Igbo Amaka Poem by Kingsley Eke

Igbo Amaka

N'ala nke ọwụwa anyanwụ,
Ebe omenala na omenala ka malitere,
Enwere ndị nwere obi na-egbuke egbuke,
Igbo Amaka, na-enwu n'ọñụ.

Site n'asụsụ bara ụba na nkwuwa okwu,
Na akụkọ ihe mere eme nke na-agaghị eme agadi,
Ha ji mmụọ nweere onwe ha guzoro ogologo.
Igbo Amaka, ihe ịtụnanya ịhụ.

Site n'osimiri rue ugwu na ala di ala;
Ihe nketa ha na-adịgide ruo mgbe ebighị ebi,
Nchighari nke otuto ndi bu nna-ha;
Igbo Amaka, n'ụzọ ọñụ.

Na obi ụtọ na-anabata mmadụ niile ịkọrọ.
N'ịma mma nke ogige omenala ha.
Ha na-eji egwu na egwu eme ememe ndụ,
Igbo Amaka, onye na-egwu egwu.

Igbo Amaka mmuo gi na-alu elu.
Ihe nnọchianya nke ike, imetụ elu igwe aka,
Ka mgbọrọgwụ gị dị ike ruo mgbe ebighị ebi;
Igbo Amaka n'obi anyi, anyi ga adi ndu ebighi ebi.

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