Wedding day!
The blessing by Samburu Elders
Photo: Bernard Spoerry Mzee Lekalaile, Leram, Padre Lino
May you be hidden from your enemies like stars in the daylight - N’gai!
May we find time to sit and chat like owls in the wet season - N’gai!
May you be blessed with fat cattle, children and rain - N’gai!
And find many blessings on the path ahead - N’gai!
May N’gai take care of you and hide you in his armpit - N’gai!
And also in his stomach - N’gai!
May you slip thro’ the claws of danger and find shelter in the hole of a bead - N’gai!
Walk when the sun rises - N’gai!
Live as long and wisely as a bull elephant - N’gai!
Be brave, courageous and famous for your deeds - N’gai!
As outstanding as Ngai’s mountains, Oldonyo Nyiro, Sapache, Mt Kenya - N’gai!
May your life resemble the doum palm leaf, blessed with diversity - N’gai!
May you be the last in to shut the gate with heavy gardinia wood - N’gai!
May N’gai bless you and give you success in life - Atejo N’gai aya! Ashe Oleng!
Photo: Bernard Spoerry
4 Feb 2006
Photo: Bernard Spoerry Padre Lino, Franco and Saba
