Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Baba Yetu!

Ufalme wako ufike
Utakalo lifanyike
duniani kama mbinguni.
"Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven"
The words of the Lord's Prayer are a powerful message for all who seek to follow the way of Christ: seeking God's will before our own, trusting in God for our daily needs; and valuing forgiveness as a central dynamic to both our relationship with God and our fellow humanity.

Our friend Rev. Keith Grant in Eastern Passage, Nova Scotia, is leading his congregation through a series of meditations on the Lord's Prayer and is including versions of the prayer from the tongues of many nations. Below you'll find both Swahili and Somali versions of the Lord's prayer from Matthew's gospel and a link to a wonderful choral arrangement in Swahili. You can find many choirs preforming Baba Yetu ("Our Father" in Swahili) on YouTube, but the link I've added is actually from Disney's the Lion King II. Ava loves it!! Hope you enjoy it too! (Please let me know if you are interested in the phonetic pronunciation of the Somali, I'd be happy to send it to you).



"Baba yetu uliye mbinguni:
Jina lako litukuzwe
Ufalme wako ufike.
Utakalo lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni.
Utupe leo chakula chetu tunachohitaji.
Utusamehe makosa yetu,
kama nasi tunavyowasamehe
waliotukosea.
Usitutie katika majaribu,
lakini utuokoe na yule Mwovu."
Swahili -- Matthew 6:9-13



Lord's Prayer in Somali

Haddaba sidatan u tukada,
Aabbahayaga jannada ku jirow,
magacaagu qoduus ha ahaado.
Boqortooyadaadu he timaado,
doonistaada dhulka ha lagu
yeelo sida jannada loogu yeelo.
Kibis maalin nagu filan,
maanta na sii.
Oo naga cafi qaamahayaga sidaannu
u cafinnay kuwa noo qaamasan.
Oo jirrabaadda ha noo kaxayn,
laakiin sharka naga du.
Waayo, boqortooyada iyo xoogga
iyo ammaanta adigaa leh weligaa.
Aamiin.

Worth a listen!
Baba Yetu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgxG5ccoIJI

This is another version with a youth choir with the

Swahili words included for you to sing along :)!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cPjUbDiuwA



posted by four_kennys @ Wednesday, January 30, 2008   4 comments

4 Comments:

At 12:12 AM, Blogger Shiloh*~ said...

I Would love to have the phonetic pronunciation of this prayer in Somali. It would be fun to say/learn it with the girls in my Pioneer class, or with some of our WMS ladies...or just to pray on behalf of the people of Somalia who have yet to get to know and Trust our Father in Heaven!! Thanks for sharing these with us!

 
At 4:13 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hiya, I'm interested in getting the phonetic pronunciation for this as well. Thanks!

 
At 9:29 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

I too would love to have the phonetic pronunciation, if it isn't too much trouble. I'm trying to learn this before a trip to Tanzania to visit a friend- and I would love to surprise him by knowing the Our Father and also to be able to pray with him in his native language! Thanks so much!

 
At 4:51 PM, Blogger four_kennys said...

It is great to see the interest in the Baba Yetu song. Back in 2008, we sent several Canadian churches and individuals the Somali phonetic version of the song. We will look in our files to see if we still have it. For the Kiswahili that Mindy and Jsty3105 are asking about, you basically read it as is. Kiswahili is already a very phonetic language. If you listen to the link, you'll see what we mean. Basically the stress is always on the second last syllable.

Hope this helps!

Aaron & Erica

 

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