Hello,I'm brazilian,I have African heritage and very proud of it.
I wantes to tattoo "My mind,don't be afraid',and,haveing the yoruba knowledge I have,I had a 'Emi mi mase beru' tattoo,since I found no good yoruba-english dictionary in the internet and the yoruba-portuguese...pity.
Can you help me,fellas?
Mariana Anikulapo

marianikulapo: Hello,I'm brazilian,I have African heritage and very proud of it.
I wantes to tattoo "My mind,don't be afraid',and,haveing the yoruba knowledge I have,I had a 'Emi mi mase beru' tattoo,since I found no good yoruba-english dictionary in the internet and the yoruba-portuguese...pity.
Can you help me,fellas?
Mariana Anikulapo

Hello,

Well, "Emi mi mase beru" is a nearly accurate translation of "My mind, don't be afraid".
However, the Yoruba word for "mind" and also for "heart" is "okan", whereas the word for "Spirit" is "Emi".

So an exact translation would be: "Okan mi mase beru" -> "My mind, don't be afraid"
Your original translation "Emi mi mase beru", is the best translation however, because it conveys the right sense of translation from a Yoruba point of view, so don't change it.

I just gave you the above explanation for your information.

You can try this Yoruba -> Portuguese dictionary here: http://glosbe.com/pt/yo/

Good luck.

Odabo

Thank you!

Seja bem vinda querida irma Mariana.
Um abraço de vosso amigo uruguaio!

Obrigada!

Thank you,Africaman!
I no be lady at tall,I be Africa woman original

*at all

You're welcome Marian Anikulapo.

Fela himself sang 'I no be gentleman at all o!'.

odigba