[Gilbertese] Unshaken
by Swifin Echoes
Afrobeats + Coupé-Décalé + Gospel
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Lyrics
[Intro — Gentle, Reverent, Building] Oh-oh-oh, Ayo Nyame, Dɔkita na ɛda so, yɛn mu. Sɛ biribi resɔ no mu yɛ, Wo soro da so, ɔsoro nyinaa. Hallelujah, hallelujah, Wo ne yɛn da so ara. Hallelujah, hallelujah, Yɛn bɔsuo no yɛ nokware. [Verse 1 — Refuge in the Storm] Wo mu, Awurade, me kra da so, Me dɔm wɔ bere a me ho yɛ me den. Adɛn na mɛkɔ akwan tenten, Sɛ mmerɛ ne nkuto yɛ me kɔda? Sɛ ɔhaw bɔ me ho din, Wo ho yɛ me den mmerɛ a nsɛm. M'ani so nni gyidie wɔ nkɔso, Na Awurade, yɛn nkwa da so. [Verse 2 — Arrows in the Darkness] Hwɛ sɛ ɔbɔfoɔ no yɛ wɔn abɔ, Wɔn abɔdeɛ no yɛ ɔkwan a ɛnyɛ hɔ. Wɔ mmerɛ a ɔsoro yɛ dɔ, Wɔyɛ abɔdeɛ a wɔda ho adi. Sɛ nokware no yɛ ɔhaw, ɔman no bɔ, Sɛ ɔkɔda mu, ɔman no yɛ mmerɛ, Na wɔn a wɔyɛ nokware no ka, "Dɛn na yɛn bɛyɛ?" Wo tumi na ɛda so yɛ yɛn. [Pre-Chorus — Faith Above Fear] Sɛ asase no yɛ ɔkwan, Sɛ wiase no yɛ ɔhaw, Wo da so, yɛn nokware, Yɛn anidaso wɔ wo mu. [Chorus — Unshaken] Nkyɛ, nkyɛ, Wo nan ntumi mfa! Wɔ soro no, w'ahenni, Wopɛ na wopɛ yɛn nyinaa. Nkyɛ, nkyɛ, Yɛn bɔsuo wɔ anɔpa. Sɛ abatoɔ nyinaa bɔ, Wo da so wɔ ɔsoro mu. Oh-oh-oh, wopɛ da so, Wɔ ogya mu, wɔ mpɔtɔ mu. Nkyɛ, nkyɛ, Yɛn Nyame yɛ pɛ. [Verse 3 — The Holy Throne] Wɔ wo fɛfɛ mu, Wo da so wɔ ɔdɔ ne pɛ. Wo nan mu yɛ ɔkwan a ɛda so, Nkwasea nyinaa yɛ wo mmerɛ. Wopɛ nsɛm a ɛda so mu, Nokware nsɛm, ahoto mu. Nnipa biara ntumi nni ho, Wobɛyɛ yɛn ɔkwan wɔ ɔsoro mu. [Verse 4 — The Testing of Hearts] Nokware ne nkyɛ na wubɔ wɔn ho, Wɔn akoma yɛ ahorow wɔ wo ho. Wopɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ nokware, Wɔ ɔhaw mu, yɛn nsɛm bɛyɛ nokware. Nanso wɔn a wɔpɛ ɔbrɛ, Wɔn akoma yɛ ɔfɛ a ɛyɛ ɔhaw, Wo pɛ bɔne no kɔda so, Sɛ ɔbrɛ ntumi mfa wo kwan. [Pre-Chorus — The Righteous Judge] Wopɛ nnipa nyinaa, Wɔ baabiara, ɔba ne ɔbɔ. Dɔ bɔ, nanso nokware ka, Nnipa nyinaa wɔ wo nsam. [Chorus — Unshaken] Nkyɛ, nkyɛ, Wo nan ntumi mfa! Wɔ soro no, w'ahenni, Wopɛ na wopɛ yɛn nyinaa. Nkyɛ, nkyɛ, Yɛn bɔsuo wɔ anɔpa. Sɛ abatoɔ nyinaa bɔ, Wo da so wɔ ɔsoro mu. Oh-oh-oh, wopɛ da so, Wɔ ogya mu, wɔ mpɔtɔ mu. Nkyɛ, nkyɛ, Yɛn Nyame yɛ pɛ. [Verse 5 — The Judgment of Evil] Wɔ ɔbrɛ no, abɔne no bɔ, Sɛ ogya bɔ mu fi wo nan mu. Ogya a ɛyɛ ɔhaw, fi soro, Nkyɛ a wɔpɛ ɔbrɛ no yɛ bɔne. Nhyira a ɛyɛ ɔkɔda, Nnɔbaeɛ a ɛyɛ ɔkɔda. Nnɔbaeɛ a ɛyɛ ɔbrɛ ntumi nni ho, Wɔ wo abɔne mu, yɛ nokware. [Verse 6 — The Promise of His Face] Sɛ wopɛ nokware, Awurade, Wo nsɛm nyinaa yɛ nokware ne pɛ. Wopɛ nsɛm a ɛyɛ nokware ne pɛ, Na w’ani da so wɔ wɔn a wɔpɛ wo kwan. Wɔn a wɔyɛ nokware bɛhwɛ wo anim, Na wɔbɛda wo ɔdɔ mu. Wɔ mmerɛ a ɔhaw yɛ ɔkwan, Wɔbɛhwɛ wo anigye a ɛyɛ fɛ. [Bridge — Prayer When Foundations Fall] Uata ni lagi, rogoci keitou, Ni sa yali na vakanuinui. Ni sa titobu na qele e ruku, Ka sega na vanua ni drodro. Vakaraica na lomada, vakavinakataka, Ia vakabulai keitou ena veivakatovolei. Kakua ni vakacacani keitou me kua, Mo keimami iVakabula, iTaukei. Raici ena yalololoma na Nomuni Digitaki, Jisu Karisito, na Luve ni Kalou. Ena Vukuna, vakavinakataka na yalomatua, Kauta mai na bula, vakacegu ni yalo. Oi, vakabulai keitou, Turaga, vakabulai tale, Ena veivakararawataki kece, veivakabauti. Ena Jisu Karisito, na vakanuinui ni sautu, Nomuni loloma kei na yalololoma e dei tu. [Final Chorus — Triumphant, Full Choir] Kua ni yavala, kua ni yavala, Na Nomuni idabedabe e tudei! E cake mai lagi, ni veiliutaki, Ni raici keitou kece ga. Kua ni yavala, kua ni yavala, Keitou i drodro ena bogi. Ni sa bale na duru ni vuravura, Ko ni tudei ena rarama tabu. Ko ni lomana na dodonu, ko ni lomana na dina, Na lomada sa vuki vei Kemuni. Era na raica na Matamuni na yalodina, Ka bula ena Nomuni loloma tabu. Kua ni yavala, kua ni yavala, Me dei tikoga! Mai na itabatamata ki na itabatamata, Na Nomuni yalododonu me veiliutaki! [Outro — Soft, Prayerful] Ni sa bale na yavu, ko ni tudei. Ni sa tubu na butobuto, ko ni veiliutaki tikoga. Ni sa vakatovolei na lomada, rogoca na masu, Oi, Kalou ni lagi, mai mai vei keitou. Ena Jisu Karisito, vakavinakataka, vakabulai, Na Nomuni dina, Nomuni yalododonu, loloma vakatakilai. Aleluya, aleluya, Na Nomuni idabedabe e cecere. Aleluya, aleluya, Keitou i drodro, Kalou yalododonu. Kua ni yavala... Me dei tikoga... Emeni.