How someone who writes a soul-touching piece like this can not be named in the same breath as the greatest composers of history, just because he wrote it for a video game rather than a king's court, baffles my mind. It's still one of the greatest pieces of music humanity has produced. Christopher Tin is a genius.
Nice to hear ! These days people are claiming the stealing of culture when these things happen. But i think its the appreciation of the beautiful language of kiswahili. I really want to learn it, its so beautiful !!
GOD DIDNT SAY BE RELIGIOUS HE WANTS WORSHIPPER AND BELIEVE HE EXIST.. THIS IS LORDS PRAYER THOUGHT TO DISCIPLES AND DAY OF PENTECOST WAS THOUGHT IN ALL LANGUAGR TO SPREAD GODS LOVE YHVH MEANS BEHOLD THE HAND BEHOLD THE NAIL THE BEGINNING AND THE LAST YESHUA LOVES YOU GOD BLESS YOU
I had the honour in high school of being a part of a choir festival where Christopher Tin came and conducted us through this song. Years later and it’s still one of the most magical songs I know.
Christopher Tin, mighty musician and composer; you lead an orchestra unparalleled in skill and fervor. They look to you once more to reclaim the glory of symphonies past. Can you bring about a resurrection in the field of orchestral music? Can you build a soundtrack that will stand the test of time?
This song was originally written long ago by a Jewish Israelite, translated and sung in Swahili, a widespread African language, rewritten by a Chinese man living in the United States using European techniques, sung by a choir and played by an orchestra of varying people, inspired by one of the largest and most influential religions in the world. This song is more than just an _example_ of humanity and its vastness, but rather a living projection of it, written in musical form.
mrmiura story Can't you be inspired by something you're not a part of? And besides, plenty of Jews at the time were turning to Christianity because Jesus and all that mythology.
Technically Christianity came from Jewdaism when really Christianity just believe in the fullfilment of the early prophecy about what christian people believe is a person who is Jesus who was born at basically at the year zero. In other words its as if all Chirstians believe is that it is 2016 AD (which it is) if you know what i mean.
FWIW, Swahili started as a lingua franca composed of elements of Arabic and various East African languages...Africans then developed the language further. (Sort of like how English got its boost from Danish and Norman invasions.)
"A song composed by an asian guy in an African language sung by white people from a game about the rise of humanity. Now if that isn't awesome i don't know what is"
It's the lords prayer in swahili, it's been sung/chanted by the swahili since the 1600's when it was brought by protugese people. and this asian guy is just conducting the choir.
"A song for a video game, composed by an Asian-American, written in Swahili, arranged with a European orchestra, sung by choirs of all races around the world."
Who else spent several minutes in the main menu in Civ IV only to listen to this song over and over? More than a decade later and I still get goosebumps listening to it. It evokes such a feeling of our primordial origin and its struggles.
This song gave me shivers down my spine ages ago when I first played Civ 4, and it still does today. That crescendo starting at 1:28 gets me everytime.
@@jjw9641 The number of times I've fired up that game and it's like 10-15 min before I actually start playing because i don't want to stop listening to Baba Yetu 🤣
All civ games past civ V have done that now, in Civ revolution for consoles when you scroll over the tribal villages it played baba yetu or another theme, lovely touches :)
0:27 I cant help but smile seeing that older gentleman behind the lead singer smile grow as they start singing. It really makes you look at music as a true way to the soul, and the impact music has on people. Beautiful absolutely stunning.
It's indeed such a warm moment that you have noticed, reflecting the gratification that an older generation feels when they see the achievement of a younger one. What a genuine smile.
I vote sogno di volare. This song celebrates what was, the spread of humanity across the globe and our achievements there on. Sogno di Volare rather embraces the future and what is to come. If I wanted a theme song for earth it would be one that celebrates the future not the past. Either song is good though!
@@dorian4646 netheir am I, but you can't deny the impact of religion on civilization and you also can't deny that Jesus Christ was probably the most important man in history
Thats so cute, when even a choir and orchestra members cant stop from smiling durning perfom. This song give me chills every fucking time. Pure joy and pure happines.
This will forever stands as the best Civilization Theme ever. The song is just so powerful. Don't get me wrong, the new theme for Civilization IV is simply but marvelous, but there's something so mystical, so ancient in Baba Yetu Ye.
OMG I USED TO DATE HIM (I am like 90% sure) His name is Tommy Lamb Edit: called him weeks ago, it was him, he’s also visible in the Sogno do Volare video of the Angel City Choir performance
here's the lyric so you can sing along while watching :) Baba yetu, yetu uliye Mbinguni yetu, yetu amina! Baba yetu yetu uliye M jina lako e litukuzwe. Utupe leo chakula chetu Tunachohitaji, utusamehe Makosa yetu, hey! Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe Waliotukosea usitutie Katika majaribu, lakini Utuokoe, na yule, muovu e milele! Ufalme wako ufike utakalo Lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni. Amina
Funny, none of those singers look Swahili. ;) Actually, this song is one of the great counter-arguments to the whole idea that "cultural appropriation" is a bad thing. Swahili language, Christian theology, and Hollywood-style incidental music mashed up into something completely unique.
