Esu, Esu Odara, Esu lanlu ogirioko.
Okunrin ori ita. A jo langa langa lalu. A rin lanja lanja lalu.
Ode ibi ija de mole. Ija ni otaru ba d'ele ife. To fi de omo won.
Oro Esu to to to akoni. Ao fi ida re lale.
Esu ma se mi o. Esu ma se mi o. Esu ma se mi o.
Omo elomiran ni ko lo se. Pa ado asubi da. No ado asure si wa.
Ase.
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Etta James: ”The bad girls had the look that I liked. I wanted to be rare, I wanted to be noticed, I wanted to be exotic as a Cotton Club chorus girl, and I wanted to be obvious as the most flamboyant hooker on the street. I just wanted to be.” ~ Rest in peace to the one and only Etta James.
Amen to that Etta. RIP.
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