Kukuru Kukuru
This verse can be heard in this youtube video:
CALL:
common spelling | common pronunciation |
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Kukuru kukuru | coo~coo-roo coo~coo-roo |
Corn husk, corn husk
RESPONSE:
common spelling | common pronunciation |
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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 wordmofiyena
has the samefie
sound.
RESOURCES:
- Song (3) taught in Osain Class by Bobi Céspedes on Janurary 3, 2022
- T. Altmann, Cantos Lukumi, Song 75
Maintained by Stephanie Frantz