A Deusa Dos Orixás [English translation]

Iansa, where is Ogum?

He went to the sea.

But Iansa, where is Ogum?

He went to the sea.

Iansa combs

Her soft hair

when the light of the full moon

shines on the waters of the river.

Ogum dreamed

of the daughter of Nana

and thought that the stars

were the eyes of Iansa.

But Iansa, where is Ogum?

He went to the sea.

In the land of Orisha,

love was divided

between a peaceful god

and between a god who fought.

A fight only ends

when there is a victor.

Iansa became the queen

of the crown of Shango.

But Iansa, where is Ogum?

He went to the sea.

• Artist:Clara Nunes