Egwugwu
EGWUGWU
O black African mysticism
Ceremonial Masquerade
Droning in the deep rain forest
Among the hills
I salute you
With a clang of your machete
Scattering rays from sunlight!
O terrific African beauty
Fierce Masquerade
Charging the square to zest
Even with waist cord restraint!
Transcendent of human and spirit
Adhering to the call of Oja
The absorbing beat from
Ékwé, Ogénè and Ìchàkà
Gbam gbam dim dim gbam dim
Kom kom kororo kom….
The esoteric voice of Ìgbà
Which awakens the spirit
Of the black human race!
Egwugwu, spirit of the ancestors
Messenger of the gods
Ascended from Ani-mmo!
Custodian of the age long lore
Whose appearance
Helps the child retrace their root
And old men reminisce their past!
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