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"Kum Bah Ya"
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This African-American Spiritual, “Kum Bah Ya” apparently has no specific author. A very well known song by young and old, “Kum Bah Ya” simply means “Come by here.”
The tune is simplistic and memorable, but it also has no specific composer, either. “Kum Bah Ya” is, however, a favorite among the American Boy Scouts, as well as, any others who like to sit and sing around the campfire. This African-American spiritual has been shared by many.
“Kum Bah Ya”
Kum ba yah,
my Lord, kum ba yah! Someone’s
laughing, Lord, kum ba yah! Someone’s
crying, Lord, kum ba yah! Someone’s
praying, Lord, kum ba yah! Someone’s
singing, Lord, kum ba yah! Kum ba yah,
my Lord, kum ba yah!
In addition to this African-American spiritual’s simplistic tune and meaning, the term “Kum Bah Ya” had now gathered another meaning to it, as well: peace. In many articles regarding world peace, politicians will refer to “sitting around the campfire singing Kum Bah Ya,” or when peaceful demonstrations are disrupted, people will say that it “was not a Kum Bah Ya moment.”
“Kum Bah Ya”
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