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Fetish:
Babalu Aye resides in a large clay frying pan, with another turned upside down on top as a cover. A gourd, in which guinea hen feathers from a sacrifice are inserted, is placed on top.Ornaments:
Two crutches and a rattle such as lepers used in the middle ages to warn passerbys. Two figurines of white dogs with yellow spots made out of any type of material.Power objects:
An aja, a corojo palm or coconut palm fromd broom held together by a piece of sackcloth. The broom is trimmed with cowrie shells and beads.Collars:
White beads with blue streaks.Clothing:
The typical dress of St. Lazarus as found in devotional images. It is made out of sackcloth covered with cowrie shells.Offerings:
Babalu Aye likes fermented corn meal. Stale bread. Water. A mottled rooster.Dances:
Babalu Aye always "comes down" as a sick person, with a bent back and gnarled hands. He limps and is very weak, falling down at times. His nose is full of mucus and his voice is congested and nasal. His movements are those of a feverish person, shooing away flies that land on his open sores with the aja. Babalu Aye also makes sweeping gestures through the air to clean it of evil influences. Whoever is possessed will want to lick pustules or wounds on those watching the ceremony. While bakini bakini bakini is being performed, water is poured on the floor. Everyone wets their fingers and pass them over their foreheads and the back of the neck. Later, the hand is kissed to protect against illnesses. Babalu Aye is followed by a circle of dancers, who dance bent over and limping.BABALU AYE 1
ba i ba o gue/de mo mo le/yanta a/mole ya/
ka ke ka ke/ka ke mo le/yan ta a/mo le ya/
Meet the elegant one.
That goes back and forth.
Relieving the earth's pain.
The arrogant protector.
The earth's strength.
Repeat as desired
|1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6| |S S |S S |l okon. | O O| O O|r | S S | S S |l itot. | M O | O |r |S S S | S |l iya |O O O |O O O|r |1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6| |S S |S S |l okon. | O O| O O|r | S S | S S |l itot. |O M |O O O |r |S S |S S S |l iya | O| |r |1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6| |S S |S S |l okon. | O O| O O|r | S S | S S |l itot. | M O | O |r |S S S | S |l iya |O O O |O O O|r |1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6| |S S |S S |l okon. | O O| O O|r | S S | S S |l itot. |O M |O O O |r |S S |S S S |l iya | O| |r |1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6| |S S |S S |l okon. | O O| O O|r | S S | S S |l itot. | O O | O |r |S S S S |S S S |l iya |O O |O O O|r |1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6| |S S |S S |l okon. | O O| O O|r | S S | S S |l itot. |O O |O O |r |S S S |S S S |l iya | O O | O|rAlternative:
|1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6| |S S |S S |l okon. | O O| O O|r | S S | S S |l itot. | M O | O |r | S S | S |l iya |O O O |O O O|r |1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6| |S S |S S |l okon. | O O| O O|r | S S | S S |l itot. |O O O |O O O |r |S S S |S S S |l iya | O |O O O |r |1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6| |S S |S S |l okon. | O O| O O|r | S S | S S |l itot. | O O | O |r |S S S S |S S S |l iya |O O |O O O |r |1 2 3 4 5 6|1 2 3 4 5 6| |S S |S S |l okon. | O O| O O|r | S S | S S |l itot. |O O |O O O |r |S S S |S S S |l iya | O O O | O|rBABALU AYE 2a ga ga go go/bo re e le/ko.../.../(rest)/(rest)/
ko o/ri ba ba/babalu a ye/
bo ri e le/ko o/ni ba ba/
The head is bound. Help us.
Father of the world.
The head is bound. Help us
Same as Babalu Aye 1
BABALU AYE 3
ba ba/e /a gua/
so ron so/ba ba/e /
ba ba o ri sa/so ron so/ba ba lu a ye/
y yan fo mo/re ba ba/chi re chi re.../.../
Give us relief.
Do us good.
Give us relief, father of the world.
Do us good.
Repeat as desired
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|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &| | S S | S S |l okon. |O |O O |r | S S | S S |l itot. | |M |r |S S S |S S |l iya | O O O | |r |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &| | S S | S S |l okon. |O |O O |r | S S | S S |l itot. | |M |r |S S S |S S |l iya | O O O | |r |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &| | S S | S S |l okon. |O |O O |r | S S | S S |l itot. | O O |O O O |r |S S S |S S S |l iya | O | O |r |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &| | S S | S S |l okon. |O |O O |r | S S | S S |l itot. | |M |r |S S S |S S |l iya | O O O | |rAlternative 2:
|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &| |S S |S S |l okon. | O O | O O |r | S S | S S |l itot. |O |O M |r | S | S S S |l iya | O O O | |r
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