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[wistful music plays]

[traditional upbeats plays]

[narrator] In the mid
17th to late 18th century,

the Alaafin of Oyo

who ruled over the Oyomesi
and the entire village

appointed Bashorun
to oversee the affairs of Oyo.

And there was no Bashorun more feared

and revered than my father,

Bashorun Ga'a.

[reverential music plays]

[man 1] Father,

-why are we waiting?
-[father] Just watch.

[man 2] What are the terms
that you're here to offer?

Nupe people will never bow to you.

And we will not secede our land.

It is part of our territory.

If that's the case,
then be prepared to die.

I will make sure I bathe with your blood!

[horse neighs]

Deal with them thoroughly.

[father] Destroy them!

[warriors yelling]

-[dramatic music plays]
-[warriors yelling]

[anticipatory music plays]

[screams]

[warriors groaning]

[warriors cheering]

[warriors grunts]

-[man 3] Get up. Get up!
-[warrior groaning]

[man 3] You! I said get up!

-Come here, kneel.
-[warrior groaning]

[warrior groaning]

Ilorin?

[grunts] Didn't I tell you
I would be the one to kill you? [grunts]

-[blood spurts]
-[man 1 heaves]

[laughs]

[warriors cheering]

-Aare Oyabi,
-[Aare grunts]

uh, congratulations on this great victory.

-Mm, it is a great victory.
-The victory belongs to all of us.

-It belongs to all of us.
-[laughs]

-Alaafin Onisile will be pleased
-[grunts]

-Hmm.
-when he hears about today's victory.

Um…

You will not be the one to inform

the Alaafin about my victory.

I'll do it myself. [laughs]

Eh, well done. Uh…

[sighs] You will go back to Ajase

and rest.

I will send for you
when the time is right.

Hm? Regards to your people.

That's good.

-Strong man.
-[man 3 laughs]

-[snorts]
-Um, Olaotan.

My father.

-Well done my son.
-[chuckles]

You will go to their palace,
seize all their slaves and valuables,

-Hm.
-then meet us at Oyo-Ile.

[father] Okay?

-[tuts] Uh, Onisigun. Ojo,
-Father.

you will go with him.

Because if we leave it to Olaotan,

he will behead all of them.

Uh, Oyemekun.

-[laughs]
-Mm-hm. Warriors! Great work.

[both laugh]

-[warrior] All hail!
-[warriors cheering]

[warriors chanting]
Ga'a! Ga'a! Ga'a! Ga'a! Ga'a!

[villagers cheering]

Ga'a! Ga'a! Ga'a! Ga'a! Ga'a!

This is the head of the Nupe King!

[crowd cheering]

I hereby appoint Ga'a

as the Bashorun

-of Oyo and all it's environs.
-[crowd cheering]

Bashorun Ga'a!

[crowd] Bashorun Ga'a! Bashorun Ga'a!

Bashorun Ga'a! Bashorun Ga'a!
Bashorun Ga'a! Bashorun Ga'a!

[narrator] He who has oomph,
everyone calls him Ga'a.

A warrior loved by all.

A great man. My lord!

[praise singing]

Let us go in warriors!

[indistinct chatter]

My husband!

-Yes? Yes?
-Son of quiver,

-son of arrow,
-Well done.

son of war.

-Welcome. Welcome.
-Thank you. Thank you.

-Welcome.
-Thank you [laughs]

[indistinct chatter]

Onisigun.

[background singing]

[man 1] Big brother! [laughing]

Big brother!

Mh! We are thankful, we are thankful.

[woman 1] Congratulations everyone!

-[crowd cheering]
-I want to greet my big brother.

-In this drunken state? Leave this place!
-Please be

-patient.
-What is wrong with you?

-Don't you know your elders anymore?
-[woman 1] You all know

What is the problem?

-Olubu, don't let me disrespect you.
-I will make you suffer.

[singing] ♪ Our warrior is victorious oh ♪

♪ Our warrior is victorious oh ♪

-♪ Our warrior is victorious ♪
-[Bashorun] Thank you.

♪ Our warrior is victorious oh ♪

-♪ Our warrior is victorious ♪
-A powerful man standing tall

has just arrived!

[Bashorun] Uh, keep 50 for us,

distribute 50 to the Oyomesi,

then sell the rest. [exclaims]

-Who is this?
-Lift your head.

Who is this sturdy fellow?
Ah-ah, what is it?

[Olaotan] Get up. Stand up.

Idi Al-Farouk.

He is the beheaded Emir's personal guard.

He killed four men
before we could capture him alive.

I thought if we sold him he would
fetch us a good price at the slave market.

He is so huge.

Sell him off. Ah-ah.

Who is this beauty?

-See how beautiful she looks.
-[Olaotan] Get up.

Didn't you hear me? Get up!

Are you deaf?

I found her among the Emir's wives

and brought her to take care of me
while my wife is pregnant.

Hey, don't bother,

-she belongs to me.
-[Bibanke] Ah!

Father,

-father, please don't do that.
-Uh, Bibanke.

My lord.

Come and take her in
and get her cleaned up.

She's to wait in my bed chamber.

Uh…

Oyemekun, let's go and eat.

[Bibanke] Let's go.

-[man] Guards! Get up!
-Look at her. See how she looks.

[owl hoots]

[intriguing music plays]

[door knocks]

[Bibanke] The female slave
that you asked us to clean up is here.

-[Bashorun] Let her in.
-Okay.

Now go in.

Useless woman, look at her.

See how she's acting.
Acting as if she is innocent.

[door creaks open and closes]

-[crickets chirping]
-[fire cracking]

What is your name?

[raises voice] I said what is your name?

My name is Zeinab.

Stand up.

-Stand up!
-[Zeinab gasps]

[Zeinab gasps]

-Remove your hands, what's wrong with you?
-[gasps]

[Zeinab continues gasping]

You better come here and eat.

I told my wives to stop
putting too much meat in the plate. Ah!

I cannot even reach the soup. Ah-ahn!

There's meat everywhere.
Ah. Ah! [smacks lips]

[mumbles] Putting quantity

that twelve people can eat on my plate.

Ah-ah!

-Take it easy.
-[Zeinab gasps]

-The food is not going anywhere.
-[Zeinab panting]

Ah-ah!

-When was the last time you ate something?
-[Zeinab smacking lips]

Since your soldiers captured me.

[shudders] I was just taken to the Emir

as a gift to him after concluding Ramadan.

Really?

Eh, you now belong to me.

I am your slave,

I will obey your command with my body

but not with my heart.

Your heart?

Of what use is your heart to me?
[scoffs] I don't need your heart.

Just my body, isn't it?

Then it's an agreement.

Agreement?

Who-- Who is making an agree--

Ah, please come to my aid.

Ah-ah! You, a mere slave?

An agree--

Stand up!

Who is making the bed?

Come on get on the bed! That is an order!

Who is… who…

Quickly!

Who is making an agreement with you?

I, make an… Come on, lie on the bed!
What's wrong with you?

Ah! I, make an agreement with you?

[splutters] Come… come on,
take off your wrapper.

What's wrong with you?
Am I the one… [grunts]

Ah-ah! Why are you looking
at me so emotionlessly?

You only want my body, isn't that so?

If you want my heart,
you will have to earn it.

Earn--

I'll have to earn…

I'll have to earn your heart?

Get-- Get up!

Come on, get up! Get up!

Get out! Get out!

I said get out! Look at this silly thing.

I will have to earn… Guards!

[tense upbeats playing]

My lord,

it is time.

[crickets chirping]

[man shouts] Ga'a!

Son of Yau Yamba.

A slave is buried without any regard.

The day leaps like a dog.

A slave will not grow old and say
he will no longer serve his master.

The whole of Oyo,

men of Oyo,

women of Oyo,

children of Oyo,

elders of Oyo,

you are all Ga'a's subjects.

Everything Ga'a says

it must all come to pass.

All your commands must be obeyed.

From today henceforth, whatsoever we say,

it shall come to pass.

Ga'a you have become a deity.

Ga'a you've become an elephant.

You are an elephant
who breathes with wealth,

one who takes down a tree.

A creeper that tries
to stand in the way of an elephant

goes along with the elephant eventually.

Olusalala!

Sturdy as a wall,
rise and become an elephant!

[elephant trumpets]

Gbangbala pays for Gbangbala!

The hill and it's occupants are initiates.

-Obatala always donning
-[metal jingles]

a white garment, he will run the race

that he wants to,when a dog sleeps,
how can he run the race?

A drunkard can't discuss with his drink.

No one will stand in your way.

No one opposes you!

Ga'a! You have become a deity.

May all you say come to pass.

From today henceforth,
all your commands must be obeyed.

No one dares to question your authority.

Ga'a, you've become a deity!

[narrator] After the death of the Alaafin,

the Oyomesi were ready
to select a new king.

Ga'a, welcome.

Eh! We welcome you
into the midst of the Oyomesi

uh, today.

Thank you Asipa.

I am happy to be among you.

Uh, the Oyomesi are

-seven in number.
-[elder 1] Mm.

-[Asipa] Six of us are
-Mm.

-here already
-[Elder 2] Yes.

And you are here with us also.
That makes us seven in number.

-[Elder 2] Yes.
-[Asipa] I will start from

my right hand side here.

Uh, that is Samunu.
Alapinni is the one beside him.

That's Gbakin over there.

-Eh-ehn. The person after him is Laguna.
-[Samunu] Laguna.

-And we see Akinniku.
-[Akinniku] Hm.

-[Asipa] Eh-ehn. Yes.
-[chuckles]

I'm Asipa, we know each other already.
Um, that's my seat over there.

But that one right there

belongs to your own forefathers.

Eh, yes

Now that you're here, eh,
the Oyomesi is complete. Ehn.

We don't argue among ourselves

and we speak with one voice.

[all] Yes!

-Right?
-No one knows it all.

-[all] Yes!
-[grunts]

[anticipatory music plays]

[Asipa] Eh-ehn.

[grunts]

-I enter a covenant with you today,
-[Asipa] Mm.

-because Oyomesi are seven,
-[Asipa] Yes.

-and one is Oyomesi.
-[all] Yes!

And henceforth,

we must not argue with each other.

-[all] Yes.
-We've made a covenant

because the day a child takes an oath

he doesn't know,
but the day he breaks the oath…

[all] He will face the consequences.

