Celestial Glory Evangelical Ministries, Sunrise Villa, Ofili Gaga, Aule, Akure (2026)

28/06/2023

Kindle the Light divine
From Heaven above.

Ẹ tan fìtílà mímọ́
Láti ọ̀run wá

04/02/2022

New Moon Service is the only CCC service where candles to be lit on the altar is directly collected from members & not from matah.

04/05/2021

A Chant to Àyángalú1

O minstrels' true spirit

Who at its skill makes

One eat food of a miser,

A good morning to you.

You who makes one walk

The road never known as

If it's a familiar labyrinth

I hope you slept well?

The genie that speaks

Volume from inside its

Wooded abode to set a

Pace for dance steps.

Bright brain behind band

Rhythm that spells love,

Emotions and affection

To all exquisite damsels.

Your descendants are joy

To all the village girls;

Friend to all socialites

And delight of the nobles;

Their magic fingers make

Many a young lass aptly

Grab the hands of their

Lappa to trigger their

Waist into fine squirm till

Refreshing sweats flood

Their skin such that lads

Consider them all wifely:

All from the lifeless goat

That speaks like human

At the marriage of kọ̀ngọ́2

And àyàn3 during all fests.

That gángan4 drum could

Speak in human nasal is

Not without the help of

Your finger nails. So I say

As Ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀5 doesn't trail

Unadventurously in town,

So does your presence

Bring ecstasy and life.

I invoke today your spirit

On my plight and fate so

That my word may echo

And experience peace.

©Tosin Abegunde

Monday 3rd May, 2021.

Transliterations

1. Àyángalú is the spirit or god of drums according to the Yorùbá cosmology. It is worshipped by all drummers in Yorùbá land.

2. Kọ̀ngọ́ is the specially carved stick used to play talking drum.

3. Àyàn is anyone who beats or plays drum in Yorùbá land.

4. Gángan is the talking drum. It is used for all forms of festivities.

5. Ṣẹ̀kẹ̀rẹ̀ is also known as rattle in the musical world. It is made of a dried gourd and bead. It is significant among musical instruments such that it is never used to mourn. It is only peculiar to festivities or merriments.

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