Taiwo Adegoke - Orin Ibeji (Song for Twin Children) WIP

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There are many songs written for Twin children in Yoruba kingdom, these songs, some of which are lullabies written specifically for Twin children and some are songs with Encomium to hail and calm twin kids.
Orin ibeji is a traditional folk song of the Yoruba people which has been for centuries ago with the composer unknown.It is believed that the song is sacred and the lyrics of the song is powerful and can make a woman's wish of giving birth to Twin children come true, when it is being sang for Twin children with the intention of pleasing the twin children.
This song Orin ibeji is being sang by women who love and are willing to have twin children and most especially by Barren women who are yet to concieve and want double portion of child's blessings.
The lyrics goes thus:
Epo n be, Èwà n be o!!
Àyà mi ò já, ó ye, àyà mi ò já láti bí ìbejì o,
Epo n be, èwà n be o
Mo lé po ní ilè, mo ní èwà ní òde o
Epo n be èwà n be o
Meaning :
There is palm oil, there is Beans!!
I am not afraid to give birth to Twin children
I have palm oil in my house and Beans in my possession.
Come to me, Twin children, I am capable to take care of you.
It is believed in Yoruba kingdom that, Twin children's best delicacy is Beans cooked with palm oil and that, there is a god that is responsible for making a woman bear twin children called Òòsà ìbejì. If you want to conceive a twin child, you can appease it by making sacrifice of cooked Beans and oil and feed all the available twin children in your environment and all those who are hungry and has nothing to it. When this is done, it is believed that if your intentions are true and it pleases the Twin god, you'll concieve and give birth to Twin children with ease. - Taiwo Adegoke.
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Played on an 8-string Brahms Guitar made by Martinwoodhouse in 2015.
Recorded through Austrian Audio OC818 Microphone
Single take, no editing, no reverb. End of the day ritual.
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[@adrielerodrigues4426]

🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@narisasuzuki9272]

とても素敵ですね！朝に聴くことができてよかったです。今後も楽しみにしています！

[@JosephEhrenpreis]

Thank you so much for listening! This song is like a morning sunrise, it's for your good morning!

[@wayan1636]

Easy like sunday morning

[@JosephEhrenpreis]

Sunshine through the blinds

[@adrielerodrigues4426]

😻😻😻

[@mudita8371]

とても優しくて心地がいいですね！

[@JosephEhrenpreis]

Sweet song for the twin children !

[@tawgw]

素敵、、うっとりしてしまいました

[@JosephEhrenpreis]

I am glad you had a moment of piece with this lovely song 🎵

[@TairyuShakuhachi]

Gorgeous!

[@JosephEhrenpreis]

Thank you for listening :)

[@adrielerodrigues4426]

So beautiful

[@tabathatomei4031]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@JosephEhrenpreis]

Thank you so much for listening 😊

[@kiyokuma_]

So cool and beautiful! I feel relaxed thanks to your music :)

[@JosephEhrenpreis]

I'm so glad to hear that :)

[@BenDiamondGuitarist]

Nice one Joseph! I am planning on recording three of his works sometime early this month :)

[@JosephEhrenpreis]

Amazing!! I can't wait to hear your interpretations, Ben 🤗