13 Mar Kothbiro
A hauntingly beautiful, sparse world music piece adapted for chorus with classical guitar.
Composer & Copyright
Original song by Ayub Ogada. Choral arrangement by Lisa Goettel.
Recording
Inspiration Track – Ayub Ogada:
Lyrics
Koth biro (Rain is Coming)
by Ayub Ogada
Aaaah haye haye
Haye haye
Haye haye
Oooh mam’ uwinja
Koth biro
Keluru dhok e dala (x2)
Yaye nyithindogi
un koro un utimoru nade?
Koth biro
Keluru dhok e dala
Translation from Dholuo:
Kothbiro (rain is coming)
Auma do you hear what I say
The rain is on it’s way
Return our cattle home
Yaye the children
What is it that you think you do?
The rain is on it’s way
Return our cattle home.
Listening to this after the passing of the man, the myth ,the legend, the enigma , Raila Amolo Odinga.A true son of the soil has rested, the rain is coming
It’s the soul of Ayub Ogada speaking to us through this song, touching our hearts, remembering us on the magic of the circle of life… Thank you so much for this wonderful present, dear soul of Ayub Ogada!
So sorry we lost Ayub Ogada. Heard Koth Biro at the end of a movie and so looked him up and bought th CD. Just beautiful! And after 16 years in Nyanza we understand the words and love the music. Nyasaye mondo ojiw jodalagi Ogada.
I was listening to this calming song, I love this poetic artistry
Thank-you for writing this song it is so beautiful since I do poetry here is a poem this song is as beautiful as a flowers bloom go over the horizon venture with your heart ayub ogada
Fantastic vibe! (The rain is coming) The rain has come and hope it continues to make its way to me again.
Thank you this song resonates with my present feeling…having lost the dad of my daughter young man still
This song is magic. Magic.
Perfectly awesome.Featuring the native setting of african heardsmen in the luo community
Equally emotional and peaceful….
Ditto to that above. Is it possible to get the chart?
First I hear it in great Documentary movie of SAMSARA.
This is beauty unforgettable.
For many years I have used this haunting song as a prelude to our Good Friday Tenebrae (Shadows) Service. Both the music and the refrain (the rain is coming) prepares folk’s hearts for the darkness of the evening’s telling. Listening to your choir’s version brought tears to eyes.
RIP Ayub Ogada!
Hallo,
i’m Maja from germany. I sing in an international choir called songlines cologne in Cologne (http://www.songlines-cologne.de/).
I search since a long time chords for our choir for this song:
Kothbiro (The rain is coming) – Ayub Ogada
Where did you get the chord for this song?
Could you send it to me for our choir? How much does ist cost?
Best wishes and thank you,
Sorry for my English..
Maja
Dipl.-Log. Maja Ullrich
Leostraße 18
D-50823 Köln