YI ÐA GBLƆE LE TO'O DZI
Go, Tell It On the Mountain
Tune: [While shepherds kept their watching]
Eʋegbe
English
Verse 1
Eʋegbe
Esi alẽ kplɔlawo L'ale'o kplɔm le zame Kpɔɖa dziƒo blibo klẽ Kple akaɖi kɔkɔe.
English
While shepherds kept their watching O’er silent flocks by night, Behold throughout the heavens There shone a holy light.
Xɔɖedzi / Chorus
Eʋegbe
Yi ɖa gblɔe le to la dzi Kple togbɛ'o dzi kpl' afi sia fi Yi ɖa gblɔe le to la dzi Wodzi Yesu Kristo.
English
Go, tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and everywhere: Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!
Verse 2
Eʋegbe
Alẽ kplɔlawo keŋ vɔ̃ Esi dziƒo ɖegbe Kple ha dzidzi gã aɖe Si do dzaa na Ðela
English
The shepherds feared and trembled When lo! Above the earth Rang out the angel chorus That hailed our Savior’s birth.
Verse 3
Eʋegbe
Lawo ƒe nuɖunu me Wodzi Kristo la ɖo Tsɔ Mawu ƒe xɔxɔ nya Vɛ le Kristo dzigbe.
English
Down in a lowly manger The humble Christ was born, And brought us God’s salvation That blessed Christmas morn.
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