Baba Yetu Soprano 2 Practice

Baba Yetu Soprano 2 Predominant Composer: Christopher Tin Baba Yetu (Our Father) PRONUNCIATION (approx.) Bahbah yehtoo, yehtoo⏝ooleeyeh Mbeengoonee yehtoo, yehtoo ahmeenah! Bahbah yehtoo, yehtoo⏝ooleeyeh Mmjeenah lahkoh ehleetookoozweh. Ootoopeh lehoh chahkoolah chehtoo Toonahchoheetahjee ootoosahmehheh Mahkohsah yehtoo, hey! Kahmah nahsee toonahvyohwahsahmehheh Wahleeohtookohsehah ooseetooteeeh Kahteekah mahjahreeboo, lahkeenee Ootoo'ohkoheh, nah yooleh, mooohvoo eh meelehleh! Oofahlmeh wahkoh oofeekeh ootahkahloh Leefahnyeekeh dooneeahnee kahmah mbeengoonee. (Ahmeenah) SWAHILI 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) TRANSLATION 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) NOTES: Baba Yetu (Our Father) SWAHILI Notes to the instructional audio file by Pete M. Mhunzi (Swahili is also known as Kiswahili) • In general: vowels pronunciation The vowels: Ah [a], Ey [e], E [i], O [o], Ooo [u], have the same pronunciation as the Spanish vowels • In general: morphemes Many Swahili words are already built in with a Subject-Verb-Object, and so complex sentences can sometimes be expressed with a few words. The clear pronunciation of each morpheme (smallest grammatical unit in a language) within a word becomes essential to understand its larger meaning. For example: aliye represents two words in English (a = he or she, and ye = who) • In general: syllable accentuation In Swahili, the second to last syllable is always accented. Here are some example in the lyrics: Utupe leo chakula chetu Tunachohitaji utusamehe Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe waliotukosea ABOUT BABA YETU (Our Father) Missionaries of the 19-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. It serves as an overture to Calling All Dawns, blending African choral music with Western symphonic structure, thus beginning our journey of humanity from the cradle of civilization. #babayetu #civilizationiv #videogamemusic #choral #swahili #youtube #translation #christophertin