Whatever we make a secret…

[all] Remains a secret.

-It's an oath.
-[all] So shall it be.

Mh! Um,

-Bashorun.
-Yes?

The issue on ground now

-Mh
-that is of extreme urgency

is the issue of the coronation

of the new Alaafin

that is on the way.

-Yes, yes. [chuckles] Yes, you are right.
-Yes.

If the time is right, let's not delay.

I propose we do it today.

Labisi has been waiting for a while now.

That way, the provinces under Oyo

will eventually know
that we mean business.

-[Asipa] Ah, yes.
-Yes!

-[exclaims]
-Mm? Right?

[both laughing]

-I disagree.
-What?

[tense music plays]

[Alaafin] I said he dare not!

Ah ah

I appointed him as the Bashorun

and he wants to bite
the hands that fed him?

Ah-ah! [tuts]

-This matter…You see this matter?
-[woman] Your Highness,

-Your Highness… And I said it.
-This is not a recent issue.

I said it. I knew it.

I said Ga'a would eventually become

-a thorn in our flesh.
-[tuts]

[woman sighs]

-Iyalode,
-Your Highness.

it is true.

We shared a checkered history together.

-Mmh
-Ehn?

Yes. But,

that was in the past.

-[chief 1] Eh, and all the chiefs,
-Mh!

I suggest we call for a meeting

-between the Alaafin and Ga'a.
-Aha!

Yes, so we can finalize the issue today,

being the eve of the uh, Orun festival,

or what do you all think?

It's a good idea.

-It's a good idea. It's a very nice idea.
-[chiefs] Your Highness.

I make it a decree.

-I want you to summon him to the palace.
-Ah, Your Highness,

-he won't come.
-[chiefs exclaiming]

[Asipa] Ga'a?

[Asipa] I said he won't, he won't come.

-[chief 2] That's a taboo.
-[Asipa] Your Highness,

Ah-ah

-I would've suggested that let both Otun
-Eh?

and Osi that they should
go and meet Bashorun Ga'a

-and have a meeting with him
-[Otun] Ah-aah!

-today and not tomorrow,
-[Osi] Ah!

being the eve of Orun festival.

-[Osi] Ah-ah!
-[Asipa] Let them iron it out.

-Ah!
-[Otun] Uh, hold on, hold on,

do you now speak for His Highness?

-Don't… [grumbles]
-We will go together.

-Don't be a coward.
-[Iyalode] Patience

One can not be in a position such as yours

-and be scared.
-We will go together.

-Your Highness.
-That will solve everything

[crickets chirping]

[drum beats playing]

[Bashorun] I heard that

the Akeyo family

are causing trouble in the market
and that they've bought all your goods.

-Yes.
-Mm?

They are devourers.

They've bought the Iyalode

-over to their side.
-Really?

-Yes.
-Uh, don't worry, okay?

I will sort it all out soon.

-[groans].
-May you be well and strong my lord Ga'a.

-[all] We hail you.
-[woman 1] My lord.

Thank you. Thank you. Eh-ehn.

Happy Orun festival celebration!

[all] Thank you.

As you all know,

this is the first

that I will lead
since I became the Bashorun.

-[all] That's right!
-Yes.

Isn't that so?

-[all] It is.
-Alright.

I will send for all our ambassadors,

ambassadors of Oyo-Ile

that are in the neighboring kingdoms
including Oyo-Ile and Oyo-Oko to return.

Then I will appoint
my sons who are of age,

that are mature and my younger ones

that are up to the task

to replace them.

[all cheering]

Yes. Uh, Gbagi.

[Gbagi] My lord.

Good.

It's well with you.

Can you see?

[all] Mm.

This will be a means of identification

for all the sons.

Uh, Olukoye.

-Big brother.
-[Bashorun] Come here.

You will go to Ibadan

as the governor.

[all cheering]

[drum beats plays]

My oldest son,

Olaotan the merciless,
with a woman always on his lap.

-[all laughing]
-[Bashorun laughs] Yes.

You will go to Dahomey

as the governor.

You will go to Egbaland as the governor.

You will go to Ilorin

as the governor.

-[crowd cheering]
-[drum beats plays]

[Olubu] Big brother.

[laughs] Big brother. [chuckles]

[exhales]

What about me?

What about you?

You have not given me any title,

but you have given one to everyone else.

-You want a title?
-Yes.

-You want-- You want a title?
-[woman] Ah! My lord!

-Get him. Bring him here.
-[man] Get up!

-[Bashorun] You… you…
-Ah-ah!

-Carry him, carry him and hold him down.
-Big brother.

-Olaotan.
-[Olaotan] Father.

Bring me some alcohol,
we will get him drunk.

-[Bashorun] Yes. Don't you love to drink?
-Big brother, I can drink it myself.

Get him drunk. Yes.

-Get him drunk.
-[Olaotan] Open your mouth.

-Pour more.
-[women] That's enough. That's enough.

It's enough.

-Pour more, pour more. Get him drunk!
-[all booing]

-Get him drunk.
-[crowd sympathizing]

My lord, my lord.

Ayinba,

don't let me deal with you. Move back!

-Olaotan, pour more.
-Please.

-[Bashorun] Pour more. Are you drunk?
-[Ayinba] Ah, that's enough.

[Bashorun] Leave him, leave him.

Yes, that's good.

-Are you drunk?
-Mh!

That's it. A drunk person
cannot tell when he is drunk.

Uh, now go sit with the others.

-[grunts]
-Go take your sit.

Get up, get up, get up, get up.

-[Ayinba] Leave him alone.
-Watch your leg.

-[Bashorun] Well done. Yes.
-[grunts]

[splutters] Where… where is he going?
Come back here.

-Where are you going?
-Eh?

Where are you going?

You asked me to go sit with the others.

Ah-aah.

-You are to go and sit with the children.
-[Olaotan laughs]

-You can't sit with the adults.
-[crowd sympathizing]

-Now, this way. Yes.
-[man] You have said it,

-so shall it be.
-Quickly.

-Hurry up!
-Ga'a!

-Death is superior to sickness.
-Yes.

-Yes. Eh-ehn?
-A thief is superior to a witch.

All a witch has
a thief will eventually steal.

See how he is making my head swell.

Now, come on.
Let's continue to make merry.

What are you waiting for?
What is going on? [laughs]

[drum beats continues playing]

[Bashorun] I will go.

[crickets chirping]

[tense upbeats plays]

-Uh-huh. Asipa.
-[Asipa] Ga'a.

I wish you happy
eve celebration of the festival of Orun.

Everything looks so colorful. [laughs]

-Otun.
-Yes, that's me, that's me.

-Osi.
-Eh!

Greetings.

Ga'a, not to waste much time,

eh-ehn, these are

top officials from
the Alaafin standing before you.

They have a message for you.

I just came with them

to um… facilitate the meeting.

-Um… Otun,
-Hm?

-Osi, this is Ga'a.
-[clears throat]

I thought as much. Ah-ah,

but, ah,

you didn't come at a good time.

It's not a good time.
And you know I'm celebrating

uh, the eve
of Orun festival with my family

[chiefs]Argh!

It's not proper, no it's not proper.

[Otun] Uh, look, look, look,
that's not the reason why we are here.

The king asked us to tell you
that the coronation must take place

before this approaching moon appears.

Are you in agreement?

Ah-ah, please,

-why is the king in such a hurry?
-[Osi] Ah-ah!

-Yes.
-How dare you say that, Ga'a?

How dare you? Ah, you can't do that.

You can't second guess the king at all.

-[Ga'a chuckles]
-Huh?

So has the king now turned
to someone to be questioned?

[splutters] Le… le… let me speak, please.

[Ga'a laughs mockingly]

The elephant does not forget easily.

[tense upbeats plays]

Weren't both of you there on that day?

-[woman 1] Buy your vegetables!
-[man 1] Just take a look at it.

-[woman 2] Garden eggs for sale.
-[man 1] Please patronize me.

-[man 1] Look at this one too.
-[woman 1] Buy your vegetables.

-[woman 2] Baba, I am thankful.
-[man1] It's quite fleshy.

-[man 1] Please buy them.
-Please take a look. Patronize me.

-[man 2] Ga'a!
-[man 1] It's a 100 bags. It's a 100 bags.

-[woman 3] Buy jute leaves.
-[man 3] I can't accept that its 100 bags

Come, what sort of… of… of selfish

and senseless behavior is this? Why would

you be riding horses within the market?

-Ah!
-With such a crowd around.

To the Prince?

-Ga'a, wait. Wait, wait, wait. I'm coming.
-Big brother, please.

Big brother, please.

-What kind of nonsense behavior is that?
-Please don't

-be annoyed.
-[scoffs]

-How dare you speak to me in that manner!
-[crowd exclaims]

-It is so you would know what to do!
-Please be patient.

-Crown Prince? Please be patient
-Yes!

-Kneel! Apologize.
-I?

-Do what he asked you to do. Do it.
-Apologize to me.

-I In this village?
-Just once.

Who is supposed to get offended if not me?

-Seize him! Seize him!
-Who are you? Seize who?

-Ah, Crown Prince, forgive him.
-Come on get out!

Crown Prince, forgive him.

-Who do you want to seize?
-Crown Prince!

[villager] Crown Prince, forgive him.

-[exclaims] Big brother.
-[big brother] Take who?

[murmurs]

-[big brother blustering]
-Please, please.

Please.

-Big brother.
-Seize him!

-Seize him!
-[big brother] Ga'a!

-Ga'a!
-Big brother!

-Ga'a!
-Big brother!

-[man 1] Forgive him, please forgive him.
-[woman 1] Forgive him.

-[woman 2] Please forgive him.
-Ah.

-[man 1] Crown Prince, forgive him.
-[woman 2] Crown Prince, forgive him.

[crowd murmurs]

[groaning]

[man 3] Good job.

Flog him hard!

[crowd indistinct chatters]

[villager] Don't be tired.

-[groans]
-Don't be tired.

[Ga'a] Big brother.

Big brother.

-[sobs]
-[tense music plays]

[tense beats plays]

[Otun] Eh… ah,
we are the king's emissaries

and you have to yield

to the king's command

-because he reigns supreme over all.
-[Osi] Yes.

-Really?
-Yes.

Eh, that's fine.
You must also yield to my own will.

