Baba Yetu
Baba Yetu is a musical work by the composer Christopher Tin. He composed it in 2005, as the computer game designer Soren Johnson asked him about a theme song for the computer game Civilization IV to write. Tin and Johnson knew each other from their study time, they were roommates at Stanford University. The song was recorded with the vocals of Ron Ragin and the student choir Stanford Talisman who wants to convey through his music cross-cultural stories. Publish in Tin 's debut album Calling All Dawns it was sung by Ron Ragin and the Soweto Gospel Choir.
In 2007, Baba Yetu was published by Alfred Music Publishing, and re-arranged in 2011 by Tin for a four-part SATB a cappella choir with optional percussion accompaniment.
Awards
On December 5, 2010 were publicly that Baba Yetu was nominated for the 53rd Grammy Awards in the category "Best Instrumental Arrangement with Sing Along ". In order for a piece of music for a Grammy Award, was nominated for the first time, which was composed for a computer game. On 13 February 2011, the song was announced as the winner in its category and was the first soundtrack to a computer game, which won a Grammy Award. At the award ceremony of the 10th Independent Music Awards ( IMA ) Baba Yetu was also the winner in the categories "Song Used in Film / TV / Multimedia" and "World Beat Song." Furthermore, the song to the Game Audio Network Guild ( GANG ) Awards in 2006 was honored with two awards.
Baba Yetu was performed at different locations and events around the world, including at the Royal Festival Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Hollywood Bowl, the Dubai Fountain and New Year's Concert of the 67th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Lyrics
The text of Baba Yetu is the Lord's Prayer in the language of Swahili.
Baba yetu, Yetu uliye Mbinguni yetu, Yetu amina! Baba Yetu yetu uliye Fu 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, which you art in heaven. Amen! Our Father, hallowed be thy name.
Our daily bread Give us this day, Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive our debtors. Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil!
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth. ( Amen )