Four Videos Of The South African Gospel Song " 'Impilo Yam'’ "

Lawrence Nkomentaba, Dec 21, 2016
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Simunye Male Chorus (S.M.C) is a choral choir that was founded in and is based in eMbalenhleis, South Africa.

A post from https://www.facebook.com/Simunyemalechorus/about/ indicates that this male choir began on May 15, 2006. The group is still active according to its twitter page. 

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases four YouTube videos of  the South African Gospel song "Uzuccin' Impilo Yam' " (also given as "Impilo Yami" and "Gcina Impilo Yam' ").

The lyrics for this song are included in this post. 

The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the composer/s of this song. Thanks to all of the arrangers of these renditions and all of the singers and musicians who are featured in these videos.  

This post is dedicated to Bishop Desmond Tutu ((7 October 1931 – 26 December 2021) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmond_Tutu  Rest in Peace and Power.

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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/04/south-african-2020-gospel-song-uzygcin.html for an April 2021 pancocojams post about the version of this song by DJ Cleo featuring Bucy Radebe includes biographical information about those two South Africans.

I'm interested in including information about "Impilo Yam' ".

Is this song's composer known? Is it a traditional Zulu (or other South African ethnic group's) Gospel song.? When was it first recorded and who was the fisrt to record it. I haven't been able to find this information online. Thanks in advance for sharing that information.) 

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 : All Nation uzuygcine Impilo

Zayoni Zion, April 24, 2019
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Christian Church All Nations In Zion is a religious denomination in South Africa. Here's a link to their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ANCCIZ/videos/296240765012717/ .

Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread about the song "Impilo Yam":
from Siphamandla Zondi, 2020, 
https://www.facebook.com/ANCCIZ/videos/296240765012717/
"It says Almighty God you have revived my life, you have revived my spirit. Now i will walk thankful all times... It's in Nguni languages (Mix of Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, etc)"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3: DJ Cleo - Gcina Impilo Yam (feat. Bucy Radebe) [Official Music Video]

Next Music Distribution, Feb 11, 2021

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4: UZUGCIN' IMPILO YAM



Bucy Radebe,  Aug 9, 2020

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LYRICS FOR THIS SONG

Lyrics #1 [from the discussion thread for the first YouTube video that is embedded in this post.]

PUSELETSO Goodwill, 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFQYnpc8i74&ab_channel=LawrenceNkomentaba

Somandla/Bawo wam’/ Nkosi Yami (Almighty/My Father/My Lord)

Uzugcin’impilo yam’ (You preserve my health)

Uth/Us’ uphinde ukhusele umoya wam’ (You also protect my spirit)

Ukhusel’ umoya wam’ (You protect my soul) (Repeat)

 

Ngoba mina/thina, Ngizo/sizohamba (As for me/us, I/We will walk)

Ngi/sizohamba ngi/sijonge kuwe (I/We will walk looking to You)

Ngamaxesha onke (All the time)(Repeat)

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Lyrics #2 [from the summary for the video given as #4 in this post.]

Somandla Uzugcin’impilo yam’ (Almighty, You preserve my health)

Uzugcin’impilo yam’ (You preserve my health)

Uphinde ukhusel’ umoya wam’ (You also protect my spirit)

Ukhusel’ umoya wam’ (You protect my soul)

Refrain:

Ngoba, na ndohamba (And I will walk)

Ngizohamba ndijonge kuwe (I will walk looking to You)

Ngamaxesha onke (At all times)

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