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''Sensemayá'' is a composition for orchestra by the Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas, which is based on the poem of the same title by the Cuban poet Nicolás Guillén. It is one of Revueltas's most famous compositions. ==Poem== Guillén's poem evokes a ritual Afro-Caribbean chant performed while killing a snake: : : (and so on) The poem "Sensemayá" is based on Afro-Cuban religious cults, preserved in the cabildos, self-organized social clubs for the African slaves. African religions were transmitted from generation to generation. These religions, which had a similar but not identical structure, were known as ''Lucumi'' or ''Regla de Ocha'' if they derived from the Yoruba, ''Palo'' from Central Africa, ''Vodú'' from Haiti, and so on. In this poem we meet an adept known as the ''mayombero''. He is knowledgeable in the area of herbal medicine, as well as being the leader of rituals. In ''Sensemayá'', the mayombero leads a ritual which offers the sacrifice of a snake to a god, perhaps Babalu Aye. This god, popularized as Babalu in the United States by Desi Arnaz, is the Afro-Cuban spirit who has the power to heal, or spread pestilence. One of the main motives in ''Sensemayá'' is based on this word ''mayombero''. This chant "mayombe, bombe mayombé", is an example of Guillén's use of repetition, derived from an actual ceremony. This chant is also the basis for the Inti-Illimani song "Canción para matar una culebra". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sensemayá」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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