Baba Yetu (acapella)

[@christophertin]

Oh my goodness! Thank you for this cover! I've been impressed by your videos for awhile now, so I'm so flattered that you did this!

[@JordanHusband]

Don't scroll past this comment, Maytree. This is the original composer, who won a Grammy for this song. (Also, shout out to Stanford Talisman!)

[@youknow3315]

Glad to see you, Mr. Baba Yetu! 😂 Love your works so much!

[@cab06215]

_Wa!_ *BABA YETU!*

[@kangdooho]

히익 깜짝이야

[@TheBloobster]

@@JordanHusband dont worry my dude they know

[@civilization]

Wow!! This is absolutely amazing! Well done 👏

[@uaevuon]

official civ account

[@incineratorium]

You're here!

[@alkent5750]

I love the game...

[@christophertin]

Hey boss! 😆

[@kianoh221]

헐 찐…..

[@tonyokerebass6404]

As a member of the East African & Southern African region from which the language of Swahili was born and bred, it is lovely to hear this wonder of song in all its renditions. And MayTree absolutely smashed this out of the park, Well done 👏🏾🔥

[@nistulathampuran534]

I always felt that Swahili is such a smooth soothing kind of language.... From listening to the few songs that I have and this is just wow ❤️❤️❤️

[@oktavio_1189]

No soy de tu continente pero tienes razón... 🙂👍

[@victormendes1588]

I wonder what other lovely songs are done in Swahili?

[@thedragon12]

@@victormendes1588 a couples if the lion king songs have swahili part like the beginning of "circle of life" is swahili

[@jonfunkitron1282]

@@victormendes1588 Does Hakuna Matata count?

[@martintraseas7514]

As a Tanzanian where swahili is our native language i can confirm that they sing Swahili very nicely 😊

[@jihanjoo]

MayTree achieved cultural victory in 1 minute 58 seconds.

[@ma78l_19]

accurate lmao

[@RobOsTheGreat]

They ALWAYS achieve cultural victory.

[@AbsolutelyJason]

Nice!

[@mikaela1119]

DUDEE LMAO

[@jaidyay]

Fun fact: This is the first videogame song that won a Grammy.

[@Xardasj]

Really :) ?

[@annabees]

@@Xardasj yessss 😍

[@dannyboy2523]

Good to know

[@mechwarrior52]

Well deserved!

[@dgd48wdf7]

im not surprised. This music is too goof

[@danny-dose9]

As a Kenyan that speaks Swahili this is amazing I can’t think of a better way you could have represented the language again this was amazing 👏🏽

[@Sun_en_Moon]

Its a whole new interpretation of the song naeza imagine if kenyan churches wangeimba ivo

[@astermos-6616]

Guess it's time to learn Swahili

[@oluvlogs821]

Your right I’m South African and learned this song in school at music class

[@maestro14700]

@@oluvlogs821 놀랍습니다.

[@bizzy9295]

The don't even know what their singing but sing better than me(a Kenyan)

[@red01017]

그거 아시나요.. 저는 사실 바바예투 아카펠라 커버를 찾다가 메이트리를 알게 되었습니다... 비록 바바예투 커버는 없었지만 커버하신 영상마다 너무 노래가 좋아 빠져든지 어언 1년입니다. 근데 어떻게 이런 일이 있을 수가 있죠? 지금 저를 위해서 바바예투를 일부러 커버해주신 건가 싶어 눈물까지 납니다ㅜㅠ 이런 게 운명일까요.. 너무너무 감사드립니다 메이트리 여러분ㅜㅜ

[@원두씨]

와 멋있다..이게 운명..

[@MaytreeSoo]

😍😭

[@pdtelmo]

와 멋있다.. 이게 문명..

[@thk230]

진짜 기분 좋으시겠다!!

[@sk.kr.]

@@MaytreeSoo 우와 진짜 수경님이 친히 댓글도 달아주시네요 . 영광이네요 부러워라... 제 개인적으론 소향님 담으론 수경님이에요. 한번 공연있거나 그럴때 꽃 사들고 가서 인사드릴게요. 인터뷰에선 어려움 있으셨다고 하셨는데 앞으론 좋은일만 가득하시길 기도합니다.

