“Baba Yetu”.
“Our Father”.
Sung by: Angel City Chorale.
Available on YouTube
The following Text is from
Baba yetu, yetu uliye
Mbinguni yetu, yetu amina!
Baba yetu, yetu uliye
Jina lako litukuzwe.
Utupe leo chakula chetu
Tunachohitaji utusamehe
Makosa yetu, hey!
Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe
Waliotukosea usitutie
Katika majaribu, lakini
Utuokoe, na yule, muovu e milele!
Ufalme wako ufike utakalo
Lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni.
Amina.
Our Father, who art
in Heaven. Amen !
Our Father,
Hallowed be thy name.
Give us this day our daily bread,
Forgive us of
our trespasses
As we forgive others
Who trespass against us
Lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from the evil one forever.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
On Earth as it is in Heaven.
Amen.
Missionaries of the 19th-Century used Swahili as the
Lingua Franca for spreading Christianity across
East Africa; consequently, a rich tradition of vocal music arose that blended European harmonies with
traditional African
call-and-response.
Baba Yetu literally means “Our Father”
and is a Swahili
translation of The Lord’s Prayer.
