Brann - Joa (God Yu Tekem Laef Blong Mi) (English translation)

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Brann – Joa (God Yu Tekem Laef Blong Mi)

English translation

English Creole (Bislama)

Original lyrics

Joa (God Yu Tekem Laef Blong Mi)

God, tekem laef blong mi

Mi mi givim nao long yu

Mbae mi givim evri dei

Blong leftemap nem blong yu

God, yu tekem han blong mi

Blong givhan long nara man

Mo yu tekem leg blong mi

Blong mi karem tok blong yu

God, yu tekem voes blong mi

Blong mi presem yu oltaem

Mo yu tekem maot blong mi

Blong mi talem tok b1ong yu

Yu mekem tingting blong mi

I stap strong long yu oltaem

Yu nomo yu king blong mi

Plis yu rul long laef blong yu

God, mi laekem yu tumas

Mbae yu king blong mi oltaem

Evri samting ya blong mi

Mi mi givim nao long yu

English

Translation

God, you take my life

God, take my life

I offer myself to you now

And I shall everyday

Cherish your name

God, you use my hands

To help the people

And you use my feet

So that I may bring your words

God, you use my voice

So that I may praise you all the time

And you use my mouth

So that I may tell your words

You make my thoughts

Strong with you all the time

You are my only king

May your reign last forever

God, I love you so much

Be my king for ever

All the things I possess

I give them to you now

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Submitted by

batay on 2018-02-24

Added in reply to request by

asasasw

Author's comments:

I did my best, but I failed to understand line 4 of verse 3, rul long laef blong yu does not make sense to me. Help needed !

Comments

hdescavernes

Mon, 01/06/2020 - 21:45

Hello, regarding "rul long laef blong yu", I was thinking something along "may you reign (rul / rule) forever" or something of the sort. litteraly "please you rule long life". It also resonates with "Please be my king forever" in the next verse.

Makes sense ?

batay

Tue, 02/06/2020 - 15:40

Oui, tout à fait, c'est probablement ce que signifie ce vers un peu étrange... C'est en tout cas beaucoup mieux que ma propre interprétation ! Merci !

obnube

Wed, 12/05/2021 - 20:34

"Plis yu rul long laef blong yu"

"May all my life be in your service"...?