Yemonja

Yemonja

Mother of the Foams of the Waters! (with reference to the foams formed from the meeting of the river waters with those of the sea, which is the place of worship to Yemonja)

Rhythms Canticles

Agere 05 to 07
Ilu 08 to 14
Ego 15 to 16
Hamuyia 17
Sato 01 to 04

01
We salute Yemonja, we salute
Yemonja

Auá aabô aiô Iémanja auá aabô aiô
Iémanja.

We are protected, our satisfaction is complete,
Yemonja protects us and fills us with satisfaction.
It's Yemonja.

02
The old mother arrived making us happy, we greet you Yémanja, the first one we call to bless our house and fill us with satisfaction, to use the river we chose to bathe, because the river we chose is the one you use for your bath.

03
We choose to bathe at home, at home we choose,
To bathe at home and she usually bathes in her river.
We choose to bathe at home, at home we choose,
To bathe at home and she usually bathes in her river.

04
Mother who adorns the hair by dividing it in the middle of the head, she has the habit of adorning the hair by dividing it in the middle of the head.

05
Who is the owner of the rivers? It's Yemanja
To whom we address expressing sympathy.
Mother of the rivers, mother of the rivers.

06
The Ogum River belongs to Yemanja, the Ogum River belongs to Yemanja
She has the river, has the river we chose to bathe, the Ogum River belongs to Yemanja, Mother, let's bathe, Yemanja may the river be good, Yemanja.

07
Mother of the river that sustains the children, we greet you
Who are sacred to us.

08
Mother whose children were born fish, lady who protected them
Until they grew old. Mother whose children were born fish,
Lady who protected them until they grew old.

09
Orixá and mother, you are the next to come to us
To give protection (support). Orixá and mother, you are the next to come to us
To give protection.

10
We are pleased (full) with the blessings
Received, blessings received, we are pleased
With the blessings received and, we love you, it is the Lady of Axé.

11
May we never be hurt by you
Orixá of the river, may you carry it (the hurt)
In your river, Orixá.

12
We greet you seeing in the river the one who is the
Lady of the river (of existence), she is the little mother
We greet you seeing in the river the one who is the
Lady of the river (of existence), she is the little mother
We are your children, we are your children, she is the little mother
We greet you seeing in the river the one who is the
Lady of the river (of existence), she is the little mother
We are your children, we are your children, she is the little mother

13
Yemonja interceded (on our behalf), interceded for our
Good. Yemonja interceded (on our behalf), interceded
For our good. She interceded for our good. Yemonja
Interceded for our good.

14
Lady of high society who fills us with blessings
In the river, Lady of high society, we are pleased
In the river with the blessings received, favorite, we accept
Your blessings.

15
Yemonja of the river, we are your children.
Yemonja of the river, we are your children.

16
In the river, we are (we feel) at home, Yemanja,
In the river, we are in our favorite house.

17
She leads, she saves (rescues) the bodies and guides in the river,
It is to the river that we greet, she leads, our favorite guide,
It is to the river that we greet, she guides, she is the
Our favorite guide in the river, it is to the river that we
Greet.