Swahili is actually a Language and not a "People". It's more or less like a Common dialect for a specific region of Africa. Also, Swahili came to be mostly because of the Christian Missionaries that needed a common language to preach. So, it would be quite complicated to have people looking like Swahili ;)
Every time you start to lose any hope on humanity in these hard times as I did once, I deeply advise you to come here and listen to this song. I consider it as an ode to our weak, lonely and faulty, but yet a marvelous race. Let's keep trying.
i have the same feelings humans can be evil ,brutal etc... its easy to become cynical of the world but when you listen to this song you see the beautiful side of humanity compassion, teamwork, understanding, patience makes you think, maybe its not too bad afterall and there is hope
@James Kessler Don't know his name, but I know he is part of the Angel City Chorale. He also did a great job performing Toto's "Africa" in another video.
I am coming back to this video after finishing a very difficult defense towards my degree. A moment before I start my talk, I suddenly recalled that smile of the lead singer. "I'll just nail it like this guy did, and that must be a feels-good moment," I told myself. Thank you to Christopher Tin and this amazing choir, particularly the lead singer, for the courage you brought to me.
I used to leave the "main menu" open on Civ IV just to hear this over and over while cleaning the house or cooking or whatever. This speaks to my soul even though I don't understand the words. I weep openly every time I hear it. Thank you Sid Meier and thank you Christopher Tin!
Lyrics: Baba yetu, Yetu uliye Mbinguni yetu, Yetu amina! Baba yetu Yetu uliye M jina lako e litukuzwe. Utupe leo chakula chetu Tunachohitaji utusamehe Makosa yetu, hey! Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe Waliotukosea usitutie Katika majaribu, lakini Utuokoe, na yule, muovu e milele! Ufalme wako ufike utakalo Lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni. Amina. Translation: Our Father, who art in Heaven. Amen! Our Father, Hallowed be thy name. Give us this day our daily bread, Forgive us of our trespasses As we forgive others Who trespass against us Let us not fall in temptation, but deliver us from the evil one forever. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done On Earth as it is in Heaven. Amen.
Sends a shiver down my spine by how good it is. I just like it as a tribal sort of sound, perfect for civ, incorporating bits of later human evolution, but mostly an evolutionary sort of sound. Yes, it's Christian, I just omit those from my mind to truly enjoy it.
Yeah, though this song has an obvious religious basis, that doesn't negate the fact that it is still fucking beautiful. Atheists can still appreciate the beauty of what religion has built.
Wow I am shivering and in tears after watching this song performed so wonderfully by an international choir! It's the best performance of this song ever
Going on the average age or the performers and audience, I get the feeling the only guy in the room that knew what this song is from is Christopher XD Fantastic performance though!!
I think it's a perfect demonstration that good music can reach out and touch people from all walks of life. They don't have to know where it's from to feel the power behind it!
@@Damienov LoL, no offense but where did you get that from? I've just searched for a couple of minutes and there is nothing regarding that Firaxis sold their rights to EA. Besides, Take Two serves as the publisher for Firaxis Games since 2004.
its mean prayer our father. if i listen this song every morning and evening this counts as my everyday prayers? or i need to consult my local priest or monk
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Grieg, Wagner, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and all the other great ones would be thrilled to know that this kind of beauty still is created to this day. This is true art, perfection. Christopher Tin is one of the few true musicians to live today.
@@PeterNichtlustig0815 Listen to the main themes of 'The Rock' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' back to back and you'll hear what I mean. ;) He loves that kind of musical theme and he's very good at it. I never said he was bad in any way. It's more a kind of trade mark.
1:47 I can't stop replaying this part when they begin with "Ufalme wako ufike..." Look at everyone's faces, including the people obscured by the microphone. They are moved by the music they are producing. So sublime!
Baba Yetu should be in all CIVs games, with the civ you are playing rhythm. Brazil baba yetu samba, Norgegian Baba yetu nordic barbarian choir (alá Skyrim)
They should add an option in civ 6 and all civ games after it in the Audio part of Options, which you can enable to change the menu music to Baba Yetu ; but, by default, it should be something different.
Maybe as a quick motif while loading up the civ. Just a short quick melody still done in the prevalent instrumental style with the distinct "Baba yetu, yetu uilye" tune. Would be a fun little nod and tie things together. Hearing that tune with exotic instruments even for a couple notes would be cool!
That's a very simple thing that you can do yourself. You can go into the game files and put Baba Yetu where you want it. Rename the file that was already there (you can just add a number to the end or something), and name the song you want to be played in it's place the same. For example if you wanna replace Civ 6 theme with Baba Yetu you rename the Civ 6 theme to "Civ 6 theme1" or whatever it is and name Baba Yetu "Civ 6 theme". I believe you also have to make sure they are the same file type as the original.
