elesin

Question 1

What does Elesin say to praise singer when he offer to give horse

Answer 1

You’re like a jealous wife. Stay close to me, but only on this side.

Question 2

What does Elesin say to praise singer when he warns him that women make him weak

Answer 2

The smell of their flesh [the women], their sweat, the smell of indigo on their cloth, this is the last air I wish to breathe as I go to meet my great forebears.

Question 3

Elesin Stage Directions
(not I bird)

Answer 3

He performs like a born raconteur, infecting his retinue with his humour and energy

Question 4

Not I Bird Elesin

Answer 4

I unrolled / My welcome mat for him to see

Question 5

Elesin quote his duty and mission
Him talking about his eventual Death

Answer 5

My rein is loosened, / I am master of my fate. When hour comes / Watch me dance along the narrowing path

Question 6

What does Elesin say when he is in prision (iyaloja comes to bully)

Answer 6

My stench of shame is so strong; it requires no hunter’s dog to follow it

Question 7

What does Elesin say after doing the deed with his wife

Answer 7

Take it. It is no mere virgin stain, but the union of life and the seeds of passage. My vital flow, the last from this flesh is intermingled with the promise of future life