Let her not lament again
Before dusk it may be clothed
Commentary: In Nature Crickets sing all night and then stop at sunrise. In Ifa when there is a serious problem egbe Ifa meets from sundown to sunup to chant oriki and pray for good fortune. The awo literally sing all night just like the crickets.
Cast divination for Ode Gbansasa
The one that had been crying of having no companion
‘Would I have companions in life’? He asked
Commentary: Odu Ifa promises blessings of children, abundance and long life. In this verse Odu is promising a blessing of good relationships.
They asked him to perform sacrifice
Ode Gbansasa brought out his sacrifice
And performed it.
Commentary: The word iwori from the elision I awo ori meaning I am the mystery of consciousness. The mystery of consciousness is the idea that consciousness is in a constant state of change. This change can be for the better or worse. When we make offerings we are making a covenant with Creation we are making a commitment to change for the better. That means we are making a commitment to develop iwa pele.
Once Èsù becomes attracted to the sacrificial money
Immediately after the observance of the sacrifice
It would mark the arrival of fortunes
Commentary: This means the offering was accepted and Esu took the clients prayers to the Immortals in Orun.
The sacrifice proved efficient for Ode Gbansasa
Life pleased him
He said it was as his Babaláwos said
Laamboko Cricket
Let her not lament again
It may be clothed before dusk
Cast divination for Ode Gbansasa
The one crying of having no companion
They had asked him to perform sacrifice
Ode heard about the sacrifice
And performed it
The success of Ode merits dancing
The success of Ode deserves being joyful
Ode Gbansasa
Come and see the functions being performed by Ode
Ode Gbansasa
Come and dance to rhythms of drums
Ode Gbansasa.
Commentary: These lines are the oriki ire, or the prayer that is spoken when making ebo to transform ibi into ire. Iwori is the idea that everything in the universe is in a constant state of change. Ifa teaches that ori or consciousness can be guided by ori or consciousness through the use of inovcaton and prayer.
As topographical metaphor iwori is the fire in the center of a star that heats atoms creating the table of elements. Iwori is the fire in which the atoms are in a state of creation that has not yet been completed.
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