Our father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, you will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors. lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory now and forever. Amen
The origin of the language Swahili is Tanzania. At its roots, it is a blend of Bantu ethnic language with few words borrowed from Arabic language. Emerged during the Arab trade era with the Bantu people, by then in Tanganyika (Tanzania mainland currently) and coastal people including Zanzibar (Tanzania island) . It has become one of the unifying languages among Africans spreading vastly within the East African region, with high enthusiasm towards the Southern African countries. It is projected to be a continental language in the near future. It is so pleasing to the ear, go listen to trending songs from Tanzania. You surely will appreciate it even better.
I love how happy they look to be singing this. You can see how much fun Christopher Tin is having when the first chorus picks up, and that joy makes this song so special.
My life was on hold for several years and I only just discovered this moving piece of music, the choir, the composer/ conductor... I find myself listening to it several times a day and before I go to sleep at night. Such an uplifting, inspiring, give-us-hope musical experience. So grateful to Christopher Tin, what a talent he has.
For someone that never before listened to a song in the Swahili language i find it very mesmerizing and amazing language in which the song was created.
OMG! This is awesome, am a proud Kenyan 🇰🇪 citizen and would say Swahili song performed by whites it's a symbol of unity and God's existence. 2019 together as one✌
Civ 4 came out while I was still in university, and I am sure I loved the song back then when I played the game, but I feel like I have rediscovered this song today. What a joyful song! I am so glad that the extra 13 years in my life has allowed me to truly appreciate the beauty in this song. Thank you for composing this piece, and for the smiles you break into as you conduct -- I'm sure it has cued many of your viewers to smile along with you, just as I have.
Great performance. I used to sit at the main menu screen to let this finish when I played Civ IV. Hunted down the music file from the game directory and have had it in my mp3 collection ever since.
2024 and I still comeback to this video just to listen to it. It was a song at a time when real diversity and inclusion mattered rather than "virtue signaling". African prayer / song composed by an Asian sang by multi-ethnic orchestra. What more can I say.
The only reason I can think of why anybody would actively dislike this song is because they don’t like what it represents. A white man taking center stage, singing a black man’s part. Hell, right off the bat I know two groups find that offensive - racists and SJWs alike. Then of course you have atheists who have a stick up their butts because the lyrics are the Lord’s Prayer in Swahili. Politics and religion. The main causes of war.
My lord, this was amazing! You can just see AND feel the pure joy of the choir and band while performing, they clearly love the song as much as we do. All that, matched by Chris Tin's conducting, as you see him shine as bright and happy as ever. Fantastic!
I simply cannot stop myself from tears when I listen to this marvelous song. Every single version is beautiful. You can hear the sweetness of the mixture of humanity coming together in every note.
In sixty seven years I've never heard anything more beautiful. Links human existence to one thirty three year timeline. In my opinion this composition was from divine inspiration.
I'm actually really glad they let this song rest in peace with Civ IV rather than dragging it out and remaking it for every other game. It's better this way and it will live forever in Civ IV's menus.
My wife and I were in a hospital room in Boston with our new baby daughter Georgia, about one hour old at the time, when this was filmed. As a Civ fan, dad, and human, that causes me to be very happy.
The elder black woman is so happy when he starts singing its so cute
So is the guy in the back
I'm sure her ancestors wouldn't even imagine a white man singing and leading their song.
Oh.. the joy😀
The white guy is super cute, just saying!
And no SJWs reeeing about ”cultural appropriaton” here as of yet. Today is a good day.
@@jchea1764 its the lords prayer just in a different language shit head. The jews wrote it
How someone who writes a soul-touching piece like this can not be named in the same breath as the greatest composers of history, just because he wrote it for a video game rather than a king's court, baffles my mind. It's still one of the greatest pieces of music humanity has produced. Christopher Tin is a genius.
Agreed.
Well, it was the first ever piece from a video game to win a Grammy. That's pretty remarkable.
I asked my band director if he ever heard of Christopher Tin and he surprisingly said no
@@goldenknight2961 I'd resign from that band if it were me.
@@goldenknight2961 The only solution is murder
I'm Kenyan. Not religious but so nice to hear kiswahili by an international group of people. Wonderful!
Nice to hear ! These days people are claiming the stealing of culture when these things happen. But i think its the appreciation of the beautiful language of kiswahili. I really want to learn it, its so beautiful !!
so you all understand right ? ^^ how is it
what does it say
@@aukel I believe that it's a translation of the "Lord's Prayer"
GOD DIDNT SAY BE RELIGIOUS HE WANTS WORSHIPPER AND BELIEVE HE EXIST..
THIS IS LORDS PRAYER THOUGHT TO DISCIPLES AND DAY OF PENTECOST WAS THOUGHT IN ALL LANGUAGR TO SPREAD GODS LOVE
YHVH MEANS
BEHOLD THE HAND
BEHOLD THE NAIL
THE BEGINNING AND THE LAST
YESHUA LOVES YOU
GOD BLESS YOU
I had the honour in high school of being a part of a choir festival where Christopher Tin came and conducted us through this song. Years later and it’s still one of the most magical songs I know.
Were also singing it for our upcoming concert on 5/5/54 so excited I rlly love this so muchhhh
2:33 that smile is contagious
lovely smile and fantastic voice.
