Tamil – Indian Dialect
Format:
Original English
Tamil to English literal translation
Original Tamil Script
Phonetics of the Tamil using English alphabet
VERSE 1
In desperation I turned to heaven
(In my desperation I heaven saw)
எ" தவ%&ப%்) நா" ேமா.ச0ைத& பா20ேத"
En thavippil naan motchatthai paarthaen
And spoke Your Name into the night
(All night Your Name I said)
இரெவ)லா7 உ7 ேப2 ெசா"ேன"
Yiravellaam um paer sonnaen
CHORUS
Hallelujah praise the One who set me free
(Hallelujah me you saved praise)
அ)ேல;யா எ"ைன ம=.>ேர ?தி
Allelujah ennai meeteerae thudhi
Hallelujah death has lost its grip on me
(Hallelujah death has no grip)
அ)ேல;யா சாABகி)ைலேய ப%D
Allelujah saavuk killaiyae pidi
You have broken every chain
(chains you broke)
சEகிலிகF உைட0தH2
sungili udaitheer
There’s salvation in Your Name
(By your name you saved)
உ7 ேபராேல இர.சி0தH2
Um paeraal ratchitheer
Jesus Christ my living hope.
(Jesus my living hope)
இேயIேவ எ" ஜவH ந7ப%Bைக
Yesuvae en jeeva nambikkai
Krio – Sierra Leone Dialect
VERSE 1
Original English
Then through the darkness, your loving kindes Tore Through the Shadow of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Literal Translation from Krio to English
Then when the night came, when I was in darkness Your loving kindness still reaches my soul
The work that You did, You finished it
Jesus Christ my only Hope!
Krio
Dɛn We di Nɛt kam, We a de na daknɛs Yu lɛknɛs stil kin rich mi sol
Di wok we yu du, Na yu dɔn am
Jizɔs Krays Na mi wangren op
Spanish – Mexican (this matches what is available online from Bethel Music)
VERSE 2
Quien imagina piedad tan grande -
Who imagines such great pity
Tan plena gracia al corazón -
so full grace to the heart
El Dios eterno dejó Su gloria -
the eternal God left His glory
De mi pecado Él se vistió -
of my sin He clothed Himself
CHORUS
Aleluya, sea al que me libertó -
hallelujah be the one who set me free Aleluya,
de la muerte me arrancó -
hallelujah, from death he tore me
Las cadenas quebrantó -
the chains broke
Y en Su nombre hay salvación -
and in his name there is salvation
Mi esperanza está en Jesús -
my hope is in Jesus
Igbo – Nigeria
Then came the morning that sealed the promise
Wee rue n’ututu mbilite n’onwu
(On the morning of resurrection)
Your buried body began to breathe Ahu gi eriri n’ala wee nweta ndu (Your buried body received life)
Out of the silence, the roaring lion
Mgbe ebe niile dara juu, Odum ebo Judea (Out of the silence, the lion of Judea)
Declared the grave has no claim on me
Tie si ili enweghi ike na ahum
(Declared the grave has no power over me )