Wole Soyinka writes poetry, plays and novels in his native Yoruba and in English.

渥雷·索因卡不仅写诗，还写剧本和小说，这些作品都是用约鲁巴语和英语写的。

I think my native language, Yoruba, is part of my identity.

我认为我的母语约鲁巴语是我身份的一部分。

We all have Yoruba in the southwestern part of Nigeria, which is my native language.

尼日利亚西南部地区说约鲁巴语，这也是我的母语。

It's called dodo. In my region of Nigeria, I'm Yoruba we call it dodo but it's basically fried plantains.

那就是dodo。在我生活的那个地区，我是约鲁巴族人，我们称这道菜为dodo，其实就是油炸大蕉。

Wow! Can you talk a little bit about each language? Now, you said your language is Yoruba?

哇哦！你每种语言都会吗？你的母语是约鲁巴语？

For the Yoruba, agitation isn't merely an offence to a proper understanding of the universe; it's also just horribly unfashionable.

对约鲁巴人来说，激动既不能帮助我们正确地理解宇宙，这件事情也非常不时髦。

And Yoruba culture has inspired my art since I was a child.

约鲁巴文化从我小时候就启发了我的艺术。

Now, Baratunde is based on a Yoruba name from Nigeria, but we're not Nigerian.

现在，Baratunde 是基于来自尼日利亚的约鲁巴语名字，但我们不是尼日利亚人。

Mama -- that's what I call my grandmother -- told me many stories about Yoruba mythology.

妈妈— — 我就是这样称呼我的祖母的— —给我讲了很多关于约鲁巴神话的故事。

My Yoruba heritage is always there.

我的约鲁巴传统一直存在。