We Three Kings
Words by John H. Hopkins, 1820–1891·Tune: KINGS OF ORIENT
Eʋegbe
English
Verse 1
Eʋegbe
Fia etɔa wo tso ɣedzeƒe Tso nunana tso adzɔge Tsi dzidzi'o, gbewo kple to wo Kplɔ ɣletivi la ɖo
English
We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star.
Xɔɖedzi / Chorus
Eʋegbe
Oh za dzinuvi wɔnuku Si ƒe kekeli nyo ŋ'tɔ Nɔ mia ŋgɔ yi ɣetoɖo ƒe Kplɔ mi yi Wò Keli gbɔ
English
O star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to Thy perfect light.
Verse 2
Eʋegbe
Wo dzi fia le Bethlehem Sika fia kuku me tsɔ vɛ Aɖu fia yi ɖe mavɔ me Aɖu miakata dzi
English
Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain, Gold I bring to crown Him again, King forever, ceasing never Over us all to reign.
Verse 3
Eʋegbe
Kotoklobo me tso nɛ Lifi nye Mìa Mawu la tɔ Ame'o kɔ gbe dzi dogbeɖa Subɔ dziƒo Mawu la
English
Frankincense to offer have I; Incense owns a Deity nigh; Prayer and praising all men raising, Worship Him, God on high.
Verse 4
Eʋegbe
Tɔnyee nye lifi ʋeʋe Efia nuxaxa sigbɔ na Xaxa, veve, ʋu kɔɖi, ku. Emlɔ yɔdo la me
English
Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume Breathes a life of gathering gloom: Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
Verse 5
Eʋegbe
Efɔ le ŋutikɔkɔe me Fia kple Ma'u ƒe vɔsã la Aleluya, aleluya, Ði l'anyigba kple dzi.
English
Glorious now behold Him arise, King and God and sacrifice; Alleluia, Alleluia! Sounds through the earth and skies.
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