Omo Alawo Yale Fiedenu

Eggun

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Stephanie recording · recorded November 21, 2023

CALL:

common spelling	common pronunciation
Omo alawo yale fiedenu	Oh-moh~lah-woh yah-lay fee-ay-day-noo
akunfao	Ah-koon-fah-oh
akunfao	Ah-koon-fah-oh
Omo alawo yale fiedenu	Oh-moh~lah-woh yah-lay fee-ay-day-noo
akunfao	Ah-koon-fah-oh
akunfao	Ah-koon-fah-oh

RESPONSE:

Same as call.

Need Help?

• Listen to the akpwon (vocalist/chanter)! Omo alawo might also sound like Omo lawo, completely dropping the a from alawo. It could also sound like Omo lowo, merging the two words/sounds together.
• Say the word Fiesta out loud: the word fiedenu (or as John Mason writes fiyèdénú) has the same fie sound.
• Omo alawo.. may be said as Omo lowo...

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The following text is referenced directly from John Mason’s Orin Orisa:

CALL (As documented by John Mason):

John Mason’s Spelling	John Mason’s Translation
Ọmọ lò owó dale fiyèdénú	Child who cries out for the lost money of a broken pledge be patient.
a kún ọfà o (2x)	We fill the pledge

RESOURCES:

• Chapter Eggun, Song 3; Orin Orisa: Songs for Selected Heads by John Mason
• Verse 2 from Oro A Eggun by Abbilona

Resources

• Eggun Class with Bobi Céspedes on April 18, 2022 (link)
• Recording by Stephanie Frantz recorded on November 21, 2023

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