little bird, Little bird, turu zam zam zam turu zam
What are you doing? turu zam zam zam turu zam
I’m picking pepper for my mother, turu zam zam zam turu zam
Pick like the head picker, tuuuuuu tuuuuuuu
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Igbo Nursery Rhyme
Kuoro nu nnwa ngwere aka, nwerente nwerente
Nnwa ngwere ejeghi ije, o gbara oso, nwerente nwerente
Nnwa ngwere ejeghi ije, o gbara oso, nwerente nwerente
Peeee nwerente, hiiiaaan nwerente, aah eeh nwerente
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Translation:
Clap for the little lizard, nwerente nwerente
Little lizard did not walk, it ran, nwerente nwerente
Peeee nwerente, hiiiaaan nwerente, aah eeh nwerente
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Igbo Nursery Rhyme
Onye enena anya n’azu, Nnekwu mmanwu na-abia anyi n’azu
Onye enena anya n’azu, Nnekwu mmanwu na-abia anyi n’azu
Onye nee anya n’azu, mmanwu apia ya utari
A, B, C, D, 1, 2, 3, 4, anyi ga-ebiri utara si mama tankiyu
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Translation:
Let no one look behind, a big masquerade is behind us,
Let no one look behind, a big masquerade is behind us,
If anyone looks back, the masquerade will flog the person,
A, B, C, D, 1, 2, 3, 4, we shall eat akpu and say “mummy thank you”
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