This past Wednesday, April 27th, 2011, Sierra Leone celebrated its 50th year anniversary of independence from British rule. Sierra Leone has been making great strides forward in recent years. Here are two videos celebrating this, the second featuring the Sierra Leone Refugee All Star Band (whom we'll see in concert tonight here in Phoenix thanks to Chuck and Donna Riser!).
Following the videos are the words to a popular Sierra Leonean Christian hymn sung in Krio.
Tεl Papa Gɔd Tεnki
Tεl Am tεnki, tεl Am; Tεl Papa Gɔd tεnki
Tεl Am tεnki, tεl Am; Tεl Papa Gɔd tεnki
Wetin I du fɔ wi; Wi go tεl Am tεnki
Wetin I du fɔ wi; Wi go tεl Am tεnki
Tεl Am tεnki, tεl Am; Tεl Papa Gɔd tεnki
(In English ...)
Tell Father God Thank You
Tell Him thank you, tell Him; Tell Father God thank you
Tell Him thank you, tell Him; Tell Father God thank you
For what He does for us; we're gonna tell Him thank you
For what He does for us; we're gonna tell Him thank you
Tell Him thank you, tell Him; Tell Father God thank you
Just imagine what Sierra Leone could become in the next 50 years!
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