32 & 33. OBBA

Fetish:
Obba resides in a white toureen painted with flowers.

Ornaments:
She owns a wooden anvil, two keys, a shield, a mask, a toothed wheel, a book, armor, ears. All items made out of wood and copper.

Power objects:
Five golden bracelets like Ochun's.

Collars:
Alternating yellow and pink beads.

Offerings:
Doves.

Dances:
Obba cannot dance. Dances are performed in her honor She does not "come down". A designated "slave" in the center of the dancers' circle is whipped while the chorus sings. The face of the "slave" is covered with a mask.

OBBA 1

o ba/o ba ko i/ma guo a la/mo bay che/
You who increases.
Continue the mystery.
The knowledge saves us.

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.
|                       |                       |r

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

Alternative (iya):

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|
|S           S   S      |S       S       S      |l
|O   O   O           O  |O   O       O       O  |r

OBBA 2

o ba re le ko/a ya o si a/cha bo re le ko/a ya o si/
a ba re le ko/lo mo ba a/cha bo re le ko/a ya o si a cha/
bo e ku o ba/la mo ba o bi/ri i ga o ba/lo mo ma/
ba ya o si/e le ko/i ya o ba/lo ma ba/
e gue i ya/o.../e gue e gue/si.../
egue i ya/o.../e gue e gue/si a cha/
bo e gue e gue/ si la o fi/si o ku o de/i ma guo a da/
fe re le kun/fe re e ru/la fi nda/fa ra guo/
e yi o guo/(rest)/e yi o guo/a de/
fe te le kun/fe re e ru/la fi nda/fa ta guo/
ko ro e le/e le/ko e le ko a/da mi guo/
ko ro e le/e le/ko/

Knowledge's owner. Misery's wife.
Protect us. Knowledge's owner. Misery's wife.
Knowledge's owner. Misery's wife.
Suffering brings knowledge.
Honor the one that makes grow.
So we increase.
Misery. Knowledge.
Misery. Knowledge.

Part 1:

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.
|                       |                       |r

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

Alternative (iya):

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|
|S           S   S      |S       S       S      |l
|O   O   O           O  |O   O       O       O  |r

Viro

Part 2:

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.
|                       |                       |r

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

Alternative (iya):

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|
|S                S     |      S             S  |l
|            O     O    |                O   O  |r

Viro

Part 3:

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.
|O           M          |O                      |r

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

Alternative (iya):

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|
|    S   S              |S                      |l
|                O      |            O          |r

Viro

Part 4:

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.
|            O   O      |            O          |r

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

Alternative (iya):

|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 &|
|        S   S   S      |S                      |l
|O       O              |                O      |r