Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
Tune: [There's a star in the east on Christmas morn]
Eʋegbe
English
Verse 1
Eʋegbe
Kristo dzigbe, ɣletia ɖe tso ɣedzeƒe 'Lẽkplɔla'o, mi dze 'yo me Akplɔ mi yi 'fisi wo dzi Ðela le Tso, 'lekplɔla, dze 'yome
English
There’s a star in the east on Christmas morn. Rise up, shepherd, and follow. It will lead to the place where the Savior’s born, Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Xɔɖedzi / Chorus
Eʋegbe
Ðe asi le wòa lẽ'o ŋu Tso, 'lẽkplɔla dze 'yome Ðe asi le wòa lẽo ŋu Tso 'lekplɔla dze 'yome Kplɔe ɖo, kplɔe ɖo. Tso, 'lẽkplɔla dze 'yome Kplɔ Bethlehem ɣletivia ɖo Tso, 'lẽkplɔla dze 'yome.
English
Leave your sheep and leave your lamb, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Leave your ewes and leave your rams, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Follow, Follow, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. Follow the star of Bethlehem, Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Verse 2
Eʋegbe
Ne ese ɖɔlawo ƒe nyanyui la Tso 'lẽkplɔla dze 'yome Aŋlɔ wò alẽwo kple wò nyiwo be Tso, 'lekplɔla dze 'yome.
English
If you take good heed to the angel’s words, Rise up, shepherd, and follow. You’ll forget your flocks, you’ll forget your herds Rise up, shepherd, and follow.
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