Iledi Tifalase California (Iledi Tifalase C.A.) is the California-based Ogboni conclave for traditional, unsyncretized Ogbonism. We worship Edan in the traditional way, not via christian or muslim icons or with outside philosophies or ideals.
Contact: Apena Fagbemijo Amosun Fakayode at OyekuOfun@yahoo.com or at +17075839432
Iledi Tifalase California
PO Box 4833
Arcata, CA 95518
USA
Meemee ti ewure n dun
O loun fe mobi Iya wa ni
Mu-un-mu-un ti agutan n dun
O loun fe mobi Iya wa ni
Igbin nikan lo mobi Iya wa o
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As the goat bleets “meemee”
He wants to know where Our Mother is
As the sheep is bleeting “mu-un-mu-un”
He wants to know where Our Mother is
It is only the snail who knows where Our Mother is
Omo ile ti a gba gbe lori eni yi o ja bo
oke leye fo wun
a difa fun awon agbagba
ti won ti ikole orun bo wa ile aye
won ni kini won nlo se?
enyin oro nibo lo nlo?
a nlo wa imo otito ati ododo
kadara ayanmo
lori oke
ati petele
a nlo si aafin oba rere
a o de ile mimo
a o si de ile to lewa
a n wa imo sii lojo jumo
Imo ko lopin
***
A small child works his way off the edge of the sleeping mat
A bird soars high above it all
Cast Ifa for the Elderly Ones
When preparing to leave heaven to come to earth
They said, What are we going to do?
The asked, Where are we going?
We are going in search of knowledge, truth, and justice
In accordance with our good destiny
At the peak of the hill
We were delayed
We are going to meet success
We will arrive on earth knowledgeable
We will arrive on earth in beauty
We are searching for knowledge continuously, without cessation
For knowledge has no end
E mase feke rile
E mase fodale soro
E mase fobileje mobi ti Iya wa
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Do not initiate a hypocrite,
Nor you initiate a traitor,
Never you initiate an unrighteous person to Our Mother
Agila awo ni
Agila awo ni
Opagilagila Awo eyin ekun Awo ni
A fi ti ile, ile wo
A mu na igbo, igbo sun siwaju
A mu na oke, oke bi seyin
Ohun leti lawo Etigbure
Adifa fun Etigbure Abeni Ade
Asawo titi a debi ile gbe n gbure
Ela keni ma seke nitori Oduduwa
Asawo titi a debi ile gbe n gboran
Ela keni ma seke nitori Oduduwa
A gbori ile a jeku
A gbori ile a jeja
Ase dowo ile ta jo mu
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Agila is a good Awo
Agila is a good Awo as well
Opa gilagila, the Ifa priest at the back of the door is also an Awo
We used it to push a building, the building get collapsed
We used it to beat a forest, the forest moved forward
We used it to hit an hill, the hill shift backward
The one who has sharp ear is the priest of Etigbure
Ifa revelation to Etigbure, Abeni Ade
We get to the place where our Mother Earth hears our prayer
Ela! Let no one be dishonest because of Oduduwa
We get to the place where our Mother Earth hears all what we say
Ela! Let no one be dishonest because of Oduduwa
We eat rat together on Mother Earth
We eat fish together on Mother Earth
The covenant is in the hands of our Mother Earth
Contact Iledi Tifalase California -
APENA FAGBEMIJO AMOSUN FAKAYODE
OyekuOfun@yahoo.com
