Yoruba PoetryUlli Beier, Laoye I (Timi of Ede.) |
Contents
On translating Yoruba poetry | 9 |
The origin of this book | 23 |
Death | 77 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
African asked associated beautiful become birds blood body born bring bush called carry chanting child cloth collected comes crown culture dance death divine drum drummers Duro earth elephant English Eshu eyes fact farm father fight fire follow forest friends fruit give ground hand head hear heaven hundred hunter husband Ibadan interpretation kill king land language lazy leaves Literature lives look means meet mother never Obatala Oduduwa Ogun oracle oriki orisha owner performance person plant play poems powerful pride priests rain recite refers rhythm river rock says Shango Shonpona shrines songs spirit tail Theatre Timi tone town translation tree turn Ulli Beier walk warrior wears wife woman worship Yoruba poetry