Tuesday 18 June 2019

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HENRY and DAPHNE M. Lyrics
"Lugbara Tisi" by HENRY and DAPHNE M. Lyrics

This Gospel song which means "Using Lugbara Language" is taken from New Wine Music 2014, sounds hymnal and very interesting especially when it talks about JESUS being aware of Lugbara Heritage; it also contains Swahili and some dialectical Lugbara words...
[INSTRUMENTAL INTRO]
[CHORUS by MALE]
Lugbaratisi adrijo;
Mi ru ma adre inzizaru, ifila,
'Ba mi a'dila azila cia, ifila,
Mi 'dani 'dani okpo dria, ifila!
YESU eh!

[MALE VOICE talking]
Mi iga jozu "YESU ma ru ma ovu inzizaru" ri, eri owa owa?

[CHORUS]
'Ba 'di, Lugbaratisi adrijo;
Mi ru ma adre inzizaru, ifila (YESU),
'Ba mi a'dila azila cia, ifila,
Mi 'dani 'dani okpo dria, ifila!
YESU eh (Awa 'da)
YESU eh (Awa 'da)!
YESU eh (Awa 'da) eh eh eh (Awa 'da)!

[CHORUS by FEMALE]
Lugbaratisi adrijo;
Mi ru ma adre inzizaru, ifila,
'Ba mi a'dila azila cia, ifila,
Mi 'dani 'dani okpo dria, ifila!
YESU eh!
[MALE VOICE talking]
Afa dria ava sepi idri pie ri ma oni Lugbarati!
[CHORUS by FEMALE]
Lugbaratisi adrijo;
Mi ru ma adre inzizaru, ifila,
'Ba mi a'dila (Haleluyah) azila cia, ifila,
Mi 'dani 'dani okpo dria, ifila!
YESU eh!
[MALE]
YESU eh (YESU) X2 eh eh eh!

[VERSE ONE]
Afa azi 'bani oco mi o'bizu nyakua dia cila a'du ya, YESU eh?
Kani 'Be Wati-i, 'yiraza Enyau-i ya?
Miri mapiri lya YESU eh?
E'dozu andrale etuzu erule,
Mi awa angu 'di ma ale su, YESU eh!
Vurra ki Ayivu tro; Terego ki Maracha; Ma'di, Aringa be,
Ni e'yo 'di ra, YESU eh!
[MALE talking]
'Yeta MINI, oni MINI,
Ma ovu 'dani 'dani, YESU!
[REPEAT VERSE ONE]
Afa azi 'bani oco mi o'bizu nyakua dia cila a'du ya, (Afani te aduni ka?) YESU eh?
Kani 'Be Wati-i, 'yiraza Enyau-i ya?
Miri mapiri lya YESU eh?
E'dozu andrale etuzu erule,
Mi awa angu 'di ma ale su, YESU eh!
Vurra ki Ayivu tro; Terego ki Maracha; Ma'di, Aringa be,
Ni e'yo 'di ra, YESU eh!
Ma Lugbarati jo X3 jo jo jo-oooo!

[CHORUS]
Lugbaratisi adrijo;
Mi ru ma adre inzizaru, ifila,
'Ba mi a'dila azila cia, ifila,
Mi 'dani 'dani okpo dria, ifila!
YESU eh!
[MALE talking]
Mi ma enga mi mile,
Mi ndre Kabilo mva MUNGU ni e'yo onzi nyakuni wupiri.
[CHORUS]
Lugbaratisi adrijo;
Mi ru ma adre inzizaru, ifila,
'Ba mi a'dila azila cia, ifila,
Mi 'dani 'dani okpo dria, ifila!
YESU eh!

[SWAHILI HOOK]
Oh, tunakuwindua BABA (YESU eh)!
Tunakupasipasi ku zote (YESU eh)
Congo, Uganda na Tanzania na Kenya, tunaku-uuu-patika, oh oh oh (YESU eh)!
Eh BABA, eh BABA (YESU eh)!
Eh dunia zima! Eh!

[LUGBARA talking]
Mi ka ma ti iri ku,
Ma zi mi zita alu si:
Avu ni ta inze isi ra?
'Ba 'bu-a ri ni ta inga isi ra ya?
Eri 'yeke, YEHOVA MUNGU ma ru inzizu.
Diza fezu ERI dri!
Adusiku 'ba azi 'bani eco isu nyakua ERI le aluani yo.
Haleluyah!
Diza ma ovu ATA vu, azini MI vu, Orindi Alatararu vu indi!
Ekile erini ovule okori le,
Eri ma ovu curo 'do indi, azini 'dani 'dani,
Asi kokoru!
YESU!
[INSTRUMENTAL OUTRO]
[END]