Kukuru Kukuru

Osain

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Stephanie recording · recorded December 17, 2022

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Lázaro Ros – Orisha Ayé - Osain

CALL:

common spelling	common pronunciation
Kukuru kukuru	coocoo-roo coocoo-roo

Corn husk, corn husk

RESPONSE:

common spelling	common pronunciation
Tiwi tiwi ala mofiyena tiwi tiwi.	tee-wee tee-wee ah-lah moh-fee-yay-nah tee-wee tee-wee

TRANSLATION/MEANING

Small birds/Small owls come to eat your food Small birds/small owls = tiwi tiwi

W.R. “Little by little, we will triumph over evil, this is what this song refers to”

Need Help?

• Say the word Fiesta out loud: the word mofiyena has the same fie sound.

Resources

• Osain Class with Bobi Céspedes on January 3, 2022 (link)
• T. Altmann. Cantos lucumí: a los Orichas. Song 75, page 87
• Recording by Stephanie Frantz recorded on December 17, 2022
• Lázaro Ros – Orisha Ayé - Osain

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