Uli Si Na Ka Chi

 Uli Si Na Ka Chi

Come my beloved
Beloved maiden of Aforugiri
Aforugiri of Ohuhu.
Ohuhu of Umuahia.
Umuahia, land of the rising sun 
Rising sun of the Eastern region 
Eastern region of the River Niger.

Come to me Ola OMA.
OMA , beautiful daughter of Umu-Uda.
 Umu-uda of Nsigwu  
Nsigwu of Umu Udara.
Udara, the sweet fruit of Chrysophyllum albidum,
Chrysophyllum albidum of Chrysophyllum africanum,
Chrysophyllum africanum of the Chrysophyllum cainito.

I will decorate you with the hollow shaft.
Hollow shaft of the beautiful feather 
Beautiful feather of Ekwuru ụlọ.
Ekwuru ụlọ, the enchanted bird of my Chi.
My Chi will decorate you with Uli Okorobian of Rothmania hispida,
Rothmania hispida, twin sister of Uli Oba.
Uli Oba of Rothmania whitfieldi.

- By EKENYERENGOZI Michael Chima,
https://www.amazon.com/author/ekenyerengozimichaelchima

PS:
I have composed this panegyric poem on the beauty of Uli body art on an Igbo maiden in original Igbo form of poetic verse.  And including the sources of the Uli paint and the two types of the Uli.
The Igbo title of  Uli Si Na Ka Chi means that Uli is from the hands of destiny. 
My father was a native of Aforuguri and mother was of Umuda Nsigwu of Ohuhu in Umuahia North of Abia State in Eastern region of Nigeria. 

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