[@Dasombaby]

As a Tanzanian hearing them sing in Swahili this beautifully ,I feel melted ,I love this ,thank you

[@primecaptain8628]

Mambo ni💥💥💥

[@triumphalstudios398]

konki 🔥

[@ezws]

That's the lord's prayer

[@Dasombaby]

@@ezws yes it is ,in Swahili language

[@georgenjoroge4570]

From Kenya and this is swahili...And i can understand every word🥺🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

[@Sun_en_Moon]

As a person who speaks Swahili from East Africa Kenya and who has heard the song sang in a number of ways but the way you guys sang that song, plucked at my heart strings, if I ever founded a country that would be the national anthem.📿♥️

[@TehButterflyEffect]

You would found a Christian nation? I'll be first in line. :)

[@FjordTrotter]

a country with the Lord's prayer? Let me renounce my US citizenship. btw, is Mbinguni pronouned, Mm-guni or Bbinguni?

[@TheHomelessDreamer]

@@TehButterflyEffect Christian nations have a horrific track record, ask any one forcibly displaced from Africa, or the Knights Templar, etc etc. How about we just enjoy the beauty of a song written by an asian with kiswahili lyrics? Deal?

[@What-he5pr]

@@TheHomelessDreamer Christian nations ended slavery. Islam still practices it. Atheist nations practice slavery like in China. Take your lies and myopia away with you.

[@TehButterflyEffect]

@@TheHomelessDreamer No idea what you are talking about there, bud.

[@LordTenebrum]

I love how MayTree is balanced between the trends, classics, and rendition surprises. You can really see that they appreciate music as it is, no matter the culture, genre or media. 정말 감사합니다! Much love from Spain🇪🇸

[@TheSeeking2know]

Very good point. 👍

[@dannyboy2523]

Well said

[@hannahgallifrey]

You’re not only good at singing. You’re good at arranging, making impressions, presenting the video, and everything is just amazing!

[@fernyaguiar13]

They are beatiful people too! 🤗❤

[@carama19]

I'm from Tanzania and Swahili is my mother language listening to this amazing vocals gives me goosebumps each time

[@emilyharbers2840]

I love that you can easily pick out the percussionists singing voice in this song. You don’t often hear him sing, but he also has a beautiful voice. So much talent in this group!

[@AdventuresAwait123]

Love his voice

[@kevoh_bg]

As a Swahili speaker, I highly appreciate the effort you made to make this majestic rendition. Asante!

[@irrelevant9818]

We used to sing baba yetu when I was still at school and when I saw the title, I instantly clicked it. It gave me goosebumps from the beginning till the end!

[@jojossugardaddy5253]

U watch deadpool bruv?

[@azzurre88]

Same! I was a member of church choir and we covered this song last time... This brings back such a good memory for me...

[@EHnter]

Lots of Civ players then?

[@AmiYamato]

Thank for this longer video! So beautiful I got goosebumps. 💗

[@TheSeeking2know]

🙏

[@marydabrown2167]

From Tanzania 🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿this is absolutely amazing……..Swahili to the world

[@WisamSafi1978]

I think it’s my 50th time rewatching this. Someone help me!! I cannot stop

[@Just_Sara]

Don't stop! Are you still listening??

[@WisamSafi1978]

@@Just_Sara I’m going to re-listen to it now… thanks for the notification XD

[@PoorAirsofter]

Isnt it just so majestic? I love it. It makes me feel like im in the ancient times.​@@WisamSafi1978

[@trolltrollskiy]

Oh, nostalgia! Thank you all for this memories

[@andresmediatv6342]

Nmeipenda hii kwakweli Asanteni sana kwa kukitambulisha kiswahili lugha adhimu kabisa duniani kuwahi kutokea mbarikiwe sana.. kwakweli najivunia kuwa mtanzania ninyezungumza kiswahili🇹🇿🇹🇿✊🏿✊🏿 in

[@themaphiaboss]

I am big CIV player and I can't believe that Maytree covered this theme. Now I can totally imagine if Maytree will also try the main theme of CIV 5: Brave New World

[@DistilledGuava]

I would not be disappointed

[@merlin3361]

or the dream of flight from CIV VI

[@flash.g2870]

A Sogno di Volare cover would make my brain emergency reset.

[@zerathylalysaari1393]

You can add Gods and Kings theme as well :D

[@Bravemusic737]

Proud to be Kenyan. It's amazing that other countries especially you guys have done the cover. God bless you!

[@VPCh.]

It's incredible that they managed to replicate a massive orchestra with just five people

[@siwami7197]

Being from Kenya I feel so nice how good you guys sing that song. The wordings are so clear. As always good work.

[@RavenSquad88]

Oh god, I was not expecting to be thrown to the waves of nostalgia so hard! Billions of thanks to you from Russia! This masterpiece is truly international and uniting! Amazing performance, guys! Keep up, I'm in love!

