Yemoja Asesu
This verse can be heard in this youtube video:
CALL:
| common spelling | common pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Yẹmọja Asè’sun. Asè’sun Yẹmọja | Yeh-mai-yah ah-seh-soo. Ah-seh-soo Yeh-mai-yah |
| Yemaya is the gush of spring. | |
| The gush of spring is Yemaya. | |
| Yẹmọja Olódò. Olódò Yẹmọja | Yeh-mai-yah oh-low-doh. Oh-low-doh Yeh-mai-yah |
| The Mother of the Children of Fishes is the Owner of Rivers. | |
| The Owner of Rivers is the Mother of the Children of Fishes. |
NOTES:
Yemoja Asesu is the messenger of Olokun. She lives in dirty and polluted waters, and is not the quickest when it comes to answering requests.
Yemoja Ye’le Ye lodo: The Yemoja of the beach and the river bank: places where land and water meet and influence each other.
Olodo perhaps translates directly to “the ruler of the river”
RESOURCES:
- Chapter Yemaya, Song 18; Orin Orisa: Songs for Selected Heads by John Mason
- T. Altmann Song 197
- Golden Bridge Choir
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