YADIL NGOK ENDIR NGERE Lyrics | (O land of rest, for thee I sigh!) Galo translated lyrics

YADIL NGOK ENDIR NGERE
(O land of rest, for thee I sigh!)

VERSE 1
Yadil ngok endir ngere,
Pare di meken nam;
Yadi lo nyimak bum ala,
Ngo pare meken nam.

CHORUS
Bi ama tette lo,
Ngonu ager ger re;
Ngonu biik aro em,
Meken namem pare.

VERSE 2
Ingo nam lok dunu more,
Jisu ngom menlik du;
Aya abo lo be ala,
Bii ngom dunu modu.

CHORUS
Bi ama tette lo,
Ngonu ager ger re;
Ngonu biik aro em,
Meken namem pare.

VERSE 3
Inla Jisu ge kako lo,
Mago du dunu nam;
Dude ko kama naru lo,
Pama be tayo em.

CHORUS
Bi ama tette lo,
Ngonu ager ger re;
Ngonu biik aro em,
Meken namem pare.

VERSE 4
Turmona Jisu gel inla,
Ngo pato dunu nam;
Sinam nge nam em rigum la,
Ngo pare tayo em.

CHORUS
Bi ama tette lo,
Ngonu ager ger re;
Ngonu biik aro em,
Meken namem pare.

 

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Translated Lyrics (O land of rest, for thee I sigh!) English Hymns Song Lyrics
Galo Hymns Song Lyrics

The tune for “O land of rest, for thee I sigh!” is called “LAND OF REST”. The tune, which is associated with the text, is of American origin and was harmonized and published by Annabel M. Buchanan in her book Folk Hymns of America (1938). Buchanan’s grandmother sang the tune to her as a child, and she recognized similarities between it and the tune for “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot”.