Funeral Dirge

Filed Under: Modern Poetry in Oral Manner

Rara

A new poem by Amore David Olamide, part lamentation, part evocation of the spirit of an ancestor to come forth from the grave.

Igbo biribiri, Okunkun biribiri
The commiserator of fallen trees…

Filed Under: Modern Poetry in Oral Manner

Iremoje

A funeral dirge by Amore David Olamide, in the style of the Yorùbá poetic chants sung at the funerals of dead hunters. See Iremoje for more examples of this style of funeral dirge.

Agbe bears, the grievous mourn
Aluko mourns its deepest treasure, aro…

Rara

Iremoje

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