Oriki of Yemoja

Oriki YemojaAshe o Iya mi Yemoja!Mother whose children are the fishWho inhabit the primordial watersMother whose salt runs in our veinsAble to give life when ours has drainedMother who lives in our tearsRevealing yourself in both our darkest and happiest momentsAshe o Iya mi Yemoja!Your curves wind like the rivers that sculpt their travels in stoneEven mountains can not stop you on your journeyThere is no obstacle you can not circumvent,Nothing that can block your wayEven the hardest and strongestWill give way, or be overtakenAshe o Iya mi Yemoja!Without youWe can not liveWithout youWe can not thriveWithout youWe can not surviveAshe o Iya mi Yemoja!May you provide us with healthAsheMay you provide us with wealthAsheMay you provide us with someone to share our livesAsheMay you provide us with childrenAsheMay you provide us with longevityAsheMay you provide us with wisdomAsheMay you provide us with peaceAshe o!