Ni Yi Osundare Lyrics

In the heart of Nigeria, drums cry out loud

Tales of a poet who stands tall and proud

Niyi Osundare, his words against the breeze

Facing the storm, never down on his knees

The political jungle, he'd fight the beast

Scribbling truth while others feared to feast

From dusty streets to ivory towers grand

A fighter with a pen, he'd never let land

With a heart full of fire and dreams so bright

Chasing justice in the darkest night

For his daughter who can't hear a sound

He moves mountains just to keep her around

In silent halls where whispers seldom play

She learns to love in her own special way

He pens down verses that touch her soul

Both dancing to a rhythm only they know

Education whispers a distant dream

Yet together they work a tireless team

Every book a mountain, every page a peak

He fights for her smile, he fights so she can speak

In the heart of Nigeria, drums cry out loud

Tales of a poet who stands tall and proud

Niyi Osundare, his words against the breeze

Facing the storm, never down on his knees

In the political jungle, he'd fight the beast

Scribbling truth while others feared to feast

From dusty streets to ivory towers grand

A fighter with a pen, he'd never let land

With a heart full of fire and dreams so bright

Chasing justice in the darkest night

For his daughter who can't hear a sound

He moves mountains just to keep her around

Out in the streets, he stands his ground

Words like fire, no chains can bound

For the poor, he lifts his voice

In the silence, we find his choice

Ancient drums echo his cry

Darkened skies he won't deny

Ink and paper his only shield

To the powerful, he won't yield

Oh Osundare, you don't bow

Voice of truth, you speak it now

Through the storm and darkest night

For the poor, you light the fight

Persecution like the rain

Still he writes through all the pain

Every verse a battle won

Still the war has just begun

Hear the whispers in the air

Stories that you dare to share

Standing tall amidst the cries

Shadows fade and morning rise

Oh Osundare, you don't bow

Voice of truth, you speak it now

Through the storm and darkest night

For the poor, you light the fight

Persecution like the rain

Still he writes through all the pain

Every verse a battle won

Still the war has just begun

Hear the whispers in the air

Stories that you dare to share

Standing tall amidst the cries

Shadows fade and morning rise

Oh Osundare, you don't bow

Voice of truth, you speak it now

Through the storm and darkest night

For the poor, you light the fight

Oh Osundare, you don't bow

Voice of truth, you speak it now

Through the storm and darkest night

For the poor, you light the fight

For the poor, you light the fight

Oh, persecution like the rain

Still he writes through all the pain

Every verse a battle won

Still the war has just begun

Hear the whispers in the air

Stories that you dare to share

Standing tall amidst the cries

Shadows fade and morning rise

Oh Osundare, you don't bow

Voice of truth, you speak it now

Through the storm and darkest night

For the poor, you light the fight

For the poor, you light the fight

Niyi Osundare with his voice of might

Fighting shadows turning wrong to right

Nigeria's beacon standing strong and proud

Uniting hearts beneath the stormy cloud

His words like thunder shaking all the land

Calling out the power with a mighty hand

From legal straits to distant shores ablaze

Echoes of justice in his rhymes always

Oh rise, rise, Osundare's light

Guide us through the darkest night

Equanimity in every word he says

Across the world, his message stays

Oh rise, rise, of Osundare's light

Guide us through the darkest night

Equanimity in every word he says

Across the world, his message stays

In Nigeria's fields where the crops should grow

Osundare fights to heal the deep-seated woe

Bringing balance to the great divide

With his pen, a sword, and truth as guide

Across the ocean to the western lands

Osundare's voice in every word he says

Across the world, his message stays

Osundare's voice in every hand

From Washington to the heart of the plains

His battle cry breaking the chains

Oh rise, rise, Osundare's light

Guide us through the darkest night

Equanimity in every word he says

Across the world, his message stays

Oh rise, rise, Osundare's light

Guide us through the darkest night

Equanimity in every word he says

Across the world, his message stays

Oh rise, rise, Osundare's light

Guide us through the darkest night

Equanimity in every word he says

Across the world, his message stays

Oh, oh, oh