Repetitio by Renee Navarra

I present to you the text of Renee Navarra's repetitio in Ph 103 S (09h30 class) last Tuesday September 18. This is a rap piece she performed while her classmates clapped the beat. Unfortunately, the beat-clapping made it difficult to hear her words distinctly. We thank Renee for agreeing to have her text posted here. Thus, here you go, the text of Renee's repetitio y'all!


Repetitio
by Renee Navarra

Let’s go back to last week when we learned about heirophanies.
What’s that? Let me tell you something ‘bout these things please.
Basically, the sacred manifests itself
material, physical – something we can feel yo
but you won’t get it till I give examples tho.
Like the sky – it’s always up there while you are here.
Unreachable, you’ll never ever touch it, I fear
but our eyes see it so you believe it.
Manifestations show that the sacred really exist.
That is a heirophany
have to come in forms like these.
It’s really a necessity
‘cause we are all embodied here.
Humans need the kind of reminders that only makes sense physically.

It’s gonna take me a while to explain this to you.
I’ve got a couple more of these verses left to do.
So let’s get down and finish this review (4x).

Let’s bring this back to heirophanies with my boy Alyosha.
Who’s that? Let me tell you ‘bout this boy from Russia.
Lived under Zosima in a monastery
He was holy, known by the whole town legendary.
Then he died and his body did decay.
He ain’t all that like they say.
All this bothered Alyosha, but hey,
he realized now that Zosima’s underground,
Alyosha’s faith and his mind was renewed and sound.
He won’t have to care
‘cause Zosima’ll be everywhere
underground he’ll be there.
That is a heirophany.
Even mundane things be
also have capacity
the sacred really here, see.
Humans need the kind of reminders that only makes sense physically.

Now that I’ve explained heirophanies to you.
I’ve only got Gabriel Marcel left to do.
So let’s get down and finish this review (4x).

Last week we also talked about the lottery metaphor.
But first, I’ll tell you ‘bout reflectinos on this floor.
Objective, detached – that’s what we call primary.
Subjective – philosophy happens in secondary.
And now we got that we can carry on finally.
Detach yourself, life’s a bunch of lottery drawings.
You get you cards – what you get is what you’ll be dealing.
Lucky, unlucky, it is all a mystery.
You don’t know what you’ll get. This reflection’s primary.
One thing is for sure and it is your mortality.
Death is enough to jolt you from complacency.
This is when I start reflecting in secondary.

So you learned about heirophanies and the lottery.
I hope this review refreshed your memory.
So let’s wrap up and finish this review (4x).