Orin (song)
Ogun ma ma je nbimo ole
Ogun ma ma je n bimo ole
Kii jeniyan o ni laari
Ogun ma ma je nbimo ole
translation of the song
Ogun, do not let me have a thief as child
Ogun, I beg you don’t let me have thief as child
it does not allow one to be significant in life
Ogun do not let me have a thief as child
This means Ogun do not support and entertain evil steps or evil endeavour. Hence people of OGUN must be upright, plain, honest, diligent, supportive and encourage people to be the best of themselves.
Ogun is one of the greatest divinity whose power is incomparable with none of the other divinities that graced the surface of the earth. Based on his fantastic strength, power, energy and force, he was chosen by OLODUMARE to come to the Earth plain by leading other divinities with his superior power wielded with divine cutlass which till today has not been properly explained, as there is great riddle and mystery beneath the physical explanation of Ogun ALADA MEJI, O FI KAN SANKO, O FIKAN YENA, THAT IS, OGUN THE OWNER OF TWO CUTLASS, ONE IS USED TO CLEAR THE PATH AND ONE TO CLEAR THE BUSH.
Ogun was the one who cleared the way for other divinities on leaving ORUN (the city of Heaven) journeying to AYE AKAMARA (the Earth plain). The fundamental Ogun that came from Heaven with the other divinities is known as ”OGUN EREJA ”, because of his itinerant or gypsy or nomadic warfare. He was better known as OGUN – OGUN THAT IS THE WARLORD OGUN, WHICH MEANS OGUN IS A WAR LORD.
IN FACT OGUN’S NAME IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOLLOWING NOUNS:
OGUN– WAR
OGUN – INHERITANCE
OGUN – MEDICINE OR MEDICINAL PURPOSE
OGUN — TWENTY
OGUN – CLIMBING OR GOING UP
OGUN — WITHOUT LIMIT
OGUN — RIVER, THE WATER OF LIFE
OGUN — A STATE OF BEING, AN ENTRANCE TO LARGER LIFE, A GATE TO A BETTER CONDITION
OGUN –THE NAME BEHIND THE WARLIKE STATE OR JUNGLE
Virtually, all families of the world must choose Ogun as their guiding divinity, because of one fact, life is a state of war. War and battle for survival starts from the belly or womb of the mother known as IGBALE OR GBALE (the house or womb of secret), indeed the weak soul is consumed from the womb, and the stronger and the fortunate or virile survive the battle OF THE WOMB. The unfortunate ones are consumed right away from the womb without pity, hence on getting to the physical state, the battle for survival continue, ranging from the emotional disequilibrium, to famine, poverty, diseases, losses, court case, death, weakness, idleness, lack, indiscipline and other negative vibrations known in IFA parlance as ‘AJOGUN ORUN’ (the punitive knights of heavenly doom) which by nature are called the spiritual warfare that are bound to make or mar your being or consume you if proper steps are not put in place. Life is compared to a typical jungle where bigger or smaller animals are consumed on daily basis based on their level of wisdom or fighting spirit. Do you not know that antelope or Gnus are constantly prone to an attack from ferocious and great felines of the jungle. Nothing differentiates the animal jungle from the jungle of man where the weak and the ignorants are consumed daily either by the cool hand of death, diseases and other life forces beyond human control. The spirit of Ogun serves as a supporting aid to deter evil forces of life from consuming our destiny or destroying the divine plan of Olodumare for our life.
There’s a great song that reinforce the above analysis
Ogun na ni o wole deni
ogun naa ni o wole deni
eni ra ni lajo , ni wole deni
ogun na ni o wole deni
translation
Ogun will take care of me
Ogun will take control of the situation
Whoever send one an errand will take care of our household
Ogun will take care of our lives
The above song is more than an ordinary song, it is more mystical and divine than ordinary in its interpretation. No life exist or survive without a proper support from ethereal, life is a spirit and spirit is life, without spirit, life is useless and meaningless, hence, support your life with sound spiritual steps and be strong to know. That life is a jungle and the weak and the idle in the jungle would be consumed without pity just like there is no ignorance in law, likewise no pity and ignorance in spiritual law of life. The first step to win in the jungle of life is to avoid ignorance, complaining , condemning, criticising and being idle. So many powers that are negative are watching you to prey on your steps and life, be prepared and armed yourself with sound spiritual wisdom, support yourself with sound mental control and physical discipline to become part of divine creature in creation that must strive from generation to generation. Remember that heaven helps those who help themselves, for the host of heaven to help you, you need the support of Ogun as part of the divine plan to see you through the jungle of life.
God bless you,
Olayinka Babatunde Ogunsina Adewuyi