-[Otun yells]
-[blade piercing flesh]

[grunting]

[Asipa] Ah! They are royal chiefs!

Ah! [splutters]

Please. Please.

-Please.
-Ah, Asipa.

-Mm?
-Asipa!

You and I broke kola.

-Please.
-We took an oath to speak with one voice,

yet you brought hyenas to my home

-and my family!
-I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Ga'a, please.

Please.

Plead with him.

-Plead with him. Mm.
-I should forgive you,

-just this once!
-Yes.

But,

I have a message I want to send to Labisi.

It's piercing me, it's piercing me, Ga'a.

Please, please.

[tense beats swells up]

No, no. Please wait.

My lord, just thank your stars.

[Asipa] Uh…

-Asipa had no choice but to deliver Ga'a's
-[Asipa] Labisi…

message of compulsory suicide to the king.

-this is Oyo's message.
-[shuddering]

-This is not for me.
-[Asipa] Ah!

-[Asipa] You'll accept it.
-No!

-You have to accept it.
-[shuddering]

-Ah!
-It's Oyo's message to you.

You have to accept it. Here.

Yes.

-[tense music playing]
-[shuddering, screams]

These are parrot's eggs!

Oyo oh!

-[tense music continues]
-[Labisi exclaims]

Olabisi,

-Eh?
-from today

the gods of this land reject you.

[chiefs] Yes.

-The deities of this land reject you.
-[chiefs] Yes.

-Oyo rejects you.
-[Labisi] Aha!

[all] Oyo rejects you.

Oyo rejects you.

Ah! [pants]

[shuddering]

[Labisi] You, Ga'a!

[sighs]

Henceforth,

[inhales] I curse you.

I curse your lineage.

It shall not be well with you.

May you never find peace
and comfort wherever you settle.

[groans in pain]

-[tense music continues]
-[yelling]

[grunts]

[tense music dies down]

My lord, I come bearing good news.

Do tell.

Alaafin Labisi

has gone to be with his ancestors.

He is no longer among the living.

My lord, Alaafin Labisi is dead
and has gone to the great beyond.

Well done.

May you be well my lord.

[soft upbeats plays]

[exhales]

Here's your medicinal brew my lord.

[flute playing]

[blows air, slurps]

[clears throat]

[clears throat]

[Ga'a] Come help me with these clothes.

Help me take it off.

[Ga'a grunts]

[flute playing]

What else does my lord want me to do?

You know what I want.

I want the whole of you.
Your whole body and your heart.

[tuts] Get of you here!

Get out!

Call me Eyinju my wife.

-[cock crowing]
-[goat bleating]

-[Oye] I'm no longer fighting.
-You are no longer doing what?

My whole body hurts.

That's the reason you went
to battle the last time and vomited.

That's the reason
I don't want to go anymore.

Oye!

With all the battles we fought, didn't
father take the woman you brought back?

[scoffs] Which woman did he take from me?

-Say it again.
-He didn't take the woman from you?

I said say it again, Oye.

Say it again. [grunting]

Our senior wife,

is it true that

Bashorun is in love
with that slave Nupe girl?

The slave Nupe girl? That's not important.

[mouthing]

Uh, last night

when I and my husband were making out,

he was calling out
that slave Nupe girl's name.

He was calling out the slave girl's name

when you were making out, right?

Please what did you go there for?

Shouldn't it be the Nupe girl
that should be with him? Eh?

You were nosy, that's why you heard
and saw what you shouldn't have.

-Don't be offended. [tuts]
-Don't be offended, ma.

But I'm grateful for it.

Our senior wife, [tuts]

I just feel for Bibanke.

You feel for Bibanke?

Did Bibanke trip and fall?

Or… or does she have sores on her body?

Shut your mouths,
are you both unfortunate?

-Please, why are you all behaving so daft?
-[Bibanke sobbing]

See her mouth like the base of a gun.

-Please, don't be offended.
-Can't you see Bibanke sitting here?

Are you supposed to say
such in her presence?

Answer me.

-Don't be annoyed, ma.
-Don't be offended.

-[Ayinba] Mind your tongues.
-[Bibanke sobbing]

Mind your tongues.

-I swear by the gods,
-Ah, please don't do that.

-if you repeat such rubbish,
-We are sorry ma.

I will slice your tongues,
prepare vegetable soup

-with it and feed you with it.
-[Bibanke continues sobbing]

-We are sorry.
-[Ayinba] See her eyes like an owl's.

-We are sorry.
-What's wrong with you both?

-Stop crying. Stop crying.
-[Bibanke crying]

Stop crying.

May you not have reasons to cry.

[Oye] Please come. Come.

Eh!

Please go give this
to king Abiodun's daughter, Agbonyin.

-You know her? Eh-ehn.
-Yes. Yes.

-You know her.
-Okay.

-Princess Agbonyin had captured my heart.
-Please go and give it to her.

[Oye] Her beauty has no blemish.

-Her name danced straight into my ears.
-Let's take a look.

Her laughter is as cool
as water fetched in the morning.

[all exclaim excitedly]

-I covet this.
-Ah-ah!

I'm sure that
this is Oyemekun and Agbonyin.

-[all laugh]
-What's your problem?

-Agbonyin-gbonyin.
-Awww.

-Let me see.
-Oyemekun's wife.

The love for him

-has flourished in your heart
-It has flourished in my heart

-so strongly.
-so strongly.

-[all exclaim excitedly]
-Agbonyin!

[Oye] I was completely captivated
by Agbonyin's eyes.

Just like the hunter's trap
catches its prey.

-[giggles] Hmm.
-Eh-ehn, now listen,

-in the whole of this town,
-Yes?

-think about only me.
-[laughs]

And you are to have eyes for only me.

-Do you hear me now?
-Oye!

-Don't think about anyone else.
-[Abiodun] Agbonyin.

My father.

[Abiodun] Come.

-[Oye] Greetings sir.
-Greetings.

Thank you.

Good bye.

[woman coughing]

[Ayinba] My lord,

Bibanke has given birth

but the child is dead.

-Have you eaten?
-[child] Yes.

Hmm? Go and play, go and play.

My lord. My husband.

My lord.

Ayinba.

Come here!

A mere slave. Why not just go naked?

Can't you pull down your cloth?

Unfortunate being.

Me?

[Ga'a laughing]

-Father.
-Eh, Oye.

[Ga'a laughing] Good boy. Child of wealth.

Ah-ah, ah-ah.

Don't be downcast. Okay?

Don't be downcast. Hm?

Umm

You are going to Dahomey as a young boy,

but by the time you return

you would have become a man. Hm? [laughs]

When I was also young

I and my big brother Oluke
were inseparable. Always seen together.

I want you to always listen

to your older brother Olaotan.

Okay?

-Yes father.
-Mm-hm.

May the gods go with you.

-Amen.
-Hmm?

Eledua won't leave you, okay?

-My boy.
-[Oye] Amen.

My creator will go with you.

Patiently learn
all that you will be taught.

Go become a man and behave like a man.

Remember the son of whom you are.

You are Ga'a's son.

Son of Yamba.

Do you hear me? Behave like a man.

[laughs] Be a man.

[chuckles]

My boy. My boy

Mh! Behave like a man.

[sniffs]

Be a man.

[sighs]

[laughs] That's my boy.

You may go.

You may go. You may go, you may go.

-It is well with you.
-[man] My lord.

Yes?

Well done, be careful mh!

Quickly, quickly.

[Ga'a] The weather is…

Ah, well done.

Take it easy. Uh-huh. Gently.

Quickly, quickly, quickly.

Get going.

May it be well with you.

[adventurous music plays]

[horse snorts]

Agbonyin.

-Oyemekun.
-Yes?

-This is the way to Dahomey.
-Um, I have something to do, I'll be back.

Oye!

-[Oye] I'm coming.
-You wait there.

-[giggles]
-Agbonyin!

-Be careful. Don't fall.
-Agbonyin!

-Oye.
-Ah-ah. Good day.

-Go and meet him.
-[women giggling]

[Agbonyin] Oye.

-[Oye] How are you?
-Look at them [laughing]

[sings] ♪ Agbonyin,
who is as gentle as a dove. ♪

-Aww.
-You are funny [chuckles].

[singing] ♪ Two hundred men are gathered
They want your hand in marriage ♪

-♪ But they can't see ♪
-[giggles]

♪ The beauty the eye beholds ♪

♪ My Agbonyin ♪

-Hmm? [chuckles]
-♪ The one with a pure heart ♪

-Oye.
-[laughs]

-Thank you. Eh…
-[man] Oye!

-Eh! Let me take my leave.
-Ah! Eh-ehn?

-I will miss you.
-Let me take my leave. Okay, thank you.

-Oye… Hm?
-Ah, ah! Please, um…

I'm coming, I'm coming ehm!

I can't leave without giving you this.

-Ah! [sighs]
-Here.

It belonged to my mother,

may Eledua rest her soul.

It looks more beautiful
on your wrist than anyone else.

-Oye,
-Yes?

-I will wait for you until you come back.
-Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

-I'll be seeing you, okay?
-Hm.

[Agbonyin whines]

Allow me to take my leave. [grunts]

My Agbonyin. I'm going.

-[sighs] Okay
-I'll see you later.

-[man] Oyemekun!
-Thank you.

-Alright. Okay. Okay.
-I'm coming. I'll be seeing you.

I'll be seeing you.

Okay, bye.

Ah-ah, you are so drunk in love.

Can't you see her eyes?

-Let us go.
-[giggles]

He's very handsome.

-You can see Oye loves you so much.
-[Agbonyin chuckles]

He loves you, isn't it? Ah-ah.

[Ga'a] Prince Awonbioju,

with the support of the Ogboni

and I as the Bashorun

and the Oyomesi,

mh!

we have decided
to install you as the new Alaafin.

[all] Yes.

-Eh, thank you.
-But,

there are some things
that may oppose your being crowned.

Yes.

Firstly,

my kins who are governors in all
major kingdoms throughout the Oyo empire

are to pay tribute to me henceforth.

From which I will send
that which I deem worthy to the palace.

Hm. Are you satisfied with it or not?

I am satisfied.

Secondly,

your sister-in-law, the Iyalode,

has been enjoying
the market tax for a while now.

She has been lining
her pockets with all the interests

and has been
frustrating the market people.

-We will relieve her.
-Ah!

