SONGS TO OSHOSI
Odire-e odire
Arere bare-o
Bare are-o
Arole (g) barajo
Oke
Okeke ode
Oke
Agogo olese
Olesa, elese kuta
The family, the family,
The worthy and friendly,
All the relations,
The head of the house gathers them together.
He calls,
He calls like a hunter,
He calls.
The bells on his feet,
Feet, feet of stone.
- Yoruba Song to the Orishas
translated by Harold Courlander
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