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Orin ìbejì (Song for twin children) arranged by Taiwo Adegoke

from T​Á​Y​É​WÒ (Experience Life) by Seattle Guitar Orchestra

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The Yorùbá people:Ọmọ Káàárọ̀-oòjíire.
One of the three largest ethnic groups of Nigeria, in West Africa. Concentrated in the southwestern part of the country. Much smaller, scattered groups live in Benin and northern Togo. The Yorùbá numbered more than 35 million at the turn of the 21st century, making them one of the largest Ethnic groups in Africa. Yorùbá people speak Yorùbá Language.

ORIN ÌBEJÌ (Song for Twin Children) arranged by Taiwo Adegoke
There are many songs written for Twin children in the Yoruba kingdom, these songs, some of which are lullabies written specifically for Twin children and some are songs with Encomium to hail and calm twin kids.

Orin ibeji is a traditional folk song of the Yoruba people which has been for centuries ago with the composer unknown. It is believed that the song is sacred and the lyrics of the song are powerful and can make a woman's wish of giving birth to Twin children come true when it is being sung for Twin children to please the twin children.

This song Orin ibeji is sung by women who love and are willing to have twin children and most especially by Barren women who are yet to conceive and want a double portion of the child's blessings.

lyrics

The lyrics goes thus:

Epo n be, Èwà n be o!!
Àyà mi ò já, ó ye, àyà mi ò já láti bí ìbejì o,
Epo n be, èwà n be o
Mo lé po ní ilè, mo ní èwà ní òde o
Epo n be èwà n be o

Meaning :

There is palm oil, there is Beans!!
I am not afraid to give birth to Twin children
I have palm oil in my house and Beans in my possession.
Come to me, Twin children, I am capable to take care of you.

It is believed in Yoruba kingdom that, Twin children's best delicacy is Beans cooked with palm oil and that, there is a god that is responsible for making a woman bear twin children called Òòsà ìbejì. If you want to conceive a twin child, you can appease it by making sacrifice of cooked Beans and oil and feed all the available twin children in your environment and all those who are hungry and has nothing to it. When this is done, it is believed that if your intentions are true and it pleases the Twin god, you'll concieve and give birth to Twin children with ease.

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from T​Á​Y​É​WÒ (Experience Life), released February 2, 2023
Seattle Guitar Orchestra
Lucas Victor
Roman Lureinev
Kayoko Kado
Charles Stanton
Bob Stuart

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Guitarist and composer Mark Hilliard Wilson is the founder and director of the 21 year old Seattle Guitar Orchestra. He performs concerts once a month at St James Cathedral, where he is Cathedral guitarist, a position he has held for the last 12 years. Notable venues are churches along the Camino de Santiago, Weill Recital Hall with Ensemble Sospeso and the Royal Palace in Budapest. ... more

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