Greetings Afri-tunes community. I decided to do a song in my dialect titled 'Eyen Amana'. In English, it means 'A Child is Born.
This was one of the songs I sang during the Christmas Carol in my church last year and it was an interesting one. I uploaded the video of that particular performance on my YouTube channel so that I could always go check it.
In the next few weeks, we will all start singing and hearing carol songs. Mine has started already. Yesterday evening, I received a notification on my phone and when I checked, it was from my choir coordinator.
At first I assumed that it was a check-up message, but it wasn't. The message contained the list of the songs we would all be taking on our carol day which will be coming up on the Sunday before Christmas. At thee side of the names of each song were the names of choristers who would be leading the carol songs.
Two out of the songs were assigned to me, and we would start proper rehearsal for carol songs on Saturday. I'm excited for the carol and the rehearsal. But, I haven't scored it at all. Well, I know I will cross the bridge when I get there.
I didn't sing the last part of the song though, it's a call and response kind of song, but I hope you enjoy listening to it like that hehe.
The full lyrics with interpretation.
E di edise se obong anamde
(Come and see what the lord has done)
E di edise se obong anamde
(Come and see what the lord has done)
Jesus Christ o, amana nno yin
(Jesus Christ has been born for us)
E ya di kwo idara.
(Let us sing and celebrate in joy)
E di edise se obong anamde
(Come and see what the lord has done)
E di edise se obong anamde
(Come and see what the lord has done)
Jesus Christ o, amana nno yin
(Jesus Christ has been born for us)
E ya di kwo idara.
(Let us sin and celebrate in joy) |2×
Let us rejoice, a child is born
Let us sing, Jesus amana (Jesus is born)
Ekod eyen wonderful
(They call him wonderful)
Ekod eyen counsellor
(They call him counsellor)
His name is called Emmanuel
His name is called king of kings
Lord of Lords
Messiah
Ekod eyen wonderful
(They call him wonderful)
Ekod eyen counsellor
(They call him counsellor)
His name is sinsi ete
(His name is everlasting father)
Eeedisee
E di edise se obong anamde
(Come and see what the lord has done)
E di edise se obong anamde
(Come and see what the lord has done)
Jesus Christ o, amana nno yin
(Jesus Christ has been born for us)
E ya di kwo idara.
(Let us sing and celebrate in joy)
Edise edise ee
E di edise se obong anamde
(Come and see what the lord has done)
E di edise se obong anamde
(Come and see what the lord has done)
Jesus Christ o, amana nno yin
(Jesus Christ has been born for us)
E ya di kwo idara.
(Let us sing and celebrate in joy)
Christmas edi
(Christmas is the)
Usoro aman eyen abasi
(Celebration of the birth of God's child)
Eya yid kwo
(Let us sing)
Itoro obong eyong
(and praise the God of heaven)
Salvation has come
Deliverance is here
Peace to mankind and joy to the world
A saviour has come with healing in his wings
Christmas is here rejoice.
Eee
E kpag ubok o.
(Let's clap our hands)
Eee
E neguneg o
(Let's dance o)
Eee
E kwo e kwo
(Let's sing o)
Eee
E sio mpo idara
(Let's give a shout of joy)
Eee
Christmas is here rejoice
Eee
E kpag ubok o.
(Let's clap our hands)
Eee
E neguneg o
(Let's dance o)
Eee
E kwo e kwo
(Let's sing o)
Eee
E sio mpo idara
(Let's give a shout of joy)
Eee
Christmas is here rejoice
Edisee
E di edise se obong anamde
(Come and see what the lord has done)
E di edise se obong anamde
(Come and see what the lord has done)
Jesus Christ o, amana nno yin
(Jesus Christ has been born for us)
E ya di kwo idara
(Let us sing and celebrate in joy) |2×
Interlude
Call: Eyen amana ke Bethlehem
Eyen amana ee ku suru biak ufen
Amana
(A child has been born in Bethlehem
A child has been born to take a away sufferings or punishment..)
Response: Eyen amana ke Bethlehem
Eyen amana ee ku suru biak ufen
(A child has been born in Bethlehem
A child has been born to take a away sufferings or punishment..)
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