Mbem na Egwu

172 Pages·2013·5.593 MB·Igbo

by  F.C. Ogbalu

F.C. OGBALU

(I1GBO POEMS AND SONGS)
MBEM NA EGWU IGBO
NKE
F.C. OGBALU
VARSITY PUBLISHING CO., LTD., ONITSHA
© F.C. Ogbalu,
Mbiputa nke a, 2013
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ISBN 978~ 978 -160 — 203 -1
OKWA
O nweghj onye, ndj magby ylo gly 9 dbyula nwere ike jkopirj
n’ydj n’yudi o bula magbu bipyta ihe 9 byla dj n’ime akwykwo
a na-ebughj uz9 nata ndj biputara ya ikike zuru oke.
OKWU MMALITE
E wepy flu na Akuko Ifo, nke a bu 1212) a na-aghah
idetu n’akwukwo ihe gbasara agumagu ony na agumagu
odinaala. Mkpokota abi na egwu ndi a bu nke sitere n’akuku
ala Igbo dum na n’ebe nd! 0z0 a na-asu asusu Igbo dika [ka
Igbo, Rivas State wdg. E cheghi.na o di mkpa jchjkota
mkpokota abu na egwu ndj a na steti na steti maoby n‘olundi
maka na odee kwenyere na Iwelite Asusu Igbo ga-csitekwa
n’inwe Igbo izugbe nke onye Igbo obuyla ga-aghota mana
osusu mana odide.
Ya bu na e kpokotara aby ndi a site n’olu di iche iche.
A choputarana o ka mma djkwa nnukwu mkpa na-ckpokotura
aby na egwu nd} a dika n’onodu isiokwu ha. Ya mere Abu
(Mbem) na Egwu nd} a ka e dokwara n’isiokwu ndj a.
Nkeji otu - Aby maka Olylu Nwaany!
Nkeji abya ss - Abu Omyumy Nwa
Nkeji ato - Abu Iku Nwa
Nkejiang- - Abu maka Mmemme (Oriri na Onuny)
Nkeji ise - Abu Igo Ndu
Nkejiisi — - Abu maka Egwu Onwa
Nkejiasaa_s- Aby E ji Ebu Agha
Nkcji asato.- Abu maka Echichi
Nkejiitoolu. - Akyko n’ Abu
Nkeji in - Egwu maka Onwu
O by uche Odec na mkpokota mbem na egwu nd} a ga-enye
nnukwu aka na ito uto na iwelite asusu Igbo. O ga-emekwa ka
otyty mmady nwee mkpalite, mmasj na itinye uchw na
omumy asusy Igbo. /
F, CHIDOZIE OGBALU
1" May 1974.
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NKENKE NKQWAPUTA
Djka a kgwara na okwu mmalite, mbem na egwu Igbo
bu ihe e depytara djka isiokwu ha si dj. Nke a mere 0 jini dj ka
a gwakotara ha ony sikwaa ike jgy n’ihi na ha si na mpaghara
ala Igbo dj iche iche karja otu ha ka adj} ma 9g byr na ha si
n’otu olund}. A na-ahyta omymaaty nkc si n’olundj nke oguy |
ga-aghota mana 9 ga-esiri ya ike ighota ndj 9z9 .na-esighi
n’olu ha. Mana e jin nwayo gua ma tugharja uche nke oma,
onye na-agy akwykwo ga-ahy usoro e si dce ma ghotakwa ihe
ha na-ekwu na isiokwu dj na ha, n’1hi na mbo a na-agba by ka
Igbo bury otu asysy nke onye Q byla ga-aghota nwekwaany
ike jsy na ide.
Akwykwo a na-akgwa otuty usoro dj na ndy mmady
malite na mgbe mmady lytara nwaany}, wec myta nwa, nwa
ahy wec too by agadi wee nwya. Ya mere 9 na-emetuta aka
na onody obi/mmog9, mmemme nke odid} ndy mmady.
~ Nkeji mby na-ekwu maka Oluly Nwaany}
Nkeji abyg na-ekwu maka Qmumy Nwa
Nkeji ato na-ekwu maka IkwTgygu Nwa
Nkeji ang na-ekwu maka Emume (Oniri na Onyhy)
Nkeji ise na-ekwu maka [go Ndy -
Nkeji isii na-ckwu maka Egwu Onwa
Nkeji asaa na-ekwu maka Agha
Nkeji asatg na-ekwu maka Echichi
Nkeji iteghete na-ekwu maka Akyko n’Abu
Nkeji iri na-ekwu maka Egwu Onwu
ABY OQLULU NWAANY]
Aby ndj a by aby wmy agboghobja na-aby mgbe ha na ndj
lyru di na nwunye na-enweko afiyrj, ha na-edula nke-nwaanyj
n’ylo di ya. Ha na-aby aby site n’ylo nke nwaanyj buru otuty
ihe onyinye dj iche iche wee rue n’ylo nke nwoke. Ha ruc ebe
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ahy, ha na-abu, na-eri, n’enwe anur], na-ete egwu wee me na