That’s the smile of someone who knows he is nailing it.
2:59 that glance!
Pure joy
f*cking legend
Christopher Tin, mighty musician and composer; you lead an orchestra unparalleled in skill and fervor. They look to you once more to reclaim the glory of symphonies past. Can you bring about a resurrection in the field of orchestral music? Can you build a soundtrack that will stand the test of time?
You sir, just made my day.
The Gentleman I try. :)
A Great Artist has been born!
His soundtrack for Discovery Channel documentaries are good too
yeh he can
I just realized Christopher Tin is either mouthing the words or singing along. I dunno why, but that made me smile :)
the whole thing made me smile, everyone is smiling and enjoying the song and that everything is in perfect sync, its a pleasure to watch
It's should be easy to tell---if you're also singing alone(cant help). :)
Everyone...? 2:10
Usually conductors do that in order for the choir to follow more easily.
He also composed the piece, so that probably has something to do with singing along as well :)
This song was originally written long ago by a Jewish Israelite, translated and sung in Swahili, a widespread African language, rewritten by a Chinese man living in the United States using European techniques, sung by a choir and played by an orchestra of varying people, inspired by one of the largest and most influential religions in the world. This song is more than just an _example_ of humanity and its vastness, but rather a living projection of it, written in musical form.
mrmiura story Can't you be inspired by something you're not a part of? And besides, plenty of Jews at the time were turning to Christianity because Jesus and all that mythology.
Technically Christianity came from Jewdaism when really Christianity just believe in the fullfilment of the early prophecy about what christian people believe is a person who is Jesus who was born at basically at the year zero. In other words its as if all Chirstians believe is that it is 2016 AD (which it is) if you know what i mean.
Jesus came as a Jew to fulfill the Law and make a New Covenant, so Christianity came from Judaism.
Zach Vajda And Co. Can't forget it was performed in London :D
FWIW, Swahili started as a lingua franca composed of elements of Arabic and various East African languages...Africans then developed the language further. (Sort of like how English got its boost from Danish and Norman invasions.)
That guys voice is ridiculously amazing
true
Agreed! It's unearthly. Also, the acoustics in the venue are amazing.
Music is truly a universal language.
"A song composed by an asian guy in an African language sung by white people from a game about the rise of humanity. Now if that isn't awesome i don't know what is"
It's the lords prayer in swahili, it's been sung/chanted by the swahili since the 1600's when it was brought by protugese people. and this asian guy is just conducting the choir.
The asian guy fucking composed the song
Yes, it's the Lord's Prayer, and it's been a while for me, but I don't remember the Lord's Prayer being 4 minutes long
Quite civilised...
"A song for a video game, composed by an Asian-American, written in Swahili, arranged with a European orchestra, sung by choirs of all races around the world."
Who else spent several minutes in the main menu in Civ IV only to listen to this song over and over?
More than a decade later and I still get goosebumps listening to it. It evokes such a feeling of our primordial origin and its struggles.
yup at some point i didnt have internet in my vacations and had that play in the backround as i was playing other games :P
Funny how it does that considering it's the Swahili language-translation of the Lord’s Prayer. (Our Father, Who art in Heaven...)
Same here! in Civ IV i didn´t want to start a new game because of this song. love it!
+Bill yeah the irony....
Wow...that was deep Felipe.
Im fucking shivering, just me?
Nope, still gets me.
Me too. Still gets me every time
Nuke on you!
Inqway No... no my friend.....
get me too, bro.
I am East African and this is my language...I love hearing Swahili sang in diverse places and more points for it being the Lord's prayer.
This song gave me shivers down my spine ages ago when I first played Civ 4, and it still does today. That crescendo starting at 1:28 gets me everytime.
I agree. I remember firing that game up the first time in like 2009 and getting goosebumps from Baba Yetu.
@@jjw9641 The number of times I've fired up that game and it's like 10-15 min before I actually start playing because i don't want to stop listening to Baba Yetu 🤣
@@dansharp28603:19
If you zoom in on Civ VI Amphitheaters you can hear it play themes from previous Civ games
All civ games past civ V have done that now, in Civ revolution for consoles when you scroll over the tribal villages it played baba yetu or another theme, lovely touches :)
Ronan Casey *Civilization 4 best Civ ever! with the best DLC's best gameplay and best Music. Civ 6 sucks hard!*
+MyDokuChannel Signo di Volare is better than Baba Yetu fite me
I think you are a warmonger. I DENOUNCE YOU!
Tbh Civ VI's music is leaps and bounds ahead of Civ IV's. Civ IV had Baba Yetu going for it, yeah, but the rest of the OST is really not that great.
0:27 I cant help but smile seeing that older gentleman behind the lead singer smile grow as they start singing. It really makes you look at music as a true way to the soul, and the impact music has on people. Beautiful absolutely stunning.
It's true! I used to play in an orchestra and when someone else nailed their part, that would often make me smile.
It's indeed such a warm moment that you have noticed, reflecting the gratification that an older generation feels when they see the achievement of a younger one. What a genuine smile.
it really is contagious.
Even more so because this choir is made up of people who were on the streets or in need.
