Ekele Eze Nwanyi Di Aso

"Ekele Eze Nwanyi Di Aso" is a stirring Igbo setting of the traditional Catholic prayer, the Salve Regina (Hail Holy Queen). The song opens with a bright, reverent chorus that greets Mary as the Queen and Mother of Mercy—our life, our sweetness, and our hope. For Nigerian choirs, this piece brings the familiar, comforting words of the Rosary's concluding prayer into a rich choral harmony that feels both majestic and deeply personal.

The verses walk faithfully through the ancient text, translating the plea of the "banished children of Eve" ("ụmụ Eve achụpụ achụpụ") who sigh and weep in this valley of tears. In the second verse, the choir asks the Blessed Mother to turn her eyes of mercy toward us and, after our exile, show us the blessed fruit of her womb, Jesus.

Worship leaders often bring this piece out during the Marian months of May and October, or as a soaring recessional hymn on feast days dedicated to Our Lady. The final section builds into a layered polyphonic entry where the voices call out titles of Mary—Mother of Christ, Mother of the Church, Mother of Mercy—creating a moving climax that leaves the congregation with a profound sense of Mary's maternal care.