Ga'a,

ah, she is my first wife's older sister.

Are you satisfied or you are not?

[sighs]

I am satisfied.

Finally,

Edan-Asiko

-will be appointed as the new Iyaloja.
-[all] Ah!

[Samunu] What issues do you have?
He knows what he wants.

If he is satisfied with it

he would accept it
and if he is not he would reject it.

-Samu!
-Ah! Okay, I've heard you.[coughs]

Ga'a, Edan-Asiko your younger sister?

Are you satisfied or you're not?

I am satisfied.

[Ga'a] Your coronation will take place

immediately after the new moon.

May your reign be long

and lasting.

-[woman 1] Witch! Witch!
-[Zeinab] I'm not a witch, please.

-Flog her.
-Yes, flog her very well.

-Flog her.
-[woman] Beat her well. Yes beat her.

-Flog her.
-[woman 2] Beat her well.

-[Zeinab screaming]
-You!

-[screaming]
-You killed my junior wife's baby.

-[Zeinab screaming]
-[woman 2] Eh-ehn, flog her.

-[woman 2] Beat her.
-[woman 1] Flog her well.

-[woman 1] Witch!
-[Ga'a panting]

-[Zeinab screaming]
-Ayinba, what… what's going on?

-Beat her! Beat her!
-Ayinba, what's going on? Whats going on?

-Ayinba! [exclaims]
-My lord.

-My lord.
-What is going on?

-What's going on?
-The Nupe witch killed Bibanke's child.

So we want to burn her
and sacrifice her to cleanse the land.

-[Ga'a] Is that so?
-[Zeinab groans]

You want to burn her?
You're the one I ought to burn.

-You're the one I ought to burn.
-[choking, coughing]

Listen,

Zeinab is no longer a slave.

Henceforth, she's now a concubine.

-[cries]
-Oh yes!

Zeinab is now my wife henceforth.

-[exclaims]
-[Ga'a] So shall it be!

-Now hear this,
-Bitch.

honor is due to whom who deserves it.

A deity is accorded it's due respect,
whoever does not accord her respect,

I will cut off her head to Ogun!

-[Ga'a] Ah! Sorry, sorry. Take it easy.
-[Ayinba choking]

-Sorry, sorry.
-[Zeinab pants]

[Zeinab continues sobbing]

Did you mean all you said? [pants]

What you said earlier…

[sobs] That I am now your wife.

-[scoffs]
-[Zeinab continues sobbing]

I just said that
so that Ayinba and the rest

will no longer lay a finger on you.

[Zeinab crying]

If not for your timely arrival

-they would have…
-Uh, you…

[grunts] You may go
back to your room. Hm? To rest.

[Zeinab whimpering]

I desire to stay here with you.

That is

if you still want me. [gasps]

Uh… look,

What I told you
I wanted from the beginning,

is what I still want.

If you cannot give me that,

I don't want anything else.

Allah brought you to protect me

and that's why
you saved me from death today.

[whimpers]

My body

and my heart

I give to you.

[exhales]

[sensual music plays]

[Ga'a groans]

-[grunts]
-[moaning]

[both panting]

[goat bleats]

[Ayinba] Zeinab! Zeinab! Are you deaf?
Come here, come, come.

Come here. Just look at her,
tall for nothing.

Destined to be a mere slave.

-Nupe witch!
-[gasps]

Let me send you an errand.

[gasps]

Leave this place!

-You won't come again.
-[Zeinab pants]

-Get out of here!
-[Zeinab sobs]

Look at her. Nonsense.

[Oye] My father became so drunk with power

that he started demanding the unthinkable.

Ga'a, this is a taboo.

The Alaafin does not leave
his throne to go meet anyone.

You have turned me into someone who
uses the night as a cover to come see you.

Eh… Let us not waste time then.

I just want you
to prostrate to me, just lie flat.

Once you do that
you can go back to your palace.

-I?
-Yes.

-Prostrate to you?
-Yes.

I, Awonbioju?

A deity's warrior.

I, who sleeps at home yet scares myself.

Prostrate to you? Taboo!

Ah-ah. Eh, you just said it
yourself that it's a taboo.

You said it
before that you committed a taboo

when you left your palace to come here.

Make it two taboos and get it over with.

Prostrate and then
go back to your palace. That's all.

Don't you know that

if I prostrate to you
the position of an elephant

is not for childish minds like yours.

I am the real elephant.

Ah-ah, Awonbioju, did you forget or what?

I know your beginning and I know your end.

-Ga'a,
-Yes?

do whatever you want.

-Eh-ehn?
-I will not prostrate to you.

-Eh-ehn?
-Do whatever you want.

-Do whatever you wish.
-[chuckles] Well done.

-[Awonbioju] What do you mean?
-Well done.

-[Awonbioju] I won't bend to you.
-Eh-ehn. It's fine then.

You asked me to do my worst. We shall see.

Do you hear me?
I will not tell you not to be bold with me

but be ready to face the consequences.

I'm coming! [laughs]

[Oye] As a result of this

Alaafin Awonbioju's reign was a short one.

[dramatic music swells up]

Alaafin Agboluaje became the new king.

You are welcome to Dahomey.

The governor has been expecting you.
Hope you are not too tired?

-Not at all. Thank you.
-Ah!

How are you?

Ah, we are thankful.

-[laughing]
-My brother!

-Oyemekun!
-You look good.

Yes. How was your journey?

-Ah, it was good.
-Ah-ah!

-It has been a while.
-Yes,

big brother, it has been a while.

-Welcome.
-Olaotan,

-[laughs] Yes.
-governor of Dahomey.

You live like an Alaafin here.

-Yes, that's true.
-[laughs]

Ah! Ogun!

Ah, this is a real sword.

We do not train with sticks in Dahomey.

You youngling, come on,

let's fight.

How do you-- Hold on! Wait, wait.

[Oye] As soon as I went
to learn combat in Dahomey,

my father established himself

-as the kingmaker and the kingbreaker.
-Agboju, Agboluaje or what are you called?

[Ga'a] Ah, I'm ashamed on your behalf.

-[Oye] Alaafin Agboluaje had
-[Ga'a] I'm ashamed

-no love for bad behavior.
-on your behalf.

-Yet my father was not ready to stop.
-[Ga'a] And you call yourself

the Alaafin.

[Oye] My father proposed
that the Alaafin's outfit

was not befitting enough
for the Bebe festival.

[chuckles] Come to my aid. Even my slave,
my slave cannot dress in this manner.

I will cut his head off to Ogun.

Just look at him.

Anyone who sees you enter into my room
will think you are an important person.

They won't know
you are a big for nothing empty barrel.

-Bashorun. Bashorun.
-Yes? Yes?

Elewi-Odo is my friend, he's my friend.

[Ga'a] Mm-hm?

Let us allow peace to reign, please.

[smacks] It shall not be well with you.

It shall not be-- Both you
and the peace you talked about,

it shall not be well with both of you.

It shall not be well with you!

Did you hear what I said?
[splutters] If-- Ah!

As you are leaving, go straight
to the river and drown yourself.

[dramatic music playing]

[grunting]

-It may not come to your household again.
-There's no lie in that.

-[Oye] The next Alaafin after Agboluaje
-The fear of death

-was Majeogbe.
-does not allow one to attain

-a great position in his father's house.
-He was aware of my father's

reputation, hence
he was reluctant to take the throne.

-You have to.
-Do you care to listen?

-[all] Yes.
-I won't accept, even with all your pleas.

[all exclaim]

[Oye] He contacted three seers
from three kingdoms

to fortify himself against Bashorun.

[growling]

[all] Your Highness.

[Oye] He was crowned the king afterwards.

As for Agbonyin,

not a day goes by without me
sending a token of my love to her.

-Well done.
-Greetings.

-[man] Princess Agbonyin.
-Eh?

Prince Oyemekun asked me
to give you this small gift.

-Ah, thank you.
-Greetings.

-Bye.
-Greetings.

-[grunting]
-[swords clanking]

[menacing music plays]

[grunting]

[both continue grunting]

[Oyemeku grunts]

-[Ogun gasps]
-[Oyemeku grunts]

[Olaotan] Oye, in war
we don't extend a hand of friendship

to our enemies.

You have to finish her off.

[coughs] I can't kill her.

-My brother!
-[Olaotan grunts]

-Oye…
-[panting]

you can never be a warrior.

-Never.
-[Oyemeku pants]

-[man 1] Please patronize me.
-[Oye] Different events that could

alter the course of my life
were happening in Oyo-Ile.

Come, come. Come.

[man 2] My friend please be careful.

-Lubu, please be careful.
-[Olubu] Yes?

-[man 2] Carefully take your steps.
-[man 3] Carefully.

[all laughing]

He who spends his money to drink
doesn't die on the streets,

-he will get home.
-[man 3] He will get home.

-You've been joined together again.
-[women chattering]

-[women laughing]
-Wow. Who is that lady in the middle?

-Ah, which one?
-Ah-ah. [tuts]

-[man 2] She is Princess Agbonyin.
-Didn't you see his cap?

And the way he was walking.

[man 2] That's the most
beautiful lady in the land.

-Mm-hmm.
-But be careful Olubu.

That lady you're looking at,

she's the daughter of Prince Abiodun.

-Eh, so what?
-[woman 1] Yes.

-That his cap, ehn.
-I'm also Bashorun's younger brother.

-[women laughing]
-[Olubu] And I will do as I please.

-[man 2] Lubu Lubu!
-[woman 1] Isn't it?

-[man 2] Lubu Lubu!
-[man 3] A man himself!

[Olubu] If you keep hailing me
like that, I'll misbehave.

-Good day.
-Good day.

-Good day.
-Wait a minute, did you see what happened?

-Ah-ah!
-Take this.

-It was serious.
-Agbonyin.

-Come here. Why?
-Ah-ah!

-Why did you ignore my call?
-Eh, come here.

[scoffs]

-What is it?
-You're… You are a beautiful young lady.

-You are beautiful.
-Ah-ah, what?

-You are beautiful.
-What?

-What is it? Leave my away,
-Thank you. Leave me alone.

-What is wrong with you? Come here!
-Ah! Ah!

-I said I don't want to embrace you.
-What is wrong with you?

It seems you don't know
who you are talking to.

-Get out of my way!
-Who are you?

-[man 3] What do you want to do?
-[Olubu] Stay there!