"Older gentlemen", go four letter word your self.
Is it just me or does he have a quick nervous smile before he starts and then that relived smile as the young man clearly starts out strong.
I love how everyone there seems to genuinely enjoy performing this amazing piece. Love.
The guy with the big red drum looks like he wants to start crying, 1:56
@@mloxard No wonder. Ima get tears always when i hear this masterpiece. So beatiuful
This was exactly my first thought watching this recording as well :)
You are speaking of love but your username is 솔의 눈….
@@cab06215 what’s the problem
This actually brought tears to my eyes. It really should be the theme song for planet Earth.
Either this or Sogno di Volare
Nope I'm not christian
I vote sogno di volare. This song celebrates what was, the spread of humanity across the globe and our achievements there on. Sogno di Volare rather embraces the future and what is to come. If I wanted a theme song for earth it would be one that celebrates the future not the past. Either song is good though!
@@jessekane6224 I think Sogno di Volare fits better, because it's not religious. So it's better for a planet Earth with many different religions.
@@dorian4646 netheir am I, but you can't deny the impact of religion on civilization and you also can't deny that Jesus Christ was probably the most important man in history
3:00 gets me everytime. That smile when she sings. Makes me happy.
the lead singer has a voice from heaven, god bless.
Mohamed Achref Dridi agree. A voice from heaven and the looks of a greek god too.
@@exiledeve He is Apollo reborn, the God of Music himself...
Who is the tenor, does anyone know?
@@aldhatjaz2119 Tommy lamb
@@lauraandlisa381 Thank you!!
If they ever bring the Summer Olympics to Africa, I hope this song could play during the torch lighting ceremony.
brilliant idea
Nope, cause its christian prayer...
How so?
Christopher Wilson oh yes he is correct, baba yetu is the Lord's Prayer in Swahili
Mister Nom So what? What does that have to specifically do with Christianity?
Because of this song, I can recite the Lord's Prayer in Swahili but not in English.
That's nice too🙂
God is not confined by the uttering of specks among his grand universe. Keep singing my brother!
@@rogermiller7044 U KNOW DA WAE BRUDDA
@@sturmp I´ve built SDI my Bruddha :p
God prefers Swahili, so you're fine.
All the way from Kenya, thank you for the amazing execution of "baba yetu". I loved it and I still love it 2 years later.
Thats so cute, when even a choir and orchestra members cant stop from smiling durning perfom. This song give me chills every fucking time. Pure joy and pure happines.
This will forever stands as the best Civilization Theme ever. The song is just so powerful. Don't get me wrong, the new theme for Civilization IV is simply but marvelous, but there's something so mystical, so ancient in Baba Yetu Ye.
Imo the new Civ6 Soundtrack is WAY better than Baba Yetu. And i love Baba Yetu
Do you happen to know the name of the new Civilization VI theme, by any chance?
If I'm not mistaken, the tile of the new Theme is:
"A new course"
Sogno di volare
Yep Pat Lehne is right. And the english title, is "The Dream of Flight".
I think the solo singer did a fantastic job. Really was the cherry on top of an already amazing performance.
OMG I USED TO DATE HIM (I am like 90% sure)
His name is Tommy Lamb
Edit: called him weeks ago, it was him, he’s also visible in the Sogno do Volare video of the Angel City Choir performance
@@sweetbrown89 Wowwww, I didn't know he used to date girls. That's fabulous.
@@buggiemara4902 I’m trans, so...he did not date girls
@@sweetbrown89 Oh gosh. I apologize for rudely assuming. :(
@@buggiemara4902
that is the "Top Ten Anime Plot Twists" moment eh..
here's the lyric so you can sing along while watching :)
Baba yetu, yetu uliye
Mbinguni yetu, yetu amina!
Baba yetu yetu uliye
M jina lako e litukuzwe.
Utupe leo chakula chetu
Tunachohitaji, utusamehe
Makosa yetu, hey!
Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe
Waliotukosea usitutie
Katika majaribu, lakini
Utuokoe, na yule, muovu e milele!
Ufalme wako ufike utakalo
Lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni.
Amina
Vong Tola it's the Lord's Prayer in Swahili
Liam Martin Yup, i know but thanks you for telling :)
Funny, none of those singers look Swahili. ;) Actually, this song is one of the great counter-arguments to the whole idea that "cultural appropriation" is a bad thing. Swahili language, Christian theology, and Hollywood-style incidental music mashed up into something completely unique.
LOL the spelling is hilarious tho :P still helps ;)
Swahili is actually a Language and not a "People". It's more or less like a Common dialect for a specific region of Africa. Also, Swahili came to be mostly because of the Christian Missionaries that needed a common language to preach. So, it would be quite complicated to have people looking like Swahili ;)
Every time you start to lose any hope on humanity in these hard times as I did once, I deeply advise you to come here and listen to this song. I consider it as an ode to our weak, lonely and faulty, but yet a marvelous race. Let's keep trying.
