Àkàlàmàgbò, the mysterious creature of night,
Spirit bird of the aged mothers
Scavenger they call you
Oh ancient bird that repays evil doers
Mountain of a bird that bend the
Arrows of the enemies known and unknown

The proverbial bird that chirps at midnight,
Delivering death sentences to the wicked stepmother,
Àkàlàmàgbò, the...