This is the tonic solfa notation of Adura by Paul Tomisin. You can play this tonic solfa on any musical instrument of your choice. The song is in the key of C#.
Tonic Solfa notation of Adura by Paul Tomisin
d d d m m r m d s d r m
Oba ti n gbekun aladura, mo ti de
Oba ti n gbekun aladura, mo ti de!
d t l s r d m
d t l s m d s
d d’ t l s r d s m
d d’ t l s r d s
r r r m r s l r
r r r m r s l r
r r r m r s l d
m m r m d s m r m
Oba ti n gbekun aladura
s f s – soprano
d t d – tenor
Oba ti n-
l s l s – soprano
m r m r – auto
O ti gbo o
s f f s f – soprano
d l l d l – tenor
m r r m r – auto
O gbe ja mi ja
s f f s f – soprano
d l l d l – tenor
m r r m r – auto
O gba oro mi ro
m s m d m m m f m – soprano
s d s m s s s l s – tenor
d m d l d d d r d – auto
(4x)
d t l s r d m
m m f m r d m – soprano
d t l s m d s – tenor & auto
resp.: Great things are spoken of thee
d d’ t l s r d s m
l s m r d l f – soprano
d d’ t l s r d s – tenor & auto
resp.: You spoke life to death and it heard
r r r m r s l r
f f s f d r s – soprano
l l t l m s tl – tenor
r r r m r s l r – auto
r r r m r s l d
all: God of all flesh, You are my God
Oba ti n gbekun aladura
s f s – soprano
d t d – tenor
s s s d d l d s m – tenor
l s l s – soprano
m r m r – auto
O ti gbo o
s f f s f – soprano
d l l d l – tenor
m r r m r – auto
O gbe ja mi ja
s f f s f – soprano
d l l d l – tenor
m r r m r – auto
O gba oro mi ro
m s m d m m m f m – soprano
s d s m s s s l s – tenor
d m d l d d d r d – auto
