Long Kwa Poems

Kwa Kweli Come On Part 2

Swahili verse

We, bwana
Kaw kweli
Kwa kweli
Hebu ngoma yaani HIM
Kwa kweli
Kwa keeli
Kuja juu sasa
Hebu kuimba, sifa
Kuimba kwa sauti nyimbo na
Sauti kwa mfalme
Mkuu mimi ni
Baba, Mungo wa Baba
Njoo sasa, njoo sasa
Hebu kuabudu kwanza hapa duniani
Silaha na mikono aliinua juu kuelekea mbingu
Hebu kuabudu, hebu ibada
Kuja juu, kuja juu;
Pazeni sauti senu sauti
Haraka, haraka
kuja juu sasa Hebu sifa HIM
Kila mtu, mawanamke kijana msichana;
Haraka, haraka
Na Hebu msifuni Bwana;
kuja juu, kuja kuu, kuja juu sasa
Mimi N Mungu na Yesu
Na wengine wa waumini
Kuja, tunakwenda kumsifu hivyo
Kila mtu kuimba/kaw furaha
Kila mtu ngoma/kwa furaha
Lila mtu kuinua mikono hiyo na
kusifu jina lake/jina lake, jjina la Bwana
Kwa kweli

English verse

Hey, man, Come on, Come on
Let's dance wit HIm
Come on, come on, come on
Now, Let's sing praises
Sing aloud songs and sounds for the king
The great I AM, Father, Daddy God
Come on, come on, come on
Come on
Let's worship, let us worship
Come one and all, come on, come on
Lift up your voices, voices
Come on, come on won't ya come
Come on , come on
Lift up your voices, voices;
Come on , Come on com on now let's praise HIM
Praise the Lord;
In God and Jesus
And the rest of the believers
Come on, come on we're gonna praise HIM so
Everybody sing/for joy
Everybody dance/for joy
Everybody lift those hands and praise His name;/His name the name of the Lord

Come On

written by James Edward Lee Sr. 2017
07/31/2017
from "Swahili Praise" anthology