[@Sonic_playofficial]

У меня просто нет сил теперь говорить, MayTree словно забрала наши голоса и с помощью связи с параллельной вселенной, спела настолько красиво, настолько восхитительно, что сам Гай Юлий Цезарь сидит и плачет в сторонке ! Молодцы 🥲👏👏👏

[@ericstrickland8541]

This is So Beautiful. I keep coming back to hear this again and again

[@riku7243]

While this didn't get as many views, this is my favorite video of yours. I find myself here whenever I'm feeling low, thank you!

[@lilirurulala]

와아... 정말 미친 퀄리티네요. 오래전 문명하면서 즐겨 듣던 그 노래 그때가 생각납니다.

[@michaelharper7350]

Maytree you have again created an phenomenal and majestic rendition. I gained goosebumps listening to your voices. THe bird call, the beatbox, the bass, the tenor, and oh-my-goodness the silk in the female voices. Amazing!

[@Regardo-r5i]

단 5명으로 이런 음이 나온다는게 대단하다 바바예투 유투브에서 다른 아카펠라 많이 봤었는데 메이트리 이 분들 넘사벽이네 ㅠ 고마워요 좋은 음악 듣게 해줘서 ㅠ

[@asmita429]

바로 그거죠!

[@김안녕-w5j]

이 노래는 대규모의 합창단과 오케스트라단이 함께 만든 노래인데 단 5인이 이렇게 고퀄리티로 이뤄낸다는게 너무나도 놀랍다.

[@DrMertens]

VALLA AYNISI AMK

[@gulbaeE]

비결은 태블릿에 있음

[@gayang_112]

@@gulbaeE 태블릿왜요?

[@limesnake5773]

@@gayang_112 딱 봐도 태블릿이 힘의 근원이네요 저거 없으면 목소리 안 나옴

[@ladyred9613]

I don't know what you are saying. But I think the song is great.

[@armagedon515]

This is magnificent. I keep replaying it because of the richness of the rendition. As far I can see not one of them pause. All the five voices are used all the time. Impressive.

[@olivemwacharo3144]

As a Eastern Africa i am very proud that our language is been recognized thank you.

[@WisamSafi1978]

How is their pronunciation ? Spot on or a bit foreigner?

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@WisamSafi1978 Great.

[@CeeJay254Art]

@@WisamSafi1978 it was spot on

[@나옹나옹나옹이]

한 분 한분 모여서 멋진 하모니에 마음이 울컥해요. 처음에는 노래 부루는 분들에게 눈이 갔지만 메이트리 영상 계속 보다보니 뒷줄 왼쪽 남자분을 보게 돼요. 분주하고 엄청 바쁘게 노래를 풍성하게 만들어 주시는거 같아요

[@강수-p3q]

저도 저 분을 보게 됩니다. 역할로 치면 보조보컬인데 정말 없어선 안 되는 존재이신 게 노래를 더 풍부하게 해주는 걸로 완벽함을 더하시니까. 마인크래프트에서 후반부에 하시는 거나 빌리진 ㄹㅇ 장난없더라고요

[@JustinLeMusic]

17 years ago I was a freshman in High School with a growing passion for music and composition. This song moved and inspired me so much when I first heard it in the Civ IV trailer. This was probably the first ever orchestral piece I ever transcribed, and I appreciate each of the voices, ornaments, and instruments in every facet of the orchestration. Hearing this brought me back to those times, and I can notice all of the little instrumentation details that I first discovered and loved all those years ago, and you all brought each of them to life in such a beautiful way. Truly an experience to hear this again, thank you very much :)

[@jackstrawful]

Recently heard about the praise Christopher Tin gave for this performance - definitely one of the best renditions I've heard, having been in love with this song since 2005. And really nice touch holding up the Civ4 intro video, was not expecting that! Great to experience it the same way as when I was first floored by it all those years ago - I remember re-booting the game over and over just to hear it again.

[@KenyanRunning]

I’m a native Swahili speaker and this blew my mind! Love you guys and keep it up.

[@f33lin_g00d]

As a Tanzanian swahili speaker, I find this rlly impressive 👏🏾👏🏾

[@nurannisa9347]

WOW! It's majestic, and I also love your voice.. Very powerful and nice😭‼️

[@wufftype]

This still remains one of the favourite songs, and Maytree gave me the same chills I felt when I heard it the first time. Thank you!!

[@Spuddel]

In my opinion this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written and you did an amazing job with your acapella cover. I'm sitting here bawling my eyes out, like every time I hear this song. :)

[@day6denimalz887]

we used to sing this song at church, with my choir when i was in senior high school.. i don't even know that this song is one of a theme song of a game (?) but, i'm so in love with this song. Thank you.

