OXUM

Yaya babale Oxum Yaya babale

Oxum é lola

Imale lumin

Oxum é lola yaba

Imale lumin

Adaptation of a Yorubá chant for the deity of fresh water

Metakuye Diyenu

Blend of Lakota phrase meaning “All my relations” and the Hewbrew word Dayenu, meaning “are enough”

Oxum,

Me llevas para allá

No se por donde voy

No sé por donde vas

Me llevas me llevas

Oxum,

You carry me there

I don’t know where I’m going

I don’t know where you’re going

You carry me, you carry me

Why do we hurt you so when we need you?

Sweet Water

You’ve given us life, can we praise you?

Sweet Water

Teach us how to save you

Sweet Water

Oxum,

Me llevas para allá

No se por donde voy

No sé por donde vas

Me llevas me llevas

You carry me there

I don’t know where I’m going

I don’t know where you’re going

You carry me, you carry me

Yaya babale Oxum Yaya babale

Oxum é lola

Imale lumin

Oxum é lola yaba

Imale lumin

Adaptation of a Yorubá chant for the deity of fresh water