Ochanla Mon Omi No Wa
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🎼 Sheet music
📖 Translation
Audio
CALL:
| common spelling | common pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Ochanla mon omi no wa | Oh-chan-lah mohn oh-mee no wah |
| Ochanla mon o | Oh-chan-lah mohn oh |
| Ochanla mon omi no wa | Oh-chan-lah mohn oh-mee no wah |
| Ochanla mon o | Oh-chan-lah mohn oh |
| Gbogbo ki o ki o kiki omo de | Gboh-gboh kee oh kee oh kee-kee oh-moh day |
| Ochanla mon omi no wa | Oh-chan-lah mohn oh-mee no wah |
RESPONSE:
Same as call.
CALL (As documented by John Mason):
| John Mason’s Spelling | John Mason’s Translation |
|---|---|
| Òşàlá, món omi, ìnọwó. | The Great Orisa, clean as water, is holding out her hand. |
| Òşàlá, món o | The Great Orisa, clean as water |
| Òşàlá, món omi, ìnọwó. | The Great Orisa, clean as water, is holding out her hand. |
| Òşàlá, món o | The Great Orisa, clean as water |
| Gbogbo kì õkì òkìkí ọmọ dé. | All praise the renown title of the child who arrives |
| Òşàlá, món omi, ìnọwó. | The Great Orisa, clean as water, is holding out her hand. |
RESPONSE:
Same as call.
RESOURCES:
- Chapter Obatala, Song 28; Orin Orisa: Songs for Selected Heads by John Mason
Resources
Section titled “Resources”- T. Altmann. Cantos lucumí: a los Orichas. Song 104, page 113
- Recording by Stephanie Frantz recorded on September 20, 2023