Kuru Kuru Gbede

This verse can be heard in this youtube video between these timestamps: 0:00 - 0:30

This verse can be heard in this youtube video:

CALL:

common spelling	common pronunciation
Kuru kuru gbede.	Koo-roo Koo-roo gbeh-deh

RESPONSE:

common spelling	common pronunciation
mariwo osain	mah-ree-woh~sain
mariwo rere mariwo	mah-ree-woh reh-reh mah-ree-woh

TRANSLATION/MEANING

kuru kuru - (Refers to the sound of the duck) The sound of Osayín…(is the) shaking sound of mariwó

Allusion to the chant: I am moving the mariwó to come in; allow me in.

Need Help?

The word gbede uses the sound gb. Please refer to the Alphabet: GB to hear how this may sound. When singing, the g may be nearly silent, and you may only hear *beh-deh.
Listen to the akpwon (vocalist/chanter)! The word mariBo may also sound like mariWo. Both of these are just different variations that a singer may choose.
The o at the end of maribo will merge into osain - listen for it in mah-ree-boh~sain.

RESOURCES:

T. Altmann Song 74

T. Altmann Song 81