chi ojiji. Aby ndj ahy tinyekwara ndymody nye ndi gbara
akwukwo, nkasiobi nye ndi nne na nna nke nwaanyi na
otuto/ekele nyc ndi ezinaulo nke nwoke maka jluta ezizbo
-nwaanyi. Ya by na ebe ha na-ekele nwole ka ha na-ckcle
nwaanyi otu 0 siri dabara ha abya ily di na nwunye.
ABU OQMUMU NWA
Nke a bu aby umyunwaanyi na-agu mgbe a mury nwa. Umu
nwaanyi ogbe/ymynna na ndi enyi na-agba cgwu, na-abu abu
were na-edula nwaanyi mur nwa site n'ulogogwy ebe o muru
nwa me n’ulo di ya. Egwu na-ebikaris; oky n’ylo nwoke
nwunye ya mur nwa. A ga-enye ha un na mmanya wee
chere ha 0}j. Ha ana-cri na-any na-agu egwu. N’cbe otutu di
iche iche a na-eme ikuputa nwa (jputa asaa), ymy nwaany: na
umuaka na-abu aby dj uto na-agbakwa egwu ubochi ahu. Abu
ndj a na-enwekwa ndymodu nye nne na nna otu € si ele nwa
ohuy anya, na-ekele Chineke maka onyinye Ya nye ezinat‘o
na ndi ogbe ahy. A na-eji ihe egwu dika udu, jchaka nz ogene
were ett egwu na gnodu obi anury a.
ABU IKU/IGUGU NWA
Nke a by aby wmuyaka na-cku nwa ohun) na-abu ii mee ka
nwa ohury na-enwe anuri, rahy ura n’ime ka 9 kwusj ibe
akwa tumady’ mgbe nne na nna nwa ahu angghj ya. Ndj nnée
na-agukwa abu nd) a. Ha na-adjka egwu, na-atokwa uto iche
nke ga-eme ka ymuaka rahy ura ngwa ngywa.
ABU MMEMME (ORIRI NA ONUNY)
E ji aby ndj a emc mmemme. Abvy nke gbyla na-egosi ydi
mmemme na ydi ndkna-cme emume a. Umy nyaanyi na fidi
ntorobia by ndj na-abykari aby ndj a iji kele Chineke, ito ogbe
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magby obodo, maobu ndj ochjch), na nd) dike.
EGWU QNWA
Nke a by aby ndj a na-aby n’oge cgwu onwa n’ylo di iche
iche mana ama, ogbe dj iche iche ebc a na-cgwu egwu onwa.
O na-abyukar] ymyaka na ymunwaanyj na-aby aby ndj a. Ndj
nwoke na-ang n’ogwe nso na-akor} akuko n’oge di otu a.
ABU E JI EBU AGHA
Ndj a by aby nke muimictuta obi a na-aby mgbe a na-aly agha. -
Ha na-akowa ihe by dike, jhy obodo n’anya; )kpa ike; id
odogwu; na mgbamume na jd} njikere 1z9 obodo.
ABU MAKA ECHICHI
Nke a by aby otuto na mbuli elu nke a na-agy oge a na-echi
echichi. Aby ndi a na-cbuli, na-cto nwoke, nwunye ya na ndj
ezinaylo ya na ymunna ya.
AKUKO N°ABU
E nwere otuty egwu na-akg akuko n’ala Igbo. Ndi a by akuko
maka jkpa ike nke mmady na anughia dika: agy, mbe, arum
na nnyny dj iche iche. E ji ha akgwa, na-ako akuko nke
metytara ibi ndy ndj mmady. Ha na-akokwa akukg banycre
ndy mmady na the mere eme.
ABY (MBEM) ONWU
Abu ndj a by nke eji akwa ozu, echeta onye awyry anwy. Ha
na-enwe obyby ony nye gnwuy, orja na ckwensu ‘ma na- -eto,
na-enye onye nwury anwy udo na ony n’ uwa adi, nwun
anwy. Ha na-akowa jkpa ike, ihe onye nwurt anwyi ‘megasiri
mgbe 9 dj ndy. Ha na-agbakwa ezinaylo onwy “etary ume,
na-akasi ha obi, na-enyekwa ndi dj ndy ndumody.
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Aby Iku NWa...ciccscsccssccsesssecesesssseseeesecoee 54-67
Abu Maka Oriri Magby Emume ..................5 68-74
Aby Jaq Ndy ........ccccececsceccssecescetseceeeseeees 75-76
Aby A Na-Aby N’Egwu Onwa.............00.02 77-98
Aby Eji Ebu Agha...............ccccescscecceresceeeees 99 -127
Aby Echichi........cccccccccccesessssecscssssnnneneees 128-135
Akuko N’ADy............ sescescccnccccecescccceccsccess 135-145
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