-Look…
-Come! You… you…

-[woman 1] Agbonyin! Agbonyin!
-You can't see me? [splutters]

-[blade piercing flesh]
-[Olubu yells]

-[woman 2] Agbonyin! Come let's go!
-Lubu! Lubu!

-What is it? What is it?
-Don't go anywhere.

-Ah! You cannot escape!
-[Olubu groans]

-Don't let them escape!
-You can't escape!

-What is it? Did it fall off?
-[Olubu] She has sliced it off.

It fell off?

-Lubu, walk gently, please.
-Come with me.

-You cannot escape.
-Come with me.

-She has sliced it off.
-They must not escape.

-You!
-You what?

-Will you beat me?
-[Abiodun] Alright then.

The punishment he will get
is what I want to see.

Prince Abiodun.

May you be well.

-[Ga'a] Princess Agbonyin.
-Just observe.

[Ga'a] Uh, but my daughter,
uh, there's just something… [tuts] ah,

you didn't do right.

You should have sliced that thing
that you mentioned off completely.

Did you hear me?

Uh…

-Prince Abiodun.
-May you be well.

Don't be offended.

I assure you that he will be punished…

accordingly.

-[Abiodun] That's what I want.
-[Ga'a] Did you hear?

-He has to be punished.
-In addition,

Gbagi will bring a bag full

of cowries

to you as a form of atonement.

[Olukoye] Uh, my prince,
just as my big brother has said,

let it end there.

Please don't be offended,
don't be offended.

Agbonyin, so sorry

for everything that he did to you.

-Don't be offended. Ah!
-That is okay.

She can hear you clearly.

-We are only apologizing to her.
-You, you will will see.

We are the offenders,

-we'll be the ones to apologize.
-I said not like this.

-This is the person you should reprimand.
-What's wrong with apologizing to her?

-Reprimand the animal in your household.
-That man--

Big brother!

She must be punished!

She must be punished!

That good for nothing girl
almost sliced my penis off

yet you didn't do anything.

Won't you do anything?

Big brother, won't you do anything?

-You are a bastard.
-[yells]

-I relieve you of your title!
-[exclaims] Big brother!

-Big brother! Ah!
-[Ga'a] You are a bastard!

-You still remember me?
-If we were not siblings,

-I would have cut your head off too.
-Do you still

-Ogun! I relieve you of your title.
-remember me?

-[Ga'a] I would have killed you.
-It's alright then.

What you have done is good.

-[Ga'a] Ah, what a pity!
-[Olukoye] Big brother!

What a pity!

If we consider the weight
of his actions, we will overreact.

Eh? Please be patient.

-Ah, please don't overreact.
-[sighs]

Big brother, please take it easy.
Please, I beg you.

-I beg you.
-[breathing angrily]

I thought of something.

In order to remove this ridicule,

why not let me marry Agbonyin?

-Hm.
-[anticipatory music playing]

[Oye] After training in Dahomey,

I returned to Oyo-Ile as a warrior.

-Oyo-Ile.
-[Oye] There's no place like home.

Let's go.

[trumpet blowing]

-[Ga'a] My sons are back.
-[Oye] My father.

[laughs]

-Oyemekun! Well done.
-Greetings father.

Well done, well done, well done.

-Ah-ah! Ah-ah!
-Greetings father.

It shall be well with you.

-Olaotan!
-Father.

Welcome, welcome, welcome.

How was your journey?

[Oyemeku chuckles]

Oyemekun!

-I have missed you, father.
-[Ga'a laughs]

I missed you too. Now, from today

you've also become
a man in the house of Ga'a.

[All laugh]

-Well done, well done. Get up, get up.
-[Olaotan laughs]

-[Ga'a] Olaotan.
-[Olaotan] Father.

[Ga'a] How is Dahomey?

-[Ga'a laughs] Yes?
-[Olaotan] Father,

Aje-Olokun made me prosperous

-in Dahomey town.
-Eh, I can see that.

Dahomey fairs well under my protection.

-Hm. Thanks to Eledua.
-Hm

-Zeinab.
-My lord.

-Welcome home.
-[laughs] Hmm.

As I came in father,
I noticed some ongoing preparations.

And I know that
all this preparation is not because of us.

You are right about that, you are right.

Uh… tomorrow

my brother,

the governor of Ibadan will get married.

Um, uncle Olukoye?

-Yes.
-[all laughing]

-May the gods bless their union.
-[Zeinab] So shall it be.

So shall it be. So shall it be.

Which of the maidens
is my uncle getting married to?

The most beautiful maiden in all Oyo-Ile.

Excluding my own daughters.

[laughing]

Princess Agbonyin

is the one my
younger brother has eyes for.

Aha! [laughs]

-My uncle has a very good eye.
-[Ga'a] He does, he does.

[Olaotan laughs]

[woman 1] Your Highness.

[crowd] Your Highness.

[woman 1] May you be well
and strong, Bashorun.

-May you live long, Prince Adegoolu.
-[man 1] Greeting, child of wealth.

You look forlorn,
hope all is well with you?

[woman 1] I greet you all, elders of Oyo.

[crowd] Thank you.

-[Oye] I'm tired due to the long trip.
-May good things like this never cease.

-You're tired due to the long trip?
-[crowd] So shall it be.

-Let me tell you this, the door of life
-May life always be sweet for you.

-opens in two directions.
-[crowd] So shall it be.

It may open inward or outward.

-People of Oyo may life always be sweet.
-When it closes, it closes

-hard.
-[crowd] So shall it be!

-[man 1] If something isn't yours,
-[woman 1] Hail, hail, hail!

-then it belongs to someone else.
-[crowd] Hail! Hail!

♪ We picked a date the day is here ♪

♪ We picked a month it's here
We are celebrating in this land ♪

♪ May we all have reasons to celebrate ♪

♪ Eledua has done this for us ♪

♪ May it last long ♪

♪ So shall it be ♪

[Majeogbe] Enough!

[drums beating]

[crowd] Your Highness!

Thank you.

I'm happy that

two prominent families
in Oyo are now united as one.

-[woman 2] Hmm. Yes.
-[woman 1] Two.

But,

what kind of unentertaining dance
are these dancers dancing, Bashorun?

Can't we find something else that would be

more entertaining than these funny dances?

-[woman 2] Hmm. Eh?
-Maybe we should make

-[woman 1] Eh?
-my best warrior

-face your own best warrior.
-[woman 2] Yes.

[crowd] Yes. [cheering]

How do you see this?

-[woman 1] It's good.
-Hmm.

I accept.

[crowd cheering]

Bashorun, now tell me,
who among your warriors will face mine?

-Father,
-[Ga'a] Yes?

-let me go.
-That's my boy.

♪ It's Olaotan that can do it ♪

♪ It's Olaotan that can do it ♪

♪ It's Olaotan that can do it ♪

[Majeogbe] Hey!

What is wrong with you?

Don't feed me, I'm not a baby!
Are you the one to tell me what to do?

Oyemekun,

the one who was sent
to Dahomey to learn how to fight.

Wasn't it paid for from
the government's purse?

-Ah!
-[crowd] Oyemekun! Oyemekun!

Father, Oyemekun cannot fight this fight.

-Father, let me fight.
-[Olaotan] Oye!

Oyemekun!

-[drums playing]
-[crowd] Oyemekun!

Oye, Oyemekun, I said you mustn't go.

You can't take this fight.

Let him fight.

-[Olaotan] Oye! Oye!
-[crowd] Oyemekun!

-[crowd] Oyemekun!
-Oye!

-Oye!
-[crowd chanting] Oyemekun!

-Oye, you don't have to fight.
-[crowd] Oyemekun!

-Oyemekun! Oyemekun!
-[Idi Al-Farouk grunts]

[man 2] Ahh!

[man 2] Is he human or a hippopotamus?

[Olaotan] Ah, Idi Al-Farouk!

I should have killed you
when I had the chance!

[laughs] I am Idi!

No one sees me and lives!

I shall kill you today

to avenge my master's death.

-Be careful and be patient, okay?
-Can you hear me? Show no mercy.

Kill him!

[drum beats plays]

[Onisigun] Be careful!
Be careful and beat him!

-[both panting]
-[drums playing]

[gasps]

Oye!

-[Olaotan] Oye!
-[Idi Al-Farouk grunts]

Oye!

[Onisigun] Stab him to death!

[crowd cheering]

[Onisigun] Move close to him!

-[Idi Al-Farouk grunting]
-Oye!

-Ah!
-[Olaotan] Oye, get up!

-[Olaotan] Oye, get up!
-[Onisigun] Get up!

-[Onisigun] Move close to him.
-[grunting]

Get up! Get up! Ah!

-[Olaotan] Oye!
-[Onisigun] Hit him!

-[both panting]
-[drums continue playing]

[Idi Al-Farouk grunting]

[grunts]

-[Olaotan] Oye! Oye!
-[woman screaming]

-[Olaotan] Oye, get up!
-[grunting]

-[groans]
-[crowd exclaiming]

-[Woman sighs]
-[blood splutters]

[Onisigun chocking]

[groaning angrily]

[sorrowful music plays]

[Ga'a] I've been disgraced!
I've been disgraced!

I've been disgraced!

I've been disgraced!

I've been disgraced!

I thought it was said that a child
does not die on his parent's watch?

So why me? [sobs]

So why should it be me?
My own son. My son.

Ga'a's son.

Onisigun! Onisigun! Onisigun!

Oyemekun! [sobbing]

Majeogbe oh!

You are ready to go
and meet your ancestors. [cries]

It's me, Majeogbe! [cries]

Me, Ga'a!

[crying] Me, Ga'a!

[yells] Me, Ga'a!

-[somber music playing]
-[crying]

[Oyemeku groans]

Sorry, sorry.

[Oye] A maize that isn't brought home
does not turn to pap.

[Oyemekun groans]

-Oye come home, we all do.
-[Oyemekun sighs]

Sorry, sorry. It will subside.

A snail is always cool,

its shell is never hot.

Oye, sorry.

This last one,

-you will inhale it.
-[groans] Huh?

What is it, Baba [grunts]?

It's to make you sleep well.

-This little amount.
-[breathes heavily]

If an elephant sniffs it,
it will knock him out.

Eh, you need to sleep
so you can get better.

