Sàngó: The Wrath of Olódùmarè
Onílé iná
The Lord of the house of fire!
A dá‘ ni ní ‘jí
One who causes sudden dread!
Ògírígirì,
The terrible, rumbling One
Ekùn a-sè-‘ ‘ké
The leopard that devours the liar.
Iná òsán!
Iná gun orí ilé fe ‘jú!
Èbìtì ré fìrì se gbì!
Noonday fire!
Fire that mounts the roof and becomes glaring flame!
The murderous weight that strikes the ground with a resounding force!
Nzegwu, Nkiru (2000). BEN ENWONWU: ART FROM A SIXTY-YEAR CAREER – A RETROSPECTIVE. Ijele: Art eJournal of the African World; 1, 2. [http://www.ijele.com/vol1.2/index1.2.htm].