26, 27 & 28. IBEDYI

Normally, this would be the place for Orunla, but since this ceremony is in his honor, he passes to the end, # 48.

Fetish:
The Ibedyi reside in two little pots. One is painted red and white and the other blue and white.

Ornaments:
They are represented by two small wooden dolls seated on miniature stools, tied together by a cord. The male doll wears Chango's collar. The female doll wears Ochun's collar.

Power objects:
Two rattles. Two small drums. Two sets of bells. Two white gourds with crosses painted on the sides.

Collars:
The same as Chango's and Ochun's.

Clothing:
The twins do not "come down". There is no prescribed clothing.

Offerings:
Sweets, popcorn, things kids like. Men suffering from impotency offer ram and goat testicles.

Dances:
The circle of dancers imitate the small skipping steps of children at play, giving little hops forwards and back.

IBEDYI 1

be yi i mo be/kun i mo bi/ņa re re/
ke le ke le/ya a la ba/ņa ido un i/
ņa re re/ke le ke le/ya/

Ibedyi, understand. Jump.
Busy here and there.
With the good fight. Jump.
Softly, lively.
Aņa's companions.
The sweet.

Repeat as desired

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
|S       S      |S       S      |l okon.
|      O       O|      O       O|r

|    S       S  |    S       S  |l itot.
|      M     O  |      M     O  |r

|            S  |            S  |l iya
|O     O O      |O     O O      |r

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &|
|S       S      |S       S      |l okon.
|      O       O|      O       O|r

|    S       S  |    S       S  |l itot.
|      M     O  |O   O   O   O  |r

|    S   S      |S   S   S   S  |l iya
|O             O|               |r

IBEDYI 2

e yi/re e e dun/be yi/la a e dun/
be yi be yi/la o be kun o/ya re/

Rich who give birth to two.
Monkeys give birth in pairs.
Rich who give birth to two.
They make mothers happy.

Repeat as desired (Yakota-a generic rhythm)

|1 2 3 4 5 6|
|S     S    |l okon.
|    O     O|r

|  S     S  |l itot.
|O     M    |r

|S S   S S  |l iya
|        O O|r

IBEDYI 3

repeat as desired

be yi/la e se a/re mu be yi o/ro e se.../.../

Twins make you rich.
Play drums for the first.
Play drums for the second from heaven.

Same as Ibedyi 2.