The song playing is:
Amazing Grace
performed in the Tsalagi language
This hymn was written in 1779 by John Newton
who, until his early 20's, was an unbeliever.
A decade later he had become a devout preacher.
It is said that John Newton was the captain of a slave ship.
He wrote the song and taught it to the Africans being sold into slavery.
The tune was known as "an early American
Melody" and became a favorite of the Cherokees.
It was sung on the Trail of Tears
and can be considered the Cherokee National anthem.

u ne la nv i u we tsi
God's Son

Ii ga gu yv he i
paid for us.

hna quo tso sv wi yu lo se
Now to heaven He went

i ga gu yv ho nv
after paying for us.

a se no i u ne tse i
Then He spoke

i yu no du le nv
when He rose.

ta li ne dv tsi lu tsi li
I'll come the second time

u dv ne u ne tsv
He said when He spoke.

e lo ni gv ni li s qua di
All the world will end

ga lu tsv ha i yu
when He returns

sni ga di da ye di go i
We will all see Him

a ni e lo ni gv
here the world over.

u na da nv ti a ne hv
The righteous who live

do da ya nv hi li
He will come after.

tso sv hna quo ni go hi lv
In heaven now always

do hi wa ne he s di
in peace they will live

Page last updated on: 07/31/2003