"Iyayi was composed for Forum for Inculturation of Liturgical Music (FILM) Festival, 2013, by Ezomo John (now Dr. Ezomo John). He is a native of Benin City, Edo state, Nigeria.
According to him, the song was inspired by God when he was meditating in the blessed sacrament and he began writing it there, in the very Presence of God"
Lyrics in English (The Creed)
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
[Source: steemit.com/music/@lyte/choral-music-in-benin-city-nigeria-4]
Bini Lyrics
Iyayi, gele no eh Iyayi (iyayi o yi)
Iy’Osa no bua okpa yi (2x)
(Verse1)
Iy’Osa okpa yi,
N’erha n’omw’entim hia,
N’o y’erin mwin vb’agbon
Ewimhia n’adegheke niadeghe
Iy’arowa okpa ‘Jesu Kristi yi,
Nukpomokpa na bieere
n’ovbi’Osa ne n’erha bieere vb’orre hia te suen
Osa n’o k’Osa ree, awan n’o k’awan rre
Os’ata n’o k’osa’ta ree
N’a bieere, n’ama yi, n’ogue n’erha mwen akp’okpa,
L’obore ana yi’emwin hia Iyayi
Iyayi, gele no eh Iyayi (iyayi o yi)
Iy’Osa no bua okpa yi
(Verse 2)
Rhumwund’Ima n’emwan kevb’I mie fan mwan,
O kerin mwin tuo rre
Vbe l’o b’Erin mwin no huaren O rhiefun
Vb’eko’e Maria n’uvbi O na khian’omwan
Rhumwunda mwan akaręn m’ugbugbe vb’tote pontius Pilate
rrioya O na wu a na vibe ręę re, vbe werriegbe rhiokpaegbe vb’ede n’ogïeha
zęę vbe n’evbagbęn nohuaren tae y’oto,
Ohin la erinmwin Ofunmwegbe O na vbe tota y’ob’erh’omwan ogh’Osa n’Erha Iyayi
Iyayi, gele no eh Iyayi (iyayi o yi)
Iy’Osa no bua okpa yi
(Verse 3)
Ogba dolegbe rre vb’uyi doo buo hięn ni rroo vb’eni wu
Arrioba ęre vbe khian mwęn ofoo
Iy’Erinmwin nohuaręn yi.
Arowa no rhiorro n’emwan no kobo e n’Erha vb’en’o rre.
Deba e n’Erha vb’e nomo t’agha goon ren vbe rh’uyi nęęn.
Iręn orore n’o l’unu avb’a khase guan Iyayi Iyayi Iyayi
Iyayi, gele no eh Iyayi (iyayi o yi)
Iy’Osa no bua okpa yi
(Verse 4)
Iy’iko e Katoliki okpayi,
Nohuaren kevb’ogh’avb Aposo yi
Imi’ukhwemwen okpayi,
Na la y’orukhoo bo
I vbe y’aro y’arhiokpaeghe, Oghe ni wu.
Kvb’orro ogh’agbon no de.
Isee o.
Isee o, Isee o, Isee o.
(chorus)
I sęę o I sęę o I sęę o I sęę I sęę o. (3x)