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.
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