When the sun sets

the night is definitely near.
Oye go to sleep.

-[Oyemekun groans]
-Sleep!

[Oyemeku exhales]

[wistful music plays]

Sleep well, child of wealth.

[dramatic music plays]

May you be well my lord.

May you be well.

May you be well.

-How is Oyemekun's health?
-Ah!

He is getting better.
Oye will survive my lord.

I told you Sasa,

I told you to allow me kill Majeogbe.

Allow me kill Majeogbe, you disagreed.

Do you want the same thing
that happened to my father

when my brother was killed
to happen to me?

Um, my lord, it's not so.

Uh, I will still give you
the same explanation I gave to you before.

Majeogbe has some powerful seers
working under him my lord.

Are they more powerful than you?

My lord he has
been fortified with a charm.

He has a retaliatory charm on him.

Once anyone attacks him,

the attack comes
right back on the attacker.

It's a terrible spell.

And you cannot break the spell?

-I'm trying--
-Sasa, you cannot break the spell?

-My lord I'm trying to break it.
-[Ga'a] You're not trying hard enough!

-Sasa try harder!
-My lord.

-Try harder, Sasa!
-My lord.

-Sasa, you're not trying hard enough!
-I'm trying!

-Sasa, you're not trying hard enough!
-I'm trying my lord.

-Be fast, Sasa!
-I'm trying.

-Be fast, Sasa!
-Father, please I beg you, just calm down.

-Ah!
-Father,

please calm down.

Father, sorry.

Please calm down.

Sorry.

-[Ga'a groans]
-Father,

-let us go to the palace.
-[breathes heavily]

Let's go bathe with their blood,

so they can know that the house
of Bashorun Ga'a cannot be ridiculed!

[breathes heavily]

No matter how angry you get,

you can't be as angry as I am! [groans]

But Majeogbe is the Alaafin,

he cannot just be killed.

[breathes heavily]

-Olaotan!
-Father.

Go tell Ojo

to return to Ilorin.

You too are to return to Dahomey.

And you should leave immediately.

Father.

[Oye] Alaafin Majeogbe blocked
all my father's escape routes.

He declared war on Bashorun Ga'a.

-[Asipa] Ga'a.
-[Ga'a] Yes?

-Greetings.
-Eh.

Greetings.

How is um, Oyemekun doing now?

Ah! Hmm. Please,

[tuts] he is a true warrior.

[the Oyomesi] Yes.

-[Asipa] He is a true warrior
-[Gbakin] Yes.

who fights bravely.

-Yes.
-Thank you Asipa.

-Thank you.
-Mm

-Ga'a,
-Mm?

while you were away,

Oyomesi received an order
from the Alaafin.

-Yes.
-[Sumunu] Ikubabayeye.

He said

from henceforth

he is going to double

the income tax rates

and tributes coming
from all the provinces.

-That's true.
-Yes.

-Well said.
-[Ga'a] Ah-ah,

what sort of foolish talk is that?

-[the Oyomesi] Ah-ah!
-Nonsense talk.

Don't you know this kind of law

will cause untold hardship
in the land and it will make--

-Ga'a, it won't cause any hardship.
-Ah!

-[Asipa] Yes.
-[Samunu] We'll just have to endure it.

-[Gbakin] It can't cause suffering.
-We just have to endure it.

-[splutters] And if… if… if they cannot…
-Uh, yes, yes,

-they will endure it.
-Uh, Ga'a,

The king also decreed.

It's a decree.

-[Samunu] Yes, it is.
-The king doesn't make suggestions.

-The king said from henceforth
-[all] Yes.

all your family members that are across

the provinces
as governors are to be removed.

-[all] Yes.
-And to be replaced

by the king's own nominees.

-[all] Yes.
-I am the Bashorun!

-And he is the king too!
-And so what?

-Yes.
-What will you do?

If you were not the Bashorun,
what can you do?

We supported you

-that's why you were untouchable.
-Yes.

-We no longer support you.
-We no longer support you.

Anyone who doesn't support the king

-will end up being ridiculed.
-What are you?

[Asipa] Rubbish!

[tense upbeats builds up]

[Oye] Agbonyin's marriage to my uncle

changed me completely.

-Hand it over, hand it over.
-My… my lord,

-I wish I had a little more time.
-Ah-ah,

-Sasa, are you alright?
-Yes?

-My… my lord.
-Tomorrow is the Bebe festival

-I under--
-there's no more time. Hand it over to me.

Ah! My… my lord,

don't forget to utter the incantation

just like I taught you.

Ah, I just hope
my powers will not fail me.

-[Crickets chirping]
-[tense music plays]

[thunder rumbling]

Oh ye death!

Oh ye words!

Evil stays with the devil!

[thunder continues rumbling]

Oh you who makes a person die painfully,

rise up!

[thunder rumbling]

[Ga'a] All the blood and water

running through Majeogbe's body

let them wage war against him!

Because a fly that perches on an elephant

will surely bow to the elephant.

An elephant never gives way for a man,

it is a man
who gives way for the elephant.

Majeogbe oh!

You are the fly,

I am the elephant.

Majeogbe make way for me, make way!

Make way!

[yells] Make way!

[exclaims] Aah.

[gasps]

[breathes heavily]

[grunts]

[tense upbeats plays]

[goat bleating]

[indistinct chatter]

[groaning]

-Ah!
-[breathing heavily]

What is it, my lord?

-Mm
-Is it that dream again?

-[Gbagi] My lord! My lord!
-[door knocking]

-[Gbagi] I greet you.
-I'm coming.

-[Gbagi] My lord!
-[sighs]

-My lord!
-[Ga'a breathing heavily]

What is it?

-My lord!
-[Zeinab] Ah-ah.

We received news from the palace.

-Eh? Hm.
-Alaafin Majeogbe

-died last night.
-[Zeinab] Ah

[laughing]

[squeals]

So that's how
Majeogbe's reign ended abruptly.

[exhales sharply]

His reign did not last long.

-My lord, people all over town
-Yes?

are rejoicing and dancing

and they're happy
that the Alaafin is dead.

Ah-ah, why won't they rejoice?

We are in need of a new king.

-Ah, my lord.
-Hm.

[chuckles] I need to go
to the tabernacle of the Oyomesi.

Hm, we need a new king.

-Ahhh!
-My lord!

-What is it? Eh?
-Is this an attack?

-Ah-ah.
-Is this an attack?

-Gbagi, what happened?
-My lord.

-[Gbagi] What is this?
-Ah-ah.

-Move, move, move. Move. Move aside.
-Ah!

-Ah! Ah!
-Ah-ah!

-[grunts]
-Abomination!

-Somebody help me! Ah!
-My lord.

-[Gbagi] Sit down. Sit down.
-[Zeinab] My lord!

-Ah! Help me!
-My lord.

Help me! Gbagi,

-what do we do?
-Ah!

-Ah! I'm done for!
-What should we do? My lord.

-I'm done for! I'm in trouble!
-Gbagi,

-who took my legs?
-I'm in trouble! [sighs]

-Gbagi, who took my legs and my hands?
-I'm in trouble! Ah!

[tense beats plays]

[Zeinab sobbing]

Raise his hand up.

-[Ga'a groans]
-[Zeinab] My lord.[sighs]

[door squeaks open]

Help me lift his hand.

[Zeinab continues crying]

-Ga'a Bashorun,
-Hm?

you can't remain in this state.

Now, get up and walk! Get up!

[Zeinab continues crying]

-[Ga'a groaning]
-[Sasa] Get up, get up.

[grunts]

-My lord, don't relent, get up.
-[Ga'a] grunts]

[sad upbeats plays]

-My lord.
-[Ga'a groaning]

Whenever a masquerade
is called upon he responds.

Bashorun Ga'a,

-get up my lord. [sighs]
-What do you mean?

Get up how?

Are you blind? Can't you see
that my father cannot get up?

-I'm… I'm working on him.
-[Zeinab continues crying]

[sobs] My lord. My lord.

-[yelps]
-[dramatic upbeats plays]

[Olaotan] You useless man clothed in rags!

Can't you see my father?

Does he look like someone who can get up?

-Olaotan,
-[Sasa grunts]

-leave him!
-[groans]

[Sasa] Please.

[Oye] Ga'a would not allow his pride
and dignity be shattered by the plague.

He was carried like a king.

My father ensured that

his in-law

Prince Abiodun,

Agbonyin's father,

came to his house
to be installed as the new Alaafin.

A taboo,

that which has never happened before.

[triumphant music plays]

[all] Your Highness!

[Oye] But who can dare question Ga'a?

For many moons,
there was peace and calm in Oyo.

My father allowed Alaafin Abiodun
to rule without any interference.

-And the Alaafin ruled justly and wisely.
-Your Highness.

My heart longed for Agbonyin still.

I heard she had a child
for my uncle in Ibadan.

[horn blowing]

[Eyinju] Agbonyin!

-[Oye] He looks so much like my uncle.
-Ah!

-[Oye] What's his name?
-[Eyinju] Agbonyin.

-[Agbonyin] Oluyole Iyanda.
-Welcome.

-Thank you.
-[Ayinba] Agbonyin,

-welcome.
-Thank you.

Ah!

-Her eyes are swollen.
-Oh, sorry.

-Welcome.
-Agbonyin.

-Take heart.
-Take heart.

-Accept our condolence.
-Take heart.

Agboyin [sniffles]

-Eledua will be with you.
-My wife, take heart.

-You shall not be afraid.
-Thank you.

-Sorry dear.
-Thank you.

Sorry. Ah, ah, ah, my son!

-Child of wealth.
-[Oye] We were surrounded by sorrow,

yet I found joy.

My uncle had passed on

and my beloved had come back to me.

The bracelet I gave her
still sparkled like the sun on her wrist.

I could not wait to reignite

-the flame of our love.
-Agbonyin.

Oye.

Will you take me

as your husband?

-Hm. [giggles]
-[soft music playing]

[Ayinba] Just look at her.

[Bibanke hisses] A mere slave.

Useless thing.

-Rubbish thing.
-Someone you don't wish to encounter

first thing in the morning.

-[Ayinba] Ah!
-Greetings.

-Agbonyin, child of wealth.
-[all exclaim]

-Don't be discouraged,
-[Ga'a] Welcome.

-all hope is not lost.
-That's right our senior.

-Eledua will take care of your children.
-So shall it be.