[@showalk]

It's the Lord's Prayer in Swahili.

[@EHnter]

Yes, it's originally composed for a video game. And it's also the first video game music/song that won a Grammy.

[@ddobagi_1540]

와 소름.... 정말 멋집니다.

[@Нелька-з2т]

Какие же Вы классные!! Лучшие!! Продолжайте в том же духе!! Успехов Вам!! Шикарное исполнение!!🤗🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤗🤗🤗👍👍👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@Sherlock-Jr]

English people English✌

[@СагынбекХалмурзаев]

@@Sherlock-Jr du yu spik ingliw?))

[@LifeRaito]

@@Sherlock-Jr translater guys, translater)

[@vVPhaetonVv]

​@@Sherlock-Jr Random dude says this bullsh*t under video where asian guys and girls singing song in swahili. Really?!

[@volk2672]

@@vVPhaetonVv @vVPhaetonVv как правильно называется эта композиция из Полинезии?

[@zsaskiashabrina6864]

This was one of my favourite pieces in my very first concert with my university choir back in 2011. Brings back memories 🥰 Thank you may tree!

[@SplinterOfHonor]

This is one of the most beautiful renditions of this fantastic song I've ever heard.

[@st3v3nk3]

I broken into tears .. oh my goood how beautiful this cover.. Groundbreaking and wonderful. Awesome. The voices.. just like supernatural. I follow MayTree but this one hit like a comet. God (any you beleive in) bless you!

[@Setholopod]

I remember my high school choir singing a version of this - it was one of the hardest songs we ever tried. This gave me goosebumps; so amazing! ♥

[@TheSeeking2know]

You guys just warmed my heart and blow my mind as I head home from church. ❤️❤️❤️ Your tone, individually and together. The crisp harmonies and part switching. The articulation. Everything was spot on! I would say Maytree has a gift for singing “world music”, or music from other cultures, with the way they performed this.

[@markusketonen2412]

OHHHHH YESSSSSS!!!! One of the best game series on this planet (and universe), and what an amazing acapella version. Astonishing!

[@ckim729]

Quite possibly the best rendition of Baba Yetu ever! And, such a delight to discover Maytree! You guys are an absolute gem! Thank you and love you all!!

[@user-wb1kh1zw1l]

테너 분 음색 여기서 특히 미친듯ㅠㅠ 너무 성스러워요 당장 뭐라도 믿고 와야할듯

[@kevindas]

This is one of my favorite game music ever and you guys made it better! The bass and percussive vocals sounds so good. The singing is absolutely amazing. Really, great work. It’s very beautiful.

[@notaswissx]

Their voice would be perfect for a movie! Love them sm! 😭💜

[@あっとまーく-g3j]

May Tree さんたちのアカペラ曲をいつも楽しみにしてます！ 毎回とても素敵で感銘してます♡ そんなMay TreeさんたちにはNieRのBGMをやって欲しいなと思ってます！🌟

[@gentlewave258]

이건 반드시 알고리즘을 타야합니다.... 원곡 분량 다 부르신 것도 들어보고싶네요ㅜㅜ

[@dnahubs]

Baba Yetu is probably my favorite rendition of the Our Father because it's so joyful. Beautifully done, ladies and gents, beautiful done.

[@OkinawanLovers]

Really one of your best ones and I'm a hardcore fan, that's saying something. Great work!! 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@patriceandreu7651]

Just breathtaking rendition. You are one of the best acapella band in the world.

[@Dark_eVader]

I could listen to this masterpiece all day. Thank you so much MayTree on the road to 10 million subscribers.

[@MussaAbel-t9b]

From Tanzania 🇹🇿 I'm the one who impressed by the vocals

[@Arrowsong]

This gave me serious chills and brought back some fond memories. You people are beyond talented. Not just your vocal range but the way you understand sound is truly amazing. Thank you for the experience!

[@musicgeekish]

I love this song! I taught it to my entire school last year and performed it in our spring concert while signing The Lord’s Prayer. So amazing!

[@EHnter]

Lots of schools play that in their choir. I wonder if people just like to play the Civ games.

[@JJMichael]

@@EHnter sucks they didnt put this song on civ6. they should just make this piece as their theme song. suits perfectly

[@pauminsu91]

what an amazing rendition of this song. wow, pronunciation on point as always, and so mesmerising, specially with how beautiful it sounds in Swahili

[@TheSecondVersion]

This takes me back to when I listed to Peter Hollens' cover on loop almost 10 years ago

[@flbk1109]

I like woman with short hair. Her singing voice, her facial expressions, and the way she opens her mouth while singing are also great.

