[B-Greek] Songs in Koine

Louis Sorenson llsorenson at hotmail.com
Sat Mar 28 11:58:11 EDT 2009


Hello all,

I've made it a pastime while singing praise songs to see if I can sing them in Greek, quickly thinking of the Greek words while the rest of the congregation sings in English (I would not recommend this in a small church).  You quickly become keenly aware of how slow you are, not only do you have to think of the word, you have to get the form right.  After a while, I started writing the songs down and then trying to correct them.  I hope to get a number of them posted for all to enjoy, however, translation into Greek is not always easy, there are so many songs about feeling, etc. And getting the syllables and accents to match is hard, and getting the right word - priceless.  How indeed would one say in Greek "You say goodbye, I say Hello." (by the Beatles) 

The song An Untitled hymn has the phrase "Kiss the world goodbye." χαιρειν CAIREIN is used for both hello and goodbye, so I am at a loss.

And with your final heartbeat
Kiss the world goodbye
Then go in peace, and laugh on Glory's side, and
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus and live! 

So if you have a song you have translated into Greek, why not share it.  The song "Breathe" by Michael W. Smith can be found at http://www.letsreadgreek.com/songs/breathe/breathe.htm  

Louis Sorenson

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