Gapped Text Exercise (by Ajara Jagne)

Overview

For this gapped text exercise, I chose part of a popular Yoruba song from the OGD All Stars Jamz album titled “Aiye Le.” It is a song that speaks about the hardships of life and how only God can help us through. The first section has the blanks, and the second section has the answers to the blanks. Here is the link to the original lyrics and song: https://www.shazam.com/en-us/song/199948240/aiye-le-choral.

Gapped Text

Aiye le

Aiye — —, oro — yi a

Oto — sun mi

Aiye le

Aiye ma le, — — — —

Oto ju sun mi

—- ti mo fe

Ohun ti mo —

— — ni to le se fun mi

Af’ olorun —

Ohun ti — fe

Ohun — mo bere

Ko se — to le — fun mi

Af’ — oba

Ohun ti mo fe

— ti mo —-

Ko se ni to le se fun mi

Af’ olorun oba

Original Text

Aiye le

Aiye ma le, oro aiye yi a

Oto ju sun mi

Aiye le

Aiye ma le, oro aiye yi a

Oto ju sun mi

Ohun ti mo fe

Ohun ti mo bere

Ko se ni to le se fun mi

Af’ olorun oba

Ohun ti mo fe

Ohun ti mo bere

Ko se ni to le se fun mi

Af’ olorun oba

Ohun ti mo fe

Ohun ti mo bere

Ko se ni to le se fun mi

Af’ olorun oba