The reason it holds that power is, on top of the excellent composing, is the words, which transcend all languages and print praise to the Lord
@@spicynose Hallelujah 🙌
screw religon i unerstand exactly what you're saying diego
i have the same feelings
humans can be evil ,brutal etc...
its easy to become cynical of the world
but when you listen to this song you see the beautiful side of humanity
compassion, teamwork, understanding, patience
makes you think, maybe its not too bad afterall and there is hope
The choir and the soloists are really into it! Everybody moves and sings passionately, this is beautiful!
AWESOMEEEEEE!!! So privileged to have been in the audience for this epic concert!!!
You're so lucky, peace to you and have a good life.
So incredibly jealous
Who is the guy the lead singer name
@James Kessler Don't know his name, but I know he is part of the Angel City Chorale. He also did a great job performing Toto's "Africa" in another video.
Tommy Lamb @James Kessler
I think the lead singer actually did a great job of replicating Swahili pronunciation.
fite me
He probably did the best he could.
yeah, they should have hire you instaead.
Juan Miguel Medina Rodriguez lolwut
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I like how the guy goes from looking just a little nervous to grinning broadly.
God damnit I love this song.
It's great seeing how much fun the orchestra and choir are having with this track! Even Chris is smiling from ear to ear.
Except the flutist, she seems pretty mad that she barely gets to play (at 2:14)
Who’s Chris?
Adhityaa Chandrasekar is he the Chinese guy or the guy singing?
TheBoyScout01 the conductor
I am coming back to this video after finishing a very difficult defense towards my degree. A moment before I start my talk, I suddenly recalled that smile of the lead singer. "I'll just nail it like this guy did, and that must be a feels-good moment," I told myself. Thank you to Christopher Tin and this amazing choir, particularly the lead singer, for the courage you brought to me.
I used to leave the "main menu" open on Civ IV just to hear this over and over while cleaning the house or cooking or whatever. This speaks to my soul even though I don't understand the words. I weep openly every time I hear it. Thank you Sid Meier and thank you Christopher Tin!
Its the prayer "our father"
Lyrics:
Baba yetu, Yetu uliye
Mbinguni yetu, Yetu amina!
Baba yetu Yetu uliye
M jina lako e litukuzwe.
Utupe leo chakula chetu
Tunachohitaji utusamehe
Makosa yetu, hey!
Kama nasi tunavyowasamehe
Waliotukosea usitutie
Katika majaribu, lakini
Utuokoe, na yule, muovu e milele!
Ufalme wako ufike utakalo
Lifanyike duniani kama mbinguni. Amina.
Translation:
Our Father, who art
in Heaven. Amen!
Our Father,
Hallowed be thy name.
Give us this day our daily bread,
Forgive us of
our trespasses
As we forgive others
Who trespass against us
Let us not fall in temptation, but
deliver us from the evil one forever.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
On Earth as it is in Heaven. Amen.
As an atheist, this song is one of my favorite songs in the world.
Sends a shiver down my spine by how good it is. I just like it as a tribal sort of sound, perfect for civ, incorporating bits of later human evolution, but mostly an evolutionary sort of sound. Yes, it's Christian, I just omit those from my mind to truly enjoy it.
Yeah, though this song has an obvious religious basis, that doesn't negate the fact that it is still fucking beautiful.
Atheists can still appreciate the beauty of what religion has built.
Atheist here. Song rocks. Cathedrals are awesome. Keep doing religious stuff. Just don't do evil, mhkay?
That means you've been conquered by culture and religion domination :P
That smile when you know you nailed it 2:33
Wow I am shivering and in tears after watching this song performed so wonderfully by an international choir! It's the best performance of this song ever
Me too!
I love how they're all smiling while performing. They're so into it!
Just love how everybody's dancing, this song just captured our primeval essence as human beings
The first time I heard this song when I first fired up Civ IV, I instanly fell in love.
A very amazing and special song in my heart.
Going on the average age or the performers and audience, I get the feeling the only guy in the room that knew what this song is from is Christopher XD
Fantastic performance though!!
I went to the concert and I think probably about 25% of the audience were the younger crowd that likely knew of Christopher through Civ IV.
Everyone knows the song is the lords prayer in swahili, even, probably especially the ones of us knowing him from Civ IV.
By that logic my 23 year old granddaughter shouldn't like Fred Astaire movies, but she does :)
Doesn't matter...the song stands on its own, without the Civ references: it's gorgeous :-)
I think it's a perfect demonstration that good music can reach out and touch people from all walks of life. They don't have to know where it's from to feel the power behind it!
This music makes me feel not only patriotism to my nation but be honored that I am part of humankind.
It makes me so glad I have God to sing it to, God who hears me! Amina!
The thought that crossed my mind as the camera panned over the choir was "maybe humans aren't so bad after all" 🥹
the natural expressions of joy when they sing, is this what it sounds like when humanity unite? its godly
Meyer needs to make more games so Christopher can gift more scores to humanity
he sold the IP to EA.... so the next Civ opening music will probably locked by a DLC
@@Damienov I thought Take Two (parent company of firaxis) owns the full rights to the Civilization series but maybe that changed
@@Damienov LoL, no offense but where did you get that from? I've just searched for a couple of minutes and there is nothing regarding that Firaxis sold their rights to EA. Besides, Take Two serves as the publisher for Firaxis Games since 2004.
