Commissions
Yenu Bene
Karen Raborn
Composer:
Karen Raborn
Arranger:
Fred Onovwerosuoke
Publication:
No Information Available at this Time
Duration:
4:00
Program notes:
ki-Kaounde song - translates to "All Things to You"
Voicing:
SA with Soloist (Lead Vox)
Accompaniment:
Triangle, Egg Shakers, Congas
Themes:
Sisterhood, Celebration, African Traditions​
Lyrics:
Yenu bene
Yenu bene, Yahweh;
Jitotwe,
Jitotwe Aleluya
Yesu Jitotwe.
​
Oh! Aleluya
Yesu, oh! Aleluya
Yesu, oh!
​Lesa wa lukumo
Mwitu kwashe
Mwa na wa mukanji naye afunde.
Mwi mutende Yesu
Yenu bene,
Bana ba bakazhi
Mwibalame,
Mwi tutemwa Yahweh,
Yenu bene,
Yenu bene Tata
Yenu bene.
Lesa wa bena Isalela
Yenu bene,
Yenu bene, Yahweh;
Yenu bene.
Yesu, oh! Aleluya
Yesu, oh!
nu bene
oh! Aleluya
Yesu, oh!
Karen Raborn
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