Baba Yetu

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Baba Yetu is a Grammy Award-winning song by composer Christopher Tin.

While 'Baba Yetu' is the opening track on Tin's debut album, "Calling All Dawns", the song was originally created to serve as the theme song for the popular video game, Civilization IV. Tin was asked to score the intro by his old Stanford roommate, Soren Johnson.

Awards and Achievements

"Baba Yetu" won two Game Audio Network Guild awards for video game music, and then became a popular and frequently performed piece of video game music. It became a fixture of the Video Games Live touring concert series, receiving performances at the Hollywood Bowl, Kennedy Center, Royal Festival Hall, and many other concert venues. Likewise, it has received hundreds of amateur performances by high school and community choirs. The sheet music was released by Alfred Publishing. It was also used in the opening ceremonies of the World Games of 2009 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and as a featured segment in the choreographed Dubai Fountain, the world's largest interactive water feature.

Its nomination at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards made history as the first video game piece ever to receive Grammy recognition. On February 13, 2011, Baba Yetu made history yet again as the first video game piece to ever win a Grammy award, for "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)".

Lyrics

The lyrics are a Swahili translation of The Lord’s Prayer:

Baba yetu, yetu uliye
Mbinguni yetu, yetu amina!
Baba yetu yetu uliye
Jina lako litukuzwe.
Utupe leo chakula chetu
Tunachohitaji utusamehe
Makosa yetu, hey!
Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe
Waliotukosea usitutie
Katika majaribu, lakini
Utuokoe, na yule, muovu e milele!

Ufalme wako ufike utakalo
Lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni. (Amina)

✦

Our Father, who art
in Heaven. Amen!
Our Father,
Hallowed be thy name.
Give us this day our daily bread,
Forgive us of
our trespasses
As we forgive others
Who trespass against us
Lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from the evil one forever.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
On Earth as it is in Heaven. (Amen)

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