He also did the soundtracks for Old World and Offworld Trading Company
@@_lod Yeah it's true, Firaxis/TakeTwo owns the Civilization Series (my dad works for Take Two). Electronic Arts does not own the Civilization Series.
Wow that was incredible. Plus it was cool to see how much fun everyone was having while performing.
Even if you have no idea what the song means, it sounds majestic, you can just feel the soul it has. :)
Isn't it the Lord's Prayer in Swahili?
Yes it is.
its mean prayer our father. if i listen this song every morning and evening this counts as my everyday prayers? or i need to consult my local priest or monk
kazys mickus I'm not a priest or monk, so I wouldn't know.
once youve listened to the version made by brentalfloss, this song loses pretty much all seriousness
Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Grieg, Wagner, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky and all the other great ones would be thrilled to know that this kind of beauty still is created to this day. This is true art, perfection. Christopher Tin is one of the few true musicians to live today.
They are probably smiling in heaven, and one day Christopher Tin will join them there.
Ever heard of Hans Zimmer?
@@PeterNichtlustig0815 Hans Zimmer is a great composer, no doubt. But he's quite repetitive in his themes.
@@georgg.5730 Absolutely not! 100% not!
@@PeterNichtlustig0815 Listen to the main themes of 'The Rock' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean' back to back and you'll hear what I mean. ;)
He loves that kind of musical theme and he's very good at it.
I never said he was bad in any way. It's more a kind of trade mark.
1:47 I can't stop replaying this part when they begin with "Ufalme wako ufike..." Look at everyone's faces, including the people obscured by the microphone. They are moved by the music they are producing. So sublime!
This song represents everything that is right with humanity, to lift the spirit together as one people. We can achieve so much more.
and we will! someday...
Baba Yetu should be in all CIVs games, with the civ you are playing rhythm. Brazil baba yetu samba, Norgegian Baba yetu nordic barbarian choir (alá Skyrim)
MathIsNot that sounds like a nice idea, although it would get a bit overused.
They should add an option in civ 6 and all civ games after it in the Audio part of Options, which you can enable to change the menu music to Baba Yetu ; but, by default, it should be something different.
Maybe as a quick motif while loading up the civ. Just a short quick melody still done in the prevalent instrumental style with the distinct "Baba yetu, yetu uilye" tune. Would be a fun little nod and tie things together. Hearing that tune with exotic instruments even for a couple notes would be cool!
BobaAsdf
That's a very simple thing that you can do yourself. You can go into the game files and put Baba Yetu where you want it. Rename the file that was already there (you can just add a number to the end or something), and name the song you want to be played in it's place the same. For example if you wanna replace Civ 6 theme with Baba Yetu you rename the Civ 6 theme to "Civ 6 theme1" or whatever it is and name Baba Yetu "Civ 6 theme".
I believe you also have to make sure they are the same file type as the original.
2:32 His smile is precious
His name ?? I dont now.
When you'd start Civ 4 wanting to conquer an Archipelago map but you'd end up just sitting at the main menu and listening to this awesome song
Many, many times!!
aye skyrim grandma's here
Oh man if this is in civ 6 that would happen to me also I'm not familiar with this song is it in civilisation game somewhere ?
@@williamang9649 Civilization IV
Our father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, you will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors. lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory now and forever. Amen
Stands the test of time as one of the great anthems of humanity. Fabulous performance. So very powerful.
Awesome. I am crying now.
Glad I wasn't the only one. It's beautiful.
The origin of the language Swahili is Tanzania. At its roots, it is a blend of Bantu ethnic language with few words borrowed from Arabic language. Emerged during the Arab trade era with the Bantu people, by then in Tanganyika (Tanzania mainland currently) and coastal people including Zanzibar (Tanzania island) . It has become one of the unifying languages among Africans spreading vastly within the East African region, with high enthusiasm towards the Southern African countries. It is projected to be a continental language in the near future. It is so pleasing to the ear, go listen to trending songs from Tanzania. You surely will appreciate it even better.
I love how happy they look to be singing this. You can see how much fun Christopher Tin is having when the first chorus picks up, and that joy makes this song so special.
My life was on hold for several years and I only just discovered this moving piece of music, the choir, the composer/ conductor... I find myself listening to it several times a day and before I go to sleep at night. Such an uplifting, inspiring, give-us-hope musical experience. So grateful to Christopher Tin, what a talent he has.
Whenever I watch Christopher tin performances everyone is so happy, it’s understandable
after 13 years it always good to hear that
whats up with the flutist 2:15. its like she just remembered that ghandi nuked her.
She was prepping for a cultural victory, then discovered she was sharing a continent with Atilla and Shaka.
She's thinking "yeah, yeah, fine - I'll play the 2 f**king bars you wrote, then just f**king sit here for 20 minutes"
I can't stop laughing every time I see that now.
I was just going to make a comment on her - slow the vid down to .25 it's hilarious
Best comment ever. Iaughed so hard
The joy on all the faces and watching the conductor sing along. How wonderful!
