Meet Amara Marie Bassey. She sings Igbo songs.

Meet Amara Marie Bassey, 4 year old grand daughter of my best pal in secondary school, Chijioke Bassey ( nee Nwashili.)


Amara is my name-sake. I am Amala. She is Amara. The same name, different variations.


Amara (Amala) means Grace. Some go by the full name ----Amarachukwu or Amalachukwu--meaning God's Grace or The grace of God. My variation is actually----Nwa Amala,---- meaning A child of Grace.


Amara loves to sing songs her grand mother teaches her. Each time she visits her grandmother they call me, and she sings her favorite song for me. The song goes like this----

Amara Chukwu, bara uba n'ebe m' no.
Amara ya, bara uba n'ebe m'no.
Bara uba n'ebe m' no.

I always agree with her completely.

In English, that would be-----God's grace is abundant unto me or
I have an abundance of God's grace.

Amara sings other Igbo songs with her grand mother. Some of them are listed below.
Enjoy.
Nursery Rhymes
1.
Onye tiri nwa n'ebe akwa
Onye tiri nwa n'ebe akwa
Egbe tiri nwa n'ebe akwa
Weta uziza wete ose
Wete ama ngorore ofe
Ka umu nnunu lacha ya
K'okpo otutu kpogbue ha
O -O Egbe- njo

2.
Nwa enwe ndo, nwa enwe ndo
O - O -O
Nwa enwe ndo
Nwa enwe, i'gbada ani,
N'eso m gi
O- O- O
Nwa enwe ndo
Nwa enwe, i'gbago enu
N'eso m gi.
O-O-O
Nwa enwe ndo.


3.
On disobidience----

Muo biko, merem ebere
Muo biko, merem ebere
Na nne si kwa m' ejena
Na muo kwuchiri na onu uzo
Muo biko mere m ebere .

I will share more next week end. God bless.