Afo Fo Unlo
🎧 Community recording
Audio
CALL:
| common spelling | common pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Afo fo unlo | Ah-fo fo un-low |
| Un yeye unlo | Ooh-ye-ye un-low |
| Eshu mi’dara unlo | Eshu mee-da-ra un-low |
| Ose bara ni bakini fo mo de | oh-shay ba-ra ni bah-ki-ni fo mo de |
RESPONSE:
Same as call.
Other notes
Section titled “Other notes”- This may be played during the closing of the drum (source Ase Omo Osayin…ewe Aye by Miguel W. Ramos 9781877845031)
INTERPRETATION:
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We cannot possess Eshu,
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We cannot possess childhood, it is always on the run from us and no matter how fast we leap toward it, it must leave us.
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We do not own youth, it leaves us, as should the food we eat once it is done as should anything that does not suit us any more.
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We need not be stuck in any way.
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afo - Situation or state of difficulty that causes us to - become stuck in mud
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U’je’je unlo - eating has got go go
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Esu me dara unlo - My Eshu of goodness must go
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Ose bara - sweep away all things that are not of use anymore - when the sweet turns sour
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Ni Bi - never have or obtain or possess
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Ki ni - not posess
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fo - to rush or jump towards
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omode - state of childhood
Resources
Section titled “Resources”- Elegua Class with Orisha Commuity of Michigan group with Olu Daré on December 17, 2020 (link)