Afo Fo Unlo
This verse can be heard in this youtube video between these timestamps: 0:48 - 1:59
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
- This may be played during the closing of the drum (source Ase Omo Osayin…ewe Aye by Miguel W. Ramos 9781877845031)
INTERPRETATION:
- We cannot possess Eshu,
- 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.
- 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.
- afo - Situation or state of difficulty that causes us to - become stuck in mud
- U’je’je unlo - eating has got go go
- Esu me dara unlo - My Eshu of goodness must go
- Ose bara - sweep away all things that are not of use anymore - when the sweet turns sour
- Ni Bi - never have or obtain or possess
- Ki ni - not posess
- fo - to rush or jump towards
- omode - state of childhood
Resources
- Elegua Class with Orisha Commuity of Michigan group with Olu Daré on December 17, 2020. (Olu Daré)
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