Kabiyesi Modupe

Eyes fluttering open to

the rising of the sun

My soul, it leaps with joy in realisation

that the Lord has blessed it

with the gift of another day

Excitement building up within

I whisper and say to Elohim

"Kabiyesi, Kabiyesi, Kabiyesi, modupe o"

Thanking the king of Kings for

the beauty of a new dawn

Leaping up and out from my resting place

I present to him an offering of praise

Hips, they wiggle gently to the left,

stirring up a dance to 'Olódùmarè'

Another wiggle emerges, this time

veering the hips to the right,

offering gratitude to 'Olórun Agbaye'

Last night, numerous souls that laid down to sleep

the beauty of this mornings light, they are no more to see
Yet, once again, the faithful 'baba', has kept me safe

'Oba awon oba' has really been good to me I mused,

as my soul catches up with the movement of my hips

rejoicing in tune to the King's faithfulness

Full dance now in swing
face heavenwards

proclaiming, I sing
Baba mi
Osuba re re o

Oba taori, tan'rise owo re

Èsé o, modupe, mojuba o

'Kebiyesi, Eledami'

May your Kingdom come
and your will be done today

From the rising of the sun
till the going down of the same
©Remi Banjo, July 2008
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