Um, Agbonyin,

-Go meet my lord.
-come close.

Thank you, thank you.

[Ga'a] Mm-hm.

Well done. Take heart.

May sorrow not be your portion.

Okay?

Hmm

Since you made my younger brother happy

till uh, the day of his death

and gave him a bouncing baby boy,

[tuts] listen all of you.

Agbonyin will not be a widow in her prime.

[Ayinba] So shall it be.
[Oye] So shall it be.

You will remarry in this Ga'a's house.

-So shall it be. [giggles]
-[Ga'a] Okay?

[Oye] Yes father.

-Agbonyin and I are--
-[Ga'a] I know. [laughs]

I will marry her.

-[tense music plays]
-Oh yes, I will marry you.

-Ah!
-[Ga'a] She belongs to me.

Well done.

-My lord!
-Yes?

[tense music playing]

Good for nothing old man.

You want to take over
your younger brother's wife?

Yes.

With the way you are presently? A cripple?

-[Ga'a] Eh?
-[Ayinba laughs] Please,

who knows
if your third leg is still active?

Nonsense.

It's done already.

And whatever I say is final. [sneers]

[laughs] It's done already.

Well done Agbonyin. Move close to me.

Move close to me, child of wealth.
Ah, such a beauty.

Welcome to the house of Ga'a
the second time.

It is well with you. [laughs]

Such a beauty.

Ah- ah

Oye, be patient.

[Gbagi] Ye!

[Gbagi] Oye!

-How will we find you now?
-Don't look for me, you'll never find me.

[Gbagi] Ah-ah.

Oye!

-Oyemekun!
-[Oye] I left Oyo-Ile

due to the marriage that took place
between Agbonyin and my father.

[Ga'a] Zeinab, come assist me.

[crickets chirping]

-Ah-ah, Zeinab!
-What is it?

Come and assist me!

Or should I call your new wife
to come and assist you?

[hisses, sighs]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[continues grunting]

[laughing]

-[grunts]
-[exhales sharply]

When I wake up,
I wake up to the bitter kola.

The bitter kola gives long life.

When I wake up, I wake up to the kola nut.

It's used to appease death
and appease sickness.

Change your form.

When a masquerade disrobes,
his voice changes.

Life, breathe.

-[frog crocking]
-[suspenseful music plays]

[laughing]

-[Zeinab] Cripple.
-[Ga'a grunts]

Take a… take a look at the slave.

A slave whose beauty has faded.

Yes!

The beauty that has faded
cannot be compared

to the beauty Eledua
gave Agbonyin. [laughing]

[Ga'a continues laughing]

-[owl hooting]
-[crickets chirping]

[door opening]

[Sasa] My lord Ga'a.

A river with a strong current.

-Welcome.
-I found an antidote.

But…

-[Zeinab] Hmm
-[sighs] Zeinab.

-My lord.
-Excuse us.

Bashorun,

the price will exact a heavy toll.

My lord, say something.

Should I go ahead or not?

[suspenseful music plays]

Ah ah

Stay where you are,
do not take another step.

What is this? Ah!
Can you see what I'm looking at?

[man groaning]

[man screams]

[dramatic music plays]

There's trouble! It has happened!

What happened?

The bird is gone and the nest empty!

-Ah!
-Agbonyin is dead!

-[women wailing]
-Agbonyin is dead!

-Agbonyin is what?
-Agbonyin is dead!

[women crying]

-Bashorun, get up and walk. Get up.
-[Oye] Nothing happens without a reason.

Sacrificing Agbonyin
was the healing my father needed.

-[yells]
-[somber music playing]

-[Sasa] Get up.
-[grunting]

[Ga'a grunts]

[sorrowful music plays]

-Wake up in your head.
-[groans]

Bashorun,

-wake up in your legs.
-[Bashorun sighs]

[sorrowful music plays]

-[Sasa] Walk!
-[Ga'a groans]

My lord, welcome back.

[sorrowful music plays]

The Nupe witch has struck again!

[wailing]

[women crying]

[somber music plays]

Ah! Yorubas.

[breathes heavily]

Ah-ah

[tuts]

[scoffs]

[spits]

[smacks]

[Oye] The news of Agbonyin's death
spread like wildfire.

I rode for ten days straight

from Ashanti without stopping to rest.

As I arrived at Oyo-Ile,
others were leaving for the same purpose.

[suspenseful music plays]

[muffled groans]

[Oyemekun breathes heavily]

My lord,

there's a woman here to see you.

-A woman?
-Yes, my lord.

At this time of the night?

-Yes, my lord.
-Ah-ah.

What kind of woman
comes her at this time of the night?

-Aare.
-Where-- Ah, ah, ah, ah.

-My lord. Ah.
-Aare, there's no need for that.

[Sasa] You're the
one who tied me up like a goat?

Yes,

-I'm the one.
-What is the meaning of this?

-How did you do it?
-[chuckles]

The herbs you used to make me sleep,

-is the one I used on you.
-Hope there's no problem Your Highness?

Aare,

-Your Highness.
-Come close.

Your Highness.

[tuts]

Bashorun has broken my front tooth.

-Huh?
-He murdered my only precious daughter

without any hesitation.

He used her for a ritual
to empower himself.

Aah, he has crossed the line.

He has committed a crime.

What do we do?

-We take care of it.
-That's exactly what I want,

to take care of it.

But Your Highness,

you can't kill Bashorun Ga'a alone.

If we want to get rid if him,

it has to be along with his children.

We have to wipe out his entire lineage.

If anyone is left out,
there might a reprisal.

That's good,

let's wipe out his lineage.

Look here,

-they will all be at Oyo-Ile
-Mh!

for the Orun festival.

Can you see that things are in our favor?

[Aare groans]

Aare,

are you with me?

I understand.

I'm with you.

Ah-aah. All the soldiers
that are in Oyo-Ile

are loyal to Ga'a.

He is the one they listen to.

Aare look at me,

don't leave me helpless.

I want you to arise

and raise an entire army.

Those that are capable

and are equal to the task,

that can end the shame I am facing.

Now, tell me,

why did you murder Princess Agbonyin?

-Me?
-Why did you murder her?

-Murder Princess Agbonyin?
-She did nothing to you!

She did nothing! What did she do to you?

She was pure in heart and soul,
why did you murder her?

-Why did you murder her?
-Oye, Oye, wait!

-Why did you murder her? Tell me!
-Let me explain.

-Let me explain.
-Why did you murder her?

-Let me explain!
-[breathing heavily]

Let me explain to you!

-It was important for us
-Yes?

-to do what we did.
-Eh?

It was truly grievous but

if we had not sacrificed
Princess Agbonyin,

we would've used you.

And it would not be good
for Ga'a to lose another child.

-[laughs manically]
-Oye!

Oye!

You should have used me instead.

-Eh, yes, it was because of you.
-You should have used me instead.

Oye, Oye, Oye.

-Come, come, let me explain it to you.
-Eh?

Things are happening in Oyo.

All the councils of Oyo,
they are conspiring

to declare war on Ga'a!

Your father needs you at home.

The whole of Oyo-Ile has high walls,

how will my soldiers gain access?

-Uh, one more thing.
-What is it?

As long as
Olaotan the merciless one is alive

and wears his helmet,

Bashorun Ga'a will be impossible to kill.

-[laughing]
-[suspenseful music plays]

Fear not,

I know someone.

Your Highness.

May you live long.

[combat music builds up]

Hear me!

It would be better
if war gets to him before I do.

-Can you hear me?
-Oye, Oye, Oye, listen to me.

Don't be like this.

-Oye, you are not a bastard, you
-Don't do what?

-are the son of Ga'a. You see the
-Don't do what?

-sacrifice we made, the sacrifice we made,
-Eh-ehn?

it was important,
we did it for the greater good.

It's just that
Princess Agbonyin was the way out.

-[screams]
-Oye, you're your father's son.

-[blade piercing flesh]
-You should've… you should've used me.

-You should have used me.
-[screaming in pain]

You should have used me.

You should have used me. [panting]

You should… you should have used me!

You should have used me,

You should have used me.

You should have used me. [sniffs]

You should have used me. [panting]

[sobbing]

[tearfully] You should have…
you should have used me.

[sobbing]

[Ga'a] Sasa?

My lord.

Sasa l'eniyan was killed like a chicken?

Ah, what a pity!

I hope the Alaafin does not suspect
that I'm responsible for Agbonyin's death?

-Gbagi,
-My lord.

send word to all my sons,

tell them all to return home.

-Immediately!
-Yes my lord.

[Ga'a] Yes. Well done.

[tuts]

[crickets chirping]

[tense music playing]

[Oye] My father's
recovery was far from perfect.

After Sasa l'eniyan's death,

my father became more vulnerable.

[Ga'a] Ah-ah.

Oyemekun?

You gave me quite a scare.
When did you arrive back in Oyo-Ile?

[Oyemeku panting]

[splutters] What… what…
what… Oye, Oyemekun!

Oyemekun! Ah! Oye!

-Ah, Oye!
-[grunting]

-[grunting]
-Oye! Oye! Ah! [choking]

-Oye, what's wrong with you?
-Murderer.

-Oye, what's wrong with you?
-You're a murderer.

-Oye, leave me alone! Ah-ah!
-Murderer.

-[panting]
-Twice,

you allowed her slip through my fingers,

-then you snuffed the life out of her!
-[Ga'a shouting]

-You snuffed the life out of her.
-Hey, hey, Zeinab, help!

Zeinab, help!

-Zeinab!
-Zeinab, help!

-What?
-She can't wake up.

-Eh?
-Zeinab won't wake up so easily.

I gave her the sleeping potion.
It's the same one I used on him.

It's the same one I used on him.
Do you hear me?

-You killed Sasa?
-She won't wake so easily.

-You killed Sasa?
-[grunting]

-[shouting in pain]
-Why did you kill her?

-[Ga'a whimpering]
-Why couldn't you just love her, father?

-What did she do to you? What did she do
-Ah! Ah! Ah! Oye!

-Oye! Oye! Oye!
-to you? She was innocent.

-She was innocent. She was innocent.
-[Ga'a crying] Oye. Oyemekun.

-[Ga'a sobbing] Oyemekun!
-You will know no peace!

-Oyemekun! Oyemekun! Ah!
-[Oyemeku crying]

Oyemekun!