[@dongpedroyi]

If this is not a masterpiece I don't know what to call this. Did comparisons and came to the conclusion that THIS version captured something EXTRA magical...

[@Nick-ce6lt]

Maybe there are other artists who can do this song well, but this comes from the heart as these people know civ4 is the best civ.

[@とも-k4y]

壮大さがとても伝わります。 素敵です…！！！！

[@dubz2073]

I come back to this daily, I never played CIV too much but this arrangement is just stunning!

[@WolfQuantum]

If you get to the live shows on AGT this should be your next performance with the video on the stage backdrop. Beautiful.

[@victormendes1588]

If this world class group ever come to South Africa I will buy ticket.

[@retroarcadefan]

I wish MayTree would cover more songs (with lyrics) from any language. This is epic.

[@liveston3134]

Petition for them to upload the high res version to Spotify/Apple Music

[@reno7066]

Sound merging is perfect for creating sound effects that are similar to the original

[@Rosmarus_Odobenus]

This is my favourite version of Baba Yetu so far! Awesome job!

[@ezws]

Baba Yetu uliye mbinguni, Jina lako litukuzwe 😇🙏 Our Father who is in heaven, may your name be glorified 😇🙏

[@symmetrykidkun8]

Showed this to my coworker (we’re both former choir kids) and they had tears running down their face. “IM NOT CRYING, YOU ARE!” 😅

[@daniaull5386]

I sung this in choir to loved it def on if my favs

[@InnerPatternsTherapy]

Amazing! Truly inspiring. The level of skill, coordination, cooperation, and expression is pushing into the realm of supreme territory.

[@physicist137]

This is so great... I listened to this at least a dozen times, and I will a couple of dozens more. I wish I were part of such a great acapella group.

[@InfinityResistance]

A full version of this song would be desirable. I know the original and I have to say that you can do more than compete with the original. Very good performance

[@itwillendaholic2484]

Still keep coming back to this video in particular. You guys are always amazing but this is something special

[@sud-ong]

As a Civilization player, I hereby declare this video a cultural victory for the entire world.

[@DistilledGuava]

Respect for choosing this old classic! CIV4 is still one of the best in the franchise imo.

[@voidflowRPG]

Best one so far... You gotta me crying. Congratulations!!!

[@haren334]

Struggling to find the words to describe this... Brought tears to my eyes.

[@Aplusinskal]

Can I just say, I So Very Much LOVE the tenor's voice in this!!! So beautiful and lyrical I'm crying inside :)

[@아크로살자]

와.... 충격이다.. 바바예투 들어본것중 제일 좋네??? 시작할때 새소리 미쳤구요.!

[@Gladius5520]

와.. 2분만에 15년 전으로 여행다녀왔습니다.. 고마워요!

[@西郷隆盛-o4i]

ほんとずっと聞ける声。

[@olivepage]

댓글보니 문화승리가 얼마 남지 않은 것 같다

[@Kowjja]

The Tenor has such a pretty voice i mean they all do obviously

[@kismet8010]

Absolute bliss at 1:11 when all five sing in harmony

[@jimz011]

Been following MayTree for a while now and man this is really really good. I mean really good, I might even go as far as to say that this is maybe one of the (if not) the best performances from them I have seen so far! I was a big fan of Pentatonix when I discovered them a few years back, but honestly I think you guys are much much better (or better said more genuine imho), I hope someday you guys will release an album of great covers like these but the full songs! I'd buy it instantly!

[@GregInTokyo]

I just know I'm going to be listening to this again... and again... and again.

[@sk.kr.]

OMG goosebumps… This is the best one….. Thank you guys

[@Graciouscorner]

I wonder why this clip have few views... I think this one is trully beautiful and brilliant. The sound is so balance... I can't stop hearing this piece.

[@MoonC_K]

I cant agree with u more

[@johnle6364]

civ 4 isnt as popular as the other stuff, but sucks for them theyre missing out on this beautiful cover of a beautiful masterpiece.

[@torokun]

Seriously! What’s wrong with Google’s algorithm???

[@GetUnwoke]

I've never played a civ game so I didn't think to watch it until I read a comment somewhere recommending baba yetu as one of their greats so I searched it and it truly is one of my favorites now

[@en2p187]

@@GetUnwoke I came from an agt comment saying to check this out, even though I was already subscribed to their channel. Can't believe I missed out on this masterpiece 🤧

[@AdrianMark]

Wow, what a classic and you guys are spot on!