Tuesday, February 2, 2010

I wrote an English part to one of the Burundi songs

I'm working on a song book for the combined English/Burundian section of the choir that we're launching Sunday week.
To that end, here's my English take on the song titled' Oh what a lovely morning'



1. Oooh, let us come now.
We should praise the Lord our God.
Oooh, He's over all.
He is worthy of all praise.
 
Chorus:
Praise him, for he made the heav'n and earth.
He is now, he is then, never ends, he's the wonderful Lord of all.
That's why we pray and praise him,
That's why he's worthy, always.
 
2. Oooh thanks to you, now.
My Lord Jesus' help abounds.
Oooh, speak of his love.
Tell the people how he saves.
 
Chorus:
Praise him, for he made the heav'n and earth.
He is now, he is then, never ends, he's the wonderful Lord of all.
That's why we pray and praise him,
That's why he's worthy, always.


Do you remember the Swahili song?
It goes like this:


1.Oooh, burakeye nimuze
twigendere guseng ‘Imana
Rurem’ isumba vyose [x2]

Chorus:
Nimuze tumusenge yemwe
Uuro mwami ni mwiza ni mwize umue ni mwiza yemwe
Aganza vyose yemwe
Isi n’ijuru ego [x2]

2. Oooh ewe Yesu nushimwe wanakoze
Reka nkuyage ukubwir ‘abatakuzi [x2]

3.Ndakuwirahiye we wampay-urukundo
Umunezero amahoro ntaco mbuze [x2]

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