The Symbolism and Communicative Contents of Dreadlocks in Yorubaland by Augustine Agwuele

Author:Augustine Agwuele
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

Ori, the ruler,

Ori with the beaded girdle

It is Ori that makes it possible for one to wear the crown of wealth

It is Ori that makes it possible for one to hold a staff decked with jewelry

Ori created the kingdom for the one who wears the glistering white crown

My head, my creator, do not let me down

This verse reaffirms the rulership of Ori, marking it as the fate that seals one’s destiny. Ori causes an individual to conform to whatever was chosen before earthly existence. Understanding of the preeminence of this essence is provided by Abiodun, 18 who describes it as Ori apere, that is, the head; the head that sits atop the throne, the one that occupies the apex of the cone of existence, ibi sonso, the very source of being in Yoruba thought. Recognizing the directorship and leadership position of Ori—it harboring a person’s preallotment, and it providing access to its knowledge—people offer to Ori the following adulations: (2) Ori, Onise, Adaaye

Ori, Apere, As’akaramotaa loja ejigbomekun

Ateleni mo pada lehin eni

Ori, baba (oko) ohun gbogbo

Ori labaki,

Gbogbo ara ko je nkankan

Bi ori ba kuro li ara,

Okutu lo ku,

Kukuruku ara ko reru.

Ori jowo dakun;

Ma pada lehin mi,

Ori oko ohun gbogbo

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