Shango Oriki-Prayer

Oriki Sango – Praising the Spirit of Lightning

Alaafin, ekun bu, a sa

Alaafin, (the king of Oyo) snarls like a leopard and the people run away Eleyinju ogunna

One whose eyeballs glow like charcoal Olukoso lalu

Olukoso, the famous one of the cityA ri igba ota, segun

One who uses hundreds of cartridges to win victory in warEyi ti o fi alapa segun ota re

One who used pieces of broken walls to defeat his enemiesKabiyesi o

We honor you Ase

So be it.