🎵 AfroLatinidad Òrìṣà Song Translation 12: Ogunde Arere (Ògún Dé, Ààrẹ Ìrè) | Cuba

In this video, I transliterated and translated renditions of an old Lukumí (Afro-Cuban) song/chant for Ògún (Oggun).
Please note that instead of “ará (inhabitant/member),” “ààrẹ (President) fits even better and is even more likely. "Ààrẹ Ìrè" sounds closer (than "ará Ìrè) to what is in the renditions.
References:
- Ogúndé Arere (from the historic recordings of Lydia Cabrera and Josefina Tarafa: • Ogúndé Arere
- Oggun (by Grupo Abbilona from the "Abbilona - Eleggua, Oggun, Ochosy III" album): • Oggun
Here's a Brazilian variant of the song: • Os Tincoãs - Ogundê (Os Tincoãs - Ogundê)
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[@rolandlemoynes1770]

I always thought Arere was "Aare Ire" like presider (king) of Ire.

[@yorubalessons]

Roland! My goodness! You might be right. "Ààrẹ Ìrè (President of Ìrè)" is even more likely, considering how influential Ògún (the human) was there-he was like the President and Commander-in-Chief. "Ààrẹ Ìrè" fits much better, considering the rest of the lyrics. Why didn’t I think of that when I was drafting the presentation? Where were you when I was recording the video? I’d bite you if I could. 😭

[@markmerella3894]

So glad I found this channel! I’ve been singing these songs in Lukumi for years so it’s nice to hear the Yoruba pronunciation and also get a proper translation. Keep up the good work! 🙏

[@sacredmysteriesworldwide5810]

I love your channel. Thank you for your teachings. If you could one day give us an Ogun song that is currently used in Yoruba Land with the English translation that would be wonderful. Thank you, again.

[@joybrowne3160]

Greetings from Barbados 🇧🇧. Would love you to translate some egun songs

[@lucasonhere]

Thanks so much Aderonke. In Camdonble Brazil ,it`s something like ... Ogun de arere , Ile ire Ogun ja ,ko ro a de arere , ile ire ogun ja o

[@m.moraglia]

Ẹ ṣeun Olùkọ́! Mo ṣe àkíyèsí pé wọn sọ Méyì dipo Méjì . Wọ́n sábà máa ń lo Méjì láti ṣàpèjúwe "àgbà méjì" l'Ògún tàbí "Àdáméjì". Kílo ronúu? 36:40

[@sy2si]

very nice! i want to schedule some lessons and learn yoruba , i found some chants in yoruba and want to learn to speak and understand what means. Regards from Brazil ! AṢÉ

[@ategunalaafia]

💐💐💐💐

[@sy2si]

Can you translate the rral oriki (orin) in the last seconds on this vídeo? Before Ogun "Je Ni o", saludo desde rio de janeiro

[@MelanatedRevelation]

Hey lovely Lady 🕉️👸🏿💯✨💕❗

[@user-py3vl9lf7z]

Also in cuba Oggun arere is a path of oggun Like oggun aláguedde

[@m.moraglia]

Teacher, I have also noticed that sometimes they sing Awanile instead of àgbà nílé. Does it make sense? Awánílé , Awánílẹ̀, Ògún ashe ir'awo. Awanile! But this may be another song. Something I see is the reference to Ogun being ambidextrous. Aladá Méjì.

[@iwindara]

I've thought that perhaps it could be "arére" as in "atótó - arére."

[@yorubalessons]

Bàbá, I didn’t even consider that. 🤔 Hmmn. For songs like “Ogun de, arere,” it could work, but “arere” is used as a descriptor of most Ògún songs. It seems to be more significant than a simple proclamation.

[@iwindara]

Ìyá wa, I have another song of Ògún that I learned in Kétu recently that mentions "arere." I intentionally left it without diacritics because the olórìṣà in Kétu told me that the use of "arere" is from "atótó arére." Let me know if you'd like to collaborate on it.

[@alfredfernandez5282]

Can we get Yoruba lessons with you ?

[@yorubalessons]

Yes. Lol. I appreciate your support, Alfred.

[@user-rz5wi1sn6h]

that recording from the Smithsonian is very good, it contains the last African born enslaved people

[@iwindara]

These recordings in Cuba were by descendents of african-born Yorùbá. And they no longer spoke fluent Yorùbá language. They only used a liturgical remnant used for ritual and not conversation. However, the pronunciations in some of the recordings are better amongst a number of singers since they were direct children or grandchildren and had been exposed to the language amongst fluent speakers, even if they themselves no longer spoke it.

[@vxla]

There were definitely native speakers still on the island when the Smithsonian recordings were made. That’s not to say it was conversational Yoruba, but one can’t say no one understood what was being sung.

[@iwindara]

@@vxlaI disagree. With the shifts in the lyrics that made them almost unintelligible, compared to contemporary versions directly in Yorùbáland whose lyrics are quickly recognizable, the language was no longer a vernacular for descendents that were recorded in the Smithsonian audio.

[@vxla]

@@iwindara no argument that the language shifted. But your assumption that there were no native speakers left is unfounded. If you have solid research you’ve done, please post empirical data.

[@iwindara]

@@vxla do you have solid research / proof (ie, empirical data) that there were fluent native speakers of Yorùbá language left at the time of the Lydia Cabrera recordings?

[@emiliomaggiore2567]

wonderful video as always! Could you maybe translate this song for Èṣù next? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gITKfHR4lJxqg9k Here's another version kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpqbeoOqZpmWhqs it's is one of my favorite and would love to know the meaning word for word! thank you for the very informative videos!