-Oyemekun!
-[door opens]

I am your father. I am your father. Gbagi!

-[Ga'a] Gbagi! Gbagi!
-[crying] You let her perish.

-Gbagi!
-You will know no peace!

-Gbagi! Ah!
-Ah! You will know no peace.

-[Oyemeku sobbing]
-Oye!

-Oye!
-[Oye] You killed her! You killed her!

-[Oyemeku continues crying]
-Oyemekun!

[sobbing] Oyemekun!

Ah!

Oyemekun!

[Olaotan] If you were
not my blood brother, Oye,

-I would have cut your head off to Ogun!
-Then do me that favor.

-Don't do that.
-[yells angrily]

-Don't do that.
-Why should I not do so?

-Leave him. Leave him!
-Oye!

-Do me that favor.
-You just watch.

-Ah! Leave him. Didn't I tell you?
-[panting]

If you observe well enough

you will realize Bashorun's
enemies are behind this.

-Leave him. You see,
-[breathing eavily]

-if I handle you,
-[sniffles]

are you listening? If I handle you,

the blood in your body would dry up.

[breathing heavily]

If one is patient enough
to observe you very well

from the front and not from the side,

one will see that you don't
take after your father

or mother. Bastard!

Nonsense.

You'll talk to him
but he will never listen.

You, where are you going?

[percussions beats plays]

[crickets chirping]

[percussions beats continues playing]

♪ Water flows steadily ♪

♪ Water flows steadily, water flows ♪

♪ Steadily ♪

[tense upbeats plays]

♪ Water flows steadily ♪

♪ Sing with me, water ♪

♪ Flows steadily ♪

♪ Water flows ♪

♪ steadily, water flows ♪

♪ Steadily, water flows ♪

♪ Steadily, water has no hands ♪

♪ Water has no legs ♪

♪ Steadily, water ♪

-♪ Flows steadily ♪
-[indistinct chatters]

♪ Water flows ♪

-♪ Steadily, only a lazy person ♪
-[whistling]

♪ Can do it, only a lazy person ♪

-♪ Hail Ga'a let me hear you ♪
-[Oye] During the Orun festival

Aare and Alaafin Abiodun

brought in soldiers from Oyo province.

-♪ Hail Ga'a let me hear you ♪
-♪ Bashorun, Bashorun ♪

-♪ Hail Ga'a let me hear you ♪
-♪ Bashorun, Bashorun ♪

-♪ Hail Ga'a let me hear you ♪
-♪ Bashorun, Bashorun ♪

[soldier yells]

♪ The one who kills without a mark ♪

-♪ Hail Ga'a let me hear you ♪
-♪ Bashorun, Bashorun ♪

[suspenseful beats plays]

-♪ Hail Ga'a let me hear you ♪
-♪ Bashorun, Bashorun ♪

[tense beat plays]

[horn blowing]

[drums stop beating]

[people screaming]

[Gbagi] Don't be afraid,
don't be afraid. Stay calm.

You all should stay calm.

This is Ga'a house!

Guard the door! Quickly!

-Destroy them!
-[soldiers yell]

This is war.

[Olaotan] Quick, quick. Gbagi,

take Bashorun to his room.

Eh… [tuts] Ah-ah.

It has never been heard
that a king goes on transfer.

I'm not going anywhere!

-[war cries]
-[blades clashing]

-My lord.
-Big brother,

-Yes?
-I said you should hide yourself.

-Let's go, now.
-Ah!

-Close the door.
-Come on.

-You, go that way.
-[women screaming]

-[soldiers yelling]
-[blades clashing]

[soldiers gruntimg]

-[girl screams]
-Come on, don't be afraid.

-[soldiers yelling]
-[blades clashing]

Ga'a!

It is I, Aare Ona Kakanfo.

My soldiers have
surrounded your residence.

[Aare] But,

-you are the one we seek.
-Where is my helmet?

If you surrender yourself

without a struggle,

-your family members will see another day,
-[grunting]

but if you refuse

-and disregard my words,
-Mother, mother.

-if I come in to meet you,
-[yelling]

-I will behead your entire family.
-[yelling]

I have the authority and the

backing of the Alaafin
for everything I will do here tonight.

[grunts]

[woman screams] Mother!

Bashorun Ga'a!

[Zeinab screaming]

Aare Oyabi

-in Oyo-Ile?
-[Zeinab screaming]

Keep your mouth shut!

-[soldiers yelling]
-[blades clashing]

-[women crying]
-[blades clashing]

Aare!

You!

[groaning]

-Aare!
-[soldier grunts]

-[soldiers yelling]
-[blades clashing]

[blade piercing flesh]

[groaning continues]

[woman screaming]

[man screaming]

[Oyemeku panting]

-[yells]
-[blade piercing flesh]

Edun?

[cries]

[Gbagi yells, groans]

[groans in pain]

-[soldiers yelling]
-[blades clashing]

[both grunting]

[groans in pain]

Olaotan.

Olaotan.

[exhales softly]

-[man groans]
-[blade piercing flesh]

[triumphant music playing]

Ga'a!

I thought they said you had charms.

-[Zeinab] I don't know.
-That you are an elephant

and you have trampled on all of us.

Why then are you just staring
and not turning into an elephant?

-[Zeinab sobbing]
-Seize her!

-Now!
-Please! Please!

Please! Leave me alone! Leave me alone!
He's the one you came for, please.

I'm not related to them. Please.

[Aare] The Nupe witch.

Are you not his wife?

No!

[cries] I'm not related to them.

[sighs] I'm just a mere slave.

Let's go!

[pants] Leave me! Leave me alone!

[grunts]

Bashorun Ga'a!

[grunts]

-Oyo-Ile's strong one.
-[breathes heavily]

The elephant who makes the forest tremble.

So you are not more than this?

You are so tiny!

Squealing like a mouse.

-[grunts]
-[Ga'a groans]

Seize him!

[Ga'a shouting]

[dramatic music playing]

[Oyemeku groans]

[birds chirping]

[Oye] I ran for my dear life
to come hide myself in Ilorin.

[horse neighs]

[soft upbeats plays]

[man 1] Who is he?

[man 2] Who are you?

-I am Oyemekun.
-[woman] Sorry.

Son of the Bashorun of Oyo,
son of Bashorun Ga'a

-Son of Yamba.
-[shuddering]

[man 1] I have a message for you.

-[man 1] Let him sit.
-Sit here.

When I saw him awake.

Please, do you know the fate
of my father as we speak now?

The night Bashorun was captured,

He was taken to the Alaafin.

[crowd murmuring]

[crying]

Please have mercy on me, my lord,

It was a mistake.

[crowd continues murmuring]

How can it be a mistake?

[man 3] His Highness said enough.
His Highness said it's enough.

He is someone's son.

Look at his face.

Very wicked man, very useless.

-[man 1] What will he do?
-[man 2] See the way he's staring at me.

Ah!

[man 2] If there are two of his kind,

If there are two of his kind in a village

that village would be ruined.

[man1] He really destroyed things.

He did.

-[man 1] Ah, take him away from here.
-[man 2] You may drag him.

[man 2] Drag him
if he doesn't want to walk.

Ga'a,

a wicked man,

merciless.

One who thrives on others tears.

Is this not the end?

Town of Oyo, I congratulate you.

[all] Your Highness.

[scoffs]

-[all] Your Highness.
-Your Highness.Your Highness. [laughs]

-[groans] Ah.
-[crowd exclaims]

-[woman 3] Ah, what a pity.
-[crowd exclaiming]

Ah!

-[man 3] Take them out please!
-[indistinct chatter]

[man 2] Take this one out first.

-[man 4] Let us carry him.
-[man 3] Carry him out.

-[man 3] Carry him out.
-[indistinct chatter]

-[man 3] Take him away.
-[man 2] Take him away.

-[man 2] Kill him!
-[man 3] Take him away.

-Drag him.
-Take him away!

-Drag him out,
-We don't want him!

-He overdid it.
-[background chatters]

-Paint his lips on his body.
-[background chatters continue]

[Oye] I thought it was a child's behavior
that paved the way for him.

Ga'a's wickedness made
the whole of Oyo turn their backs on him.

After Agbonyin's death,
everyone wanted Ga'a's blood

as a deterrent to future tyrants.

[crowd chatters angrily]

[man] Death is the best reward for you!

-It is the best reward for you!
-The king asked for him to be burnt.

-You shall be burnt! It shall not be
-[crowd continues chattering]

well with you!

We got you!

-Hail, hail, hail! Hail, hail, hail!
-[crowd] Hail! Hail!

[indistinct chatters dies down]

You're not a coward.

[man] Useless.

[Ga'a] Don't let them hear you scream.

You all listen!

-[crowd] What is it?
-What does he want to say? What?

-[Ga'a] Ga'a!
-[crowd] Eh? Eh?

Son of Yamba departs.

-You are the son of Yamba.
-Fight for yourself.

-You must die
-But my death…

[woman] What is the issue?

will bring an end to Oyo-Ile.

-[crowd] That's a lie! That is a big lie!
-That's a lie! That is a big lie!

Your family now will come to an end.

-Big lie!
-Burn them alive!

-That's a lie!
-Lies!

-That's a lie!
-[crowd exclaims]

[crowd cheering]

-Yes! Good!
-You must die!

This is how a bad man dies!

Yes, burn!

[suspenseful music plays]

[fire cracking]

-[man] Hail, hail, hail!
-[crowd] Hail!

[Oye] I and Agbonyin's son Oluyole

-are the surviving descendants of Ga'a.
-Tomorrow morning

-Soldiers returning will take you back.
-I spent all my days in Ilorin

as…Gbangbalasa.

You are the only living descendant
of the house of Ga'a.

-[whimpers]
-Get up.

Ah, please,

don't hand me over to them.

Please, please, please.

Please, I beg you.
Whatever you want me to do, I will

-do it. Please don't hand me over to them.
-Get up.

Please, I beg you.

Please. [crying]

Oyemekun is dead.

-Oyemekun is dead.
-[Oyemeku whimpers]

Welcome,

Gbangbalasa.

-Welcome Gbangbalasa.
-[Oyemeku pants]

[triumphant music plays]

Thank you. [sobbing]

Thank you.

Thank you.[sobs]

[traditional upbeats plays]

Subtitle translation by: Anu Akiyode

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