One of the most awesome videogames track ever... seeing all these smiles in the choir says it all.
I've heard it dozens of times, but I'm not getting tired of it. I love it! Thank you :) 이런 좋은 영상에는 영어로 댓글을 써야지.
I can't stop listen to this! IT'S AWSOME!!!
I am proud to be a Kenyan thank you for that beautiful song
I love that they are smiling while they sing, they really feel the music
My god the lead singer has a gorgeous voice!
anyone cries the tears of joy with them on 2:30 ? I can't stop it
Best CIV opening ever. Civ4 will always have a special place in my heart.
Why does this make me cry so much?
If there was an anthem for celebrating our differences - this would be it.
For someone that never before listened to a song in the Swahili language i find it very mesmerizing and amazing language in which the song was created.
“Well I’m almost done with game design, how’s that theme song going?”
“A literal masterpiece you say?”
OMG! This is awesome, am a proud Kenyan 🇰🇪 citizen and would say Swahili song performed by whites it's a symbol of unity and God's existence. 2019 together as one✌
73 people got nuked by Gandhi
today, 222 were bombed.
Gandhi never chills.
u just made my day
And keep on growing , sad 240 now :(
jajaja, nunca pensé encontrarte aquí.
260 now
Civ 4 came out while I was still in university, and I am sure I loved the song back then when I played the game, but I feel like I have rediscovered this song today. What a joyful song! I am so glad that the extra 13 years in my life has allowed me to truly appreciate the beauty in this song. Thank you for composing this piece, and for the smiles you break into as you conduct -- I'm sure it has cued many of your viewers to smile along with you, just as I have.
this is not just for a video game. it's a true prayer to God, just in the form of song.
Still getting goosebumps. Everytime !
Civ4. The hardest part of the game was leaving the main menu...
As far as I'm concerned, this is the national anthem of the human republic, hundreds of years from now when we finally have our shit together.
The flutist looked pissed as hell...
ahahah dat look at the camera
She's just pissed that such a shitty instrument is popular
Oops! I just realized I misgendered her. Sorry! She's still angry that her instrument sucks so much ass.
That's what happens when you miss your morning coffee or tea.
Gandhi nuked her city :-)
Great performance. I used to sit at the main menu screen to let this finish when I played Civ IV. Hunted down the music file from the game directory and have had it in my mp3 collection ever since.
This is the best version of this song hands down...absolutely a miracle of music. Thank you.
2024 and I still comeback to this video just to listen to it. It was a song at a time when real diversity and inclusion mattered rather than "virtue signaling". African prayer / song composed by an Asian sang by multi-ethnic orchestra. What more can I say.
I don't know what made this music so great, but it is !
You may be asking why a few dislikes? The answer is simple, a few people lost the ability to hear.
The only reason I can think of why anybody would actively dislike this song is because they don’t like what it represents.
A white man taking center stage, singing a black man’s part. Hell, right off the bat I know two groups find that offensive - racists and SJWs alike. Then of course you have atheists who have a stick up their butts because the lyrics are the Lord’s Prayer in Swahili.
Politics and religion. The main causes of war.
Im not a religious guy but love this POWERFUL song.
My lord, this was amazing! You can just see AND feel the pure joy of the choir and band while performing, they clearly love the song as much as we do. All that, matched by Chris Tin's conducting, as you see him shine as bright and happy as ever. Fantastic!
I simply cannot stop myself from tears when I listen to this marvelous song. Every single version is beautiful. You can hear the sweetness of the mixture of humanity coming together in every note.
I am like 95% sure the solo singer is my ex...Tommy Lamb
Edit: yup, called him, he’s fantastic, here
God bless you for leaving a kind comment about him :)
Welp, this comment wins at the internet
haha you did my day)
Then why is he an Ex?
He's got a cute smile
Christopher Tin, bringing classical music into the Information Era
I am a grown 34 year old man, not a softy, I cant explain why this music gave me goose skin and made me start crying.
This is probably my favorite version of the song. Lead singer's voice just vibes with me for some reason and all the instruments are really clear
In sixty seven years I've never heard anything more beautiful. Links human existence to one thirty three year timeline. In my opinion this composition was from divine inspiration.
I'm actually really glad they let this song rest in peace with Civ IV rather than dragging it out and remaking it for every other game. It's better this way and it will live forever in Civ IV's menus.
After all this years, this masterpiece still makes me cry...
Can anyone argue that Civ IV didn't have the best title music?
Well it's the first video game music to win Grammy
Yeah. Civ VI will.
EDIT: Skyrim was pretty good too. Not saying it's the BEST, but it was quite outstanding.
I certainly can't argue that Knuf. I think this is one of the best songs EVER, let alone in the Civ franchise lol.
Sogno di Volare is the best!
This song is the only argument ever needed.
My wife and I were in a hospital room in Boston with our new baby daughter Georgia, about one hour old at the time, when this was filmed. As a Civ fan, dad, and human, that causes me to be very happy.
The smile is lovely and the hug at the end is cute, too.