Y'all make me laugh so
hard...
silly it's as I've never laughed before
then when...
you scribe your foolishness
oh how my tummy akees
my side...
my giggle will wiggle my
flabby...
I'll wait-up all night
for...
you to call,
then you write me ~ I'll get...
Gibalie-goobbly-blop
Bibil-ly-boobsal-ly-goope
Jibery-momsal-ly-gue,
as if you were Mr. Magoo
so, swell no regreat...
every time you contact me
it all starts, just to hear your voice...
again whoopee!
my giggles just can't stop,
out loud; Y'all make me laugh so!
Ode to EHI MWEN...
Ehin mwen,
Ehigiamusoe escort thou me
On our journey through the riddles
Of life and on our way back to report
To the creator, Òsa
Forsake me not, Ehi gue mwen
For All formed in the belle of a woman
Is a 'predestined' destiny.
Ehi mwen
Ehi gia to, let our spiritual communication
Be ever constant oh thou revered Ìkejì
To me, I pray thee
Thou be a divine guardian
And a god - father.
Ehi mwen
A i s' agbon hi
Although man may blindly challenge
His chi to a duel,
He cannot now change
His predestined circumstances
Or fate.
For predestination is done in heaven
Where man present to Òsa
He wishes and desires.
Ehi mwen
Ehi bo mwen
Lahor' do not be forgetful.
Sokpan, favour me even when my store houses
Flows unending with tempestuous rage,
Wealth in abundance like the ikpoba river
Ehi o r'uwa.
Ehi mwen
Ehi z'ogie
A man in conflict with his emena
Shall never be king,
Forgive me, my ignorances;
Dos and don'ts.
Tamuno, even in disagreement
Still lead me on my all knowing
Invisible half.
ghops..
As I recall
the physical remains
of [my] childhood
were left in storage unit number [...]
in [...], a town by a river.
As we drove away,
[never] to return,
dad made me give up
my spending money
to buy cigarettes for [...]
She smoked, and [...]
we ate prickly pears and [...]
I got a sticker in my ton[gue and ...]
the [engine?] block cracked and [...]
she said not to play with the black kid and [...]
We drove for [...] days [...]
in dirty places where people gamble
and eat listlessly at the [...]
Enough.
There is no putting this back together.
There is no finding the parts.
And that's ok.
However it happened, I'm still here.
And this day is dawning unbroken.
[CHORUS]
Bila vila hey. Bila vila hey. Condaque sala do nachi.
Bila vila hey. Bila vila hey. Sindaque viti con nasur.
Bizgua ninsamen, vocu la trel. Domar un daji, una quesan.
Bila vila hey. Bila vila hey. Kendu saqui, amen.
[RAFIKENAN]
Listen. She's calling you.
Dont ignore your invite.
Look to the heavens, look to the earth.
Come and dance in the light.
Sing with me, dont be afraid.
Dance with me, pray with me.
Tell her your troubles, she'll help all she can.
She sends her spirit to you.
[RAFIKENAN and CHORUS]
Bila vila hey. Que nasu la trel.
Vondu la hesa. Vondu que nal.
Bila vila hey. So sinquenda vi gue.
Come mother earth, amen.
[RAFIKENAN]
Give me your hand. Give me your heart.
Tell her your pain, for they will soon depart.
Put down the seed, and watch it grow.
Its turns to a vine, and through the earth it will flow.
[ALL]
Bila vila hey. Kondu shi taki nan.
Sique le vudu que nal.
Le qu sepan, no domen aternal.
Viki condu senal, por amen.
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