Oshun

3 songs often sung as one
1.Yeye bi o bi to su o
2. O wu’ro wéré
3. Se kúū se, Èwe mi le

4. Yeye talade

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AUDIO

1. Yeye bi o bi to su wo
2. O wu’ro wéré, were were o wu’ro
3. Se kúū se, Èwe mi le

Recording by Iya Sangobemi

LYRICS
1.
A: Yeye bi o bi to su o (2x)
Yeye tani ma wa (A)’rugbo rèrè o (2x)
Arugbo, Yeye Yeye o

C: Yeye tani ma wa (A)’rugbo rèrè o

Yeye bi o bi to su o (2x)
Yeye tani ma wa (A)’rugbo rèrè o (2x)
Arugbo, Yeye Yeye o

ALL: Yeye tani ma wa (A)’rugbo rèrè o

2.
A: O wu’ro wéré, were were o wu’ro
C: Asete fomo l’orun

A: O wu’ro wéré, were were o wu’ro
C: Asete fomo l’orun

All: O wu’ro wéré, were were o wu’ro

3.
A: Se kúū se
C:Èwe mi le

A: Iyaá mi o
C: Èwe mi le

A: Òsun (I)kò’lè Ikò’lè (Ibukole) – a road of Oshun
C: Èwe mi le

A: Osogbo Oshogbo – a road of Oshun
C: Èwe mi le, Iyaá mi o, èwe mi le

Continue this call/response pattern calling roads and praise names of Oshun: Segese, Oshun Funke, Osun Gumu, Olomoyeye, Fumike, Ololode, Oshun Anya (pronounced: I yan), Panchagara, Yeye Kare, Olólódi, Lodorin, Aparo, etc.

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Lazaro Ros on cover of Orisha Aye OSHUN CD

Lazaro Ros, Iba e
1925-2005

Here is a version of the same songs done by Lazaro Ros, Iba e. Ros is a beloved Afro Cuban Akpon, and now a revered ancestor. He sang Orisha songs throughout his life and created a series of CDs between 2000 and 2002. These recordings include hundreds of traditional Afro Cuban Lucumi Orisha songs. 1)Yeye bi o bi o suo, 2) Owuro were, and 3) Ewe mi’le are found in the series on the CD titled ORISHA AYE, OSHUN.
Egun re o!