Chineke Idi mma- Sounds of Africa

The song that we are thinking of performing at the annual St. Vincent's Charity Concert. Below are the lyrics.

Remember that in Igbo, the E has an A sound (like the A in" ape"). And A has an Ah sound (like the A in "apple"). I has an I like in "Idiot". (that's the best I can do for phonetics..lol)
Lead: Chineke
Chorus: Idi n mma
Lead: Chineke anyi
Chorus: Mara mma
Lead: Onye kere uwa
Chorus: Idi n mma, Idi n mma, O, Idi n mma
Repeat Twice

Lead: Chineke- e-e
Chorus: Chineke-e-e
Lead: Okaka A
Chorus: Aaaaa
Lead: Onye kere uwa lee
Chorus: Lee
Chorus: Idi n mma, Idi n mma, O, Idi n mma
Repeat Twice

Lead: Aka na agwo oria
Chorus: Hey!
Lead: Anam ekele gi O
Chorus: Ooo!
Lead: Otito diri gi, Nna were aka nbulu elu O.
Chorus: Ooo!
Lead: Onye na eme mma, Chineke nna anam e kele gi O
Chorus: Ooo!
Lead: Otito diri gi, were aka ekele...E!
Chorus: E!

Lead: Chineke
Chorus: Idi n mma
Lead: Chineke anyi
Chorus: Mara mma
Lead: Onye kere uwa
Chorus: Idi n mma, Idi n mma, O, Idi n mma
Repeat Twice

Lead: Chineke- e-e
Chorus: Chineke-e-e
Lead: Okaka A
Chorus: Aaaaa
Lead: Onye kere uwa lee
Chorus: Lee
Chorus: Idi n mma, Idi n mma, O, Idi n mma
Repeat Twice

Lead: Aka na agwo oria
Chorus: Hey!
Lead: Anam ekele gi O
Chorus: Ooo!
Lead: Otito diri gi, Nna were aka nbulu elu O.
Chorus: Ooo!
Lead: Onye na eme mma, Chineke nna anam e kele gi O
Chorus: Ooo!
Lead: Otito diri gi, were aka ekele...E!
Chorus: E!

Lead: Chineke
Chorus: Idi n mma
Lead: Chineke anyi
Chorus: Mara mma
Lead: Onye kere uwa
Chorus: Idi n mma, Idi n mma, O, Idi n mma

Lead: Chineke- e-e
Chorus: Chineke-e-e
Lead: Okaka A
Chorus: Aaaaa
Lead: Onye kere uwa lee
Chorus: Lee
Chorus: Idi n mma, Idi n mma, O, Idi n mma

Last time sing it slowly, and acapella without the drums
Lead: Chineke
Chorus: Idi n mma
Lead: Chineke anyi
Chorus: I mara mma
Lead: Onye kere uwa Idi n mma, Idi n mma, O, Idi n mma

Lead: Chineke, Idi n mma
Lead: Okaka, I mara mma
Lead: Onye kere uwa Idi n mma, Idi n mma, O, Idi n mma

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Igbo
• UTMB
• Chineke
• Idi
• mma
• Nigeria
• Africa
• Sounds
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• nnennaadora
• ibo

[appollopd]

Thank you my lovely sisters. You are all blessed in Jesus name. Amen!

[nnennaadora]

thank you so much, God bless you too.

I'm glad you enjoyed the song.

[maxzi4life]

i'm igbo too, from imo .... y'all did a great job, that was really nice :D i wish my sis could sing like that LOL!

[nnennaadora]

Maxzi Dalu. :-) Tell your sis she's welcome to join us.

[cibida1]

Beautiful stuff.

Igbo Kwenu!!!!

Nah for real ya'll kilt it though. Good stuff we want more!!!

lol i wanna sing with yall

[nnennaadora]

Thanks so much. :-)

You can come sing with us, we could always use anyone who wants to praise the Lord.

[lakeshed]

i want to join this choral, for real.....really amazing

[rockyboy68]

keep it up .. nice voice, more igbo song please.. thank you.

[kelegirl78]

Very nice. God bless you all.

[jackiejacksonhamilto]

i would love for my choir to sing this song. can you post the translation?

[maxzi4life]

i sure will :-)

[cibida1]

u welcome lol.

this reminds me of whenever we visit Nigeria. we prayed for like a hour everynight, rosary, then songs. I mean, we weren't like harmonizing like you guys, but it's like the same type of vibe. lol this is just beautiful as i return to the video lol. good stuff again and God bless.