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Reinaldo Robinson, April 11, 2008, Perico, Cuba, 2008

Yo bailo como bailaban ellos cuando yo me molesto bailo con el que est谩 subido. Hay gente que est谩 subido que me van a buscar al cuarto, 'vamos a bailar', 'pero si yo no bailo nada' 'vamos' y empezamos para all谩 y me dan la media vuelta. Pues as铆 mismo fue como Hilda les dijo. Mal茅 fue el que no dej贸 que Oddu se fuera. Esto estaba malo no s茅 que problema era el que hab铆a entre las cosas religiosas ah铆 fue que empezaron la haladera, 茅ste hala para all谩 y empezaron las peleas entre las personas y la falta de respeto. As铆 mismo fue. Ten铆a que ser Hilda. Fue sin hacer ceremonia, el tambor sonando. Fidela sentada con su santo sentada all谩 enfrente, 'yo voy a ver usted no se puede ir solo, usted no me puede dejar a m铆 aqu铆' 'haz lo que te de la gana'. Ella bailaba y ven铆a, 'eh y todav铆a usted no est谩 ah铆'. Y aquello era bonito compadre, bailaba y le dec铆a, 'no usted me tiene que esperar para yo irme junto con usted', 'esp茅reme ah铆, nosotros tenemos que ir juntos para all谩. 'Yo tambi茅n voy para la tierra de nosotros' baila por aqu铆 y por all谩, dale vueltas a la casa y de buenas a primera sali贸 detr谩s de ella. Por eso yo le digo las cosas hay que verlas. Ah铆 fue cuando vino Oddu y se llen贸 la casa de gente montada y Mal茅 parado, 'qu茅date aqu铆 conmigo y deja Africa'. El santo de Mar铆a Fidela lo halo.

 

Reinaldo Robinson, April 11, 2008, Perico, Cuba, 2008

Robinson: I dance they way they danced, and when I'm upset I will dance with a person who is mounted (in trance).  There are people who are mounted who come to my room to get me, "Let's dance" they say, "But I don't dance", I say, "Let's go", they say, and we start right there and they turn me around.  It was exactly the way Hilda told you.  Mal茅 was the one who didn't let Oddu leave. Things were not right in those times.  I don't know exactly what was wrong in religious matters, but that's when people started to fight with each other, and there was a lack of respect.  That's how it was.  It had to be Hilda.  It happened without ceremony.  The drum was playing, Fidela was seated with her saint, sitting there in front, "I am going, you cannot go alone", you cannot leave me here, do whatever you feel like doing".  She danced and said, "Eh, and you are still not there".  It was beautiful, I tell you, she danced and said to him, "No, you have to wait so I can go with you.  Wait for me, we have to go back there together.  I am going back to to our land too".  They were dancing here and there, going back to the house and suddenly he came out from behind her.  I tell you, some things you just had to see for yourself.  That's when Oddu came down and filled the house with people in trance.  And Mal茅 stood there, "Stay here with me, and forget about Africa".  Maria Fidela's saint pulled him back.

Iraida Zulueta Zulueta (Guyito) with Melba N煤帽ez Isalbe, December 12, 2008, Perico, Cuba.  (Continuation of A6)

Melba: hay una historia de Oddu Aremu en el ojo de agua que es la que nos hicieron de cuando Oddu se quer铆a ir para Africa, usted sabe algo de la historia, la ha o铆do como tal?

Guyito: bueno soy nieta de 茅l, seg煤n cuando exist铆an grupos de m谩s coterr谩neos de 茅l sucedi贸 eso. Entonces Oddu se fue para all谩 en la cabeza de mi abuelo y seg煤n se intern贸 en el ojo de agua y para lograr sacarlo hubo que vestir el trillo de muchas s谩banas blancas, chiquear a las Mercedes que es Oddu hasta que por fin lograron sacarlo y entonces queda origen de fundamento que se llama el ojo de agua del central Espa帽a que ah铆 estuvo Oddu Aremu.

Iraida Zulueta Zulueta (Guyito) with Melba N煤帽ez Isalbe, December 12, 2008, Perico, Cuba.  (Continuation of A6)

Melba: There's a story about Oddu Aremu at the Lagoon that they told us, that talks about Oddu wanting to go back to Africa.  Do you know anything about that story?  Have you heard of it?

Guyito:  Well, I am Justo's granddaughter, and according to people who were around at that time, this is what happened: Oddu went there on the head of my grandfather (My grandfather was in a trance with Oddu Aremu) and he sank into the lagoon, and in order to get him (Justo) out they had to dress the path with lots of white sheets and say respectful things to Las Mercedes, who is Oddu, until finally they were able to get him out, and that was when the Lagoon at the refinery Central Espa帽a became consecrated with Oddu Aremu.  Oddu Aremu was there.