Note: Please see
footnote below on meaning of Eli, Eli,
lama sabach-thani |
Gladiators - Eli Eli
Written
and sung by Albert Griffiths
| Song
Lyrics |
Biblical
Reference |
| Eli, Eli, Eli -
lama sabachthani? |
Matthew
27:46 - And about the ninth
hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli,
Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my
God, why hast thou forsaken me?
(See
note at foot of page) |
| righteousness
will soon begin to flow among I and I |
Amos
5:24 - But let judgment run
down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty
stream. |
just you wait
and see
'cause very soon man is going to realize
best thing in life is when you are free
free to walk among the dread, free to walk among
the soul
the police men and the army
forget what colour you may be
and begin to check de blood and you will find out
that
we all are one brothers
we all are one sisters
we all are one blood, so
let's talk about love and forget envity
if Jah can forgive us then why can't we forgive
one another |
|
Note: The phrase, 'Eli,
Eli, lama sabach-thani?', consists of Hebrew
(or Aramaic)
'Eli' (or 'Eloi'),
'Lord', and Aramaic
'lama sabachthani?', 'why
hast thou forsaken me?'. As recorded in
Matthew's gospel, these were the words of Jesus on the
cross, preserved in the original language even within the
Greek text of the New Testament.
... Jesus was quoting from Psalm 22:1 -
'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken
me? why art thou so far from helping
me, and from the words of my roaring?'. However, the religious
leaders allowed the people standing by to believe he was
calling for Elijah.
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