46, 47 & 48. ORUNLA

Fetishes:
Both of Orunla's fetishes are consulted to obtain oracles. The ekuele, is a chain about 16 inches threaded through charms and talismans. The talismans are made of metal, coconut shells, seeds and pieces of tortoise shell. The ate, or ifa board, is a round piece of wood about 14 inches across. It is engraved with the four cardinal points and other symbols necessary for the babalawo's reading of the oracle.

Ornaments:
Kola nuts, a balance, and deer antlers surround his fetish.

Power objects:
The ifa board, which is used as a percussive instrument in some ceremonies. A horse hair whisk used to drive away evil.

Collars:
Alternating yellow and green beads.

Offerings:
Orunla likes yam puree. Black chickens.

Dances:
He has no specific dance, since he does not "come down". Dances are held in his honor.

ORUNLA 1

yo ko mi lo bo/gui a ya ra guo/yo ko mi lo bo/
gui a ya ra guo/yo ko mi lo bo/gui/

The kola will save you.
We go to buy the secret.

Repeat as desired

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

|        S      |        S      |l itot.
|               |               |r

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

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

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

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

Alternative:

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

ORUNLA 2

o fe/ye gue de o lo/se ra do/
e ņi ki la ba/che o fe/ye gue de o lo/
fe ri sio/e ņi ki la ba a/che a guo/

Honor the big water gourd.
Not the one with the secret.
Who will watch over us?
The one with the secret.

Repeat as desired

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

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

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

ORUNLA 3

o un ko/o/o run la/(rest)/
o yu/e ye/lo gba la/i fa/
fu un ko/o o/o run la/(rest)/
o yu/e ye/lo gba la/do.../

The goat is saved.
He can say no.
Ifa's goat is saved.
He can say no.
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   O      |r

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

Alternative:

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

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

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

This is the last piece in the oru del eya aranla.