I had no idea about the origins of the song, Kumbaya.! So much of our history has been buried. So much of our culture has been appropriated. Repost from @sunnmcheaux • Kendrick Lamar: Truth About "The Kumbaya S**t" - Only we can set free our song of freedom from chains and whips. | Randi B

Kumbaya Kṛṣṇa Kumbaya Kumbaya Kṛṣṇa Kumbaya Someone's singing Lord Kumbaya Jaya Śrī Kṛṣṇa Kumbaya #kumbaya #krishna And the beauty of it is "kumbaya" means "come by here" and many krishnas came... the boat the occupants the birds the sounds and us ourselves so this version is asking for Krishna who represents so many things including Purusha, the individual soul and essence, the source within us, and a meaning of the Sanskrit root "kṛṣ" is to take away enemies that stop us from fulfilling our hi