
I first heard this song by Aradhna at a conference in Baltimore, and I quickly brought it to my home church for its annual Cultural Diversity Sunday. It's very straight forward and has a catchy tune (they really speed up the tempo in the original recording), but my main problem was to decide what degree I'd use melismas and when to breathe.
If you sing this song, there are a few pronunciation issues I was clarified. Pita = "Peetha," vani = "wani," teri = "teddy" and "jai" = "jeh." Also be light on the "h" in "ho." Lyrics below:
Amrita vani teri, amrita vani teri repeat
Jai jai Pita jai jai ho, jai jai Pita jai jai ho
Jai jai Yeshu jai jai ho, jai jai Yeshu jai jai ho
Paawana Aatma jai jai ho, Paawana Aatma jai jai ho
Translation:
Your Immortal Word, Your Immortal Word
Victory, victory be to the Father, victory, victory
Victory, victory be to Jesus, victory, victory
To the Holy Spirit be victory, victory