This is the page for the Creole/English bible school songs that we learned... at least these are the songs we learned during the week that I was there. I am giving you the phonetic pronunciation as much as I know of it - it's pronounced like French, and I'm awful at French. (I can muddle my way through pronouncing Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, even Latin - but not French.) The written Creole and phonetic pronunciation will be on the left, its English translation will be on the right. It's not IPA - I'm a musician, not a linguist. Here goes. Feel free to sing along if you wish. You know I am!
Titles
Do Lord (Tune: Do Lord)
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Verse One |
Verse One |
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Segné, segné (sin yeh, sin yeh) |
Do Lord, do Lord |
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Pa bliyé mwen non (Pah blee yeh mweh no) |
Don't forget me, no |
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Segné, segné (sin yeh, sin yeh) |
Do Lord, do Lord |
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Pa bliyé mwen non (Pah blee yeh mweh no) |
Don't forget me, no |
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Segné, segné (sin yeh, sin yeh) |
Do Lord, do Lord |
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Pa bliyé mwen non (Pah blee yeh mweh no) |
Don't forget me, no |
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Nan Peyi de glawa (Nah peh yee deh glaw) |
Don't forget me in the glorious city |
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Verse Two |
Verse Two |
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Jézu, Jézu (Zheh zoo, zheh zoo) |
Jesus, Jesus |
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Jézu nan bon tan (Zheh zoo noh boh tah) |
Jesus in the good time |
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Jézu, Jézu (Zheh zoo, zheh zoo) |
Jesus, Jesus |
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Jézu nan bon tan (Zheh zoo noh boh tah) |
Jesus in the good time |
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Jézu, Jézu (Zheh zoo, zheh zoo) |
Jesus, Jesus |
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Jézu nan bon tan (Zheh zoo noh boh tah) |
Jesus in the good time |
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Jézu nan move tan (Zheh zoo noh moh veh tah) |
Jesus in the bad time |
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Verse Three |
Verse Three |
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Louwe-l, lowel (Loo well, loo well) |
Praise Him, praise Him |
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Louwe-l, nan bon tan (Loo well noh boh tah) |
Praise Him in the good time |
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Louwe-l, lowel (Loo well, loo well) |
Praise Him, praise Him |
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Louwe-l, nan bon tan (Loo well noh boh tah) |
Praise Him in the good time |
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Louwe-l, lowel (Loo well, loo well) |
Praise Him, praise Him |
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Louwe-l, nan bon tan (Loo well noh boh tah) |
Praise Him in the good time |
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Louwe-l, nan move tan (Loo well noh moh veh tah) |
Praise Him in the bad time |
I Will Call Upon the Lord (Tune: I Will Call Upon the Lord)
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A la yon meveye Bondie |
I will call upon the Lord |
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Se li ki merite tout glwa |
Who is worthy to be praised |
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A la yon meveye Bondie |
I will call upon the Lord |
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Se li ki merite tout glwa |
Who is worthy to be praised |
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Hozana! |
Hosanna! |
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Beni roche ya |
Blessed be the rock |
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Beni roche ya |
Blessed be the rock |
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Roche salu ya |
(of my salvation) |
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Hozana! |
Hosanna! |
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Beni roche ya |
Blessed be the rock |
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Beni roche ya |
Blessed be the rock |
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Roche salu ya |
(of my salvation) |
God is So Good (Tune: God is So Good)
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Bondie si gran (Bon-dee see gra) |
God is so good |
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Bondie si gran (Bon-dee see gra) |
God is so good |
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Bondie si gran (Bon-dee see gra) |
God is so good, |
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Li si gran pou mwen (Lee see gra poo mweh) |
He's so good to me. |
Read Your Bible (Tune: Fishers of Men)
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Li la Bib ou (Lee lah beeb oo) |
Read your Bible |
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Priye chak jou (3x) (Pree ay sha joo) |
Pray every day (3x) |
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Li la Bib ou (Lee lah beeb oo) |
Read your Bible |
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Priye chak jou (Pree ay sha joo) |
Pray every day |
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E ou va grandi (Eh oo vah grah zee) |
And you will grow up. |
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E ou va grandi (Eh oo vah grah zee) |
And you will grow up (2x) |
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Li la Bib ou (Lee lah beeb oo) |
Read your Bible |
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Priye chak jou (Pree ay sha joo) |
Pray every day |
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E ou va grandi (Eh oo vah grah zee) |
And you will grow up. |
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I Have a Friend Who Loves Me (tune was new to me)
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Mwen gen yo Zanmi ki renmen mwen (Mweh gay yo zah mee key ray meh mway) |
I have a friend who loves me |
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Renmen mwen, renmen mwen (Ray meh mway, ray meh mway) |
Who loves me, who loves me |
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Mwen gen yo Zanmi ki renmen mwen (Mweh gay yo zah mee key ray meh mway) |
I have a friend who loves me |
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Zanmi sa se Jesus (Zah mee sah seh Jay zoo) |
Who loves me is Jesus |
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Refrain: Mwen gen yo Zanmi ki renmen mwen (Mweh gay yo zah mee key ray meh mway) |
Refrain: I have a friend who loves me |
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Yo zanmi ki renmen mwen (Yo zah mee key ray meh mway) |
A friend who loves me |
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Yo zanmi ki renmen mwen se Jesus (Yo zah mee key ray meh mway seh Jay zoo) |
A friend who loves me is Jesus |
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Mwen gen yo Zanmi ki renmen mwen (Mweh gay yo zah mee key ray meh mway) |
I have a friend who loves me |
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Yo zanmi ki renmen mwen (Yo zah mee key ray meh mway) |
A friend who loves me |
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Yo zanmi ki renmen mwen se Jesus (Yo zah mee key ray meh mway seh Jay zoo) |
A friend who loves me is Jesus |
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LAVI |
ALIVE |
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Lavi! Lavi! Lavi pou toutan (Lah vee, lah vee, lah vee poo too tah) |
Alive! Alive! Alive for evermore |
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Nan Jezu se lavi (Nah Jeh zoo say lah vee) |
My Jesus is alive |
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Lavi pou toutan (Lah vee poo too tah) |
Alive for evermore |
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Lavi! Lavi! Lavi pou toutan (Lah vee, lah vee, lah vee poo too tah) |
Alive! Alive! Alive for evermore |
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Nan Jezu se lavi (Nah Jeh zoo say lah vee) |
My Jesus is alive |
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Chante Alelouya! Chante Alelouya! (Shant ah-leh-loo-yah, shant ah-leh-loo-yah) |
Sing Alleluia! Sing Alleluia! |
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Nan Jezu se lavi pou toutan (Nah Jeh zoo say lah vee poo too tah) |
My Jesus is alive for evermore |
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Chante Alelouya! Chante Alelouya! (Shant ah-leh-loo-yah, shant ah-leh-loo-yah) |
Sing Alleluia! Sing Alleluia! |
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Nan Jezu se lavi (Nah Jeh zoo say lah vee) |
My Jesus is alive |
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