Appendix 1 - Ede Anthem

Summary

Ìlú Ẹdẹ Màpó Àrógun

Ìlú Ọba Tìmì Àrólé

Ìlú àwon aj’ó lógun

Ati ṣetán lati gbée ga,

Ọmọ Ẹdẹ Màpó Àrógun

Ọmọ ají làlà ọ́ṣọ ni

Fọjọ́ gbogbo dára bí egbin

K’á so'wọ́pọ̀ ká gbélu waga,

Ìsọ̀kan ṣà l'agbára wa,

Gbogbo ohun tó bá ti dára,

Ṣe-bí Ẹdẹ ni wọ́n fi n wé,

Fàlà sọ̀dọ̀ béléwú báwo,

Wọn á bi'ra wọn ṣ’o dára bí t’Ẹ́dẹ,

Wọn sì dá’hùn pé ó dára bí t’Ẹ́dẹ,

Bó ṣe gúsù,

Bó ṣ àríwá,

Ìlà oòrùn tàbí 'wo oòrùn,

Kò sí-bì kan tó d à-bí ilé,

Torí ilé làbọ̀ sinmi oko,

À’ m bẹ̀ Ọ, Ọba Olúwa,

Gbàdúrà wa lórí ìlú wa,

Kí ìlú Ẹdẹ kí ó ta wọ́n yọ,

Kí Ọlọ́run o ràn wá lọ́wọ́

Àmín

Ede, the town of Màpó Àrógun

The town of (Ọba) Tìmì

The town of great warriors

We are ready to lift it to greatness

Descendants of Ede Màpó Àrógun

Descendants of those who cherish beauty

Beautiful everyday like a zebra

Let us join hands to lift our town to greatness

In unity lies our strength

Everything that is good

Is usually compared to Ede

In dispute about the standard of things,

People often ask if it is as good as Ede

Their reaction is that it is as good as Ede

In the South

In the North

In the East or West

There is no place like home

Because home is the place of rest after work

We are praying to You, God

Accept our prayers over our town

For Ede to triumph over others

May God help us

Amen