Ọ̀ṣun (Ọ̀ṣun Ṣèégèsí / Ọba Lódò)
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Ọ̀ṣun, ooyèyé ní mọ̀, Ó wa yànrìn wa yànrìn kówó sí, Obìnrin gbọ́nà, ọkùnrin ń sá, Ọ̀ṣun abura-olú, Ògbàdàgbàdà lọ́yàn, Ọ̀yẹ́ ní mọ̀, ẹni idẹ kì í sú, Gba-da-mu gba-da-mu obìnrin kò ṣeé gbámú, Ọ̀rẹ́ yèyé o, Oníkíi, a-mọ̀-awo-má-rò, Yèyé Oníkíi, Ọba lódò, Òtútù nítẹ̀ẹ́, Ìyá tí kò léégun, tí kò lẹ́jẹ̀.
Word-for-word gloss
- Ọ̀ṣun, ooyèyé ní mọ̀ (Osun, full of wisdom/understanding); Ó wa yànrìn wa yànrìn kówó sí (She digs sand and digs sand and buries money inside); Obìnrin gbọ́nà, ọkùnrin ń sá (A woman who seizes the road and causes men to flee); Ọ̀ṣun abura-olú (Osun, the inexhaustible river that the monarch cannot drain); Ògbàdàgbàdà lọ́yàn (One who possesses large, robust breasts to nourish life); Ọ̀yẹ́ ní mọ̀, ẹni idẹ kì í sú (Wise one, one who never tires of adorning herself with brass); Gba-da-mu gba-da-mu obìnrin kò ṣeé gbámú (The colossal, formidable woman who cannot be restrained or overpowered); Ọ̀rẹ́ yèyé o (Most gracious mother); Oníkíi, a-mọ̀-awo-má-rò (Onikii, who knows the innermost secrets of the mysteries but does not disclose them); Yèyé Oníkíi, Ọba lódò (Gracious Mother Onikii, Queen of the river); Òtútù nítẹ̀ẹ́ (Whose throne is cool and serene); Ìyá tí kò léégun, tí kò lẹ́jẹ̀ (The mother who has neither bone nor blood—pure spiritual water).
Idiomatic English
Osun, who is full of understanding, Who digs the sand and buries money in it. The woman who commands the road and makes men flee. Osun, the inexhaustible river of the king. One who has large, robust breasts. Possessor of wisdom, one who is never tired of wearing brass ornaments. The huge, powerful woman who cannot be caught or overpowered. Most gracious mother! Onikii, who knows the sacred secrets of the mysteries but never divulges them. Gracious mother Onikii, Queen of the river. One whose throne is cool and fresh. The mother who has neither bone nor blood.