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[Ewe] Amaviva

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# AMAVIVA
*Xexeame kple dzidzɔ. Kplɔ nu wɔwɔme.*



[INTRO — GBEDODOM, AFRIKAHAME KPOKPO]

*(Tata gɔmesese vi)*

Esi le kpakple...
Miawoe nye lɔlɔ̃ kple dzidzɔ.

Esi le kpakple...
Miawoe nye agbeviwo kple dzidzɔ.

Ne lɔlɔ̃a...
Dze wo tso wò?

*(Vi kɔkɔe. Amegbor nuwo vɔ.)*

Oh-oh-oh!
Eh-ya-ya!

Lɔlɔ̃ si gbɔ̃e...
Dzidzɔ si gbɔ̃e...

*(Bɛsi nɔa.)*

AMAVIVA!



[CHORUS — AHAFRIKA VIVI/AHAFRIKA VIVI]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Lɔlɔ̃ si gbɔ̃e na agbe wɔ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Neviwo kpe dzidzɔ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dzidzɔ si gbɔ̃e na fɔm!

Nɔ wo vɔ̃!
Kpɔ nu wɔ!

AMAVIVA!
Ne xexeame tsɔnu wɔ!



[VERSE 1 — GBEVIVI, HIGHLIFE GITAA]

Le ame si kplɔe, kɔkɔe wɔ,
Le ame si kple kɔkɔe wɔ.

Le ame si kplɔ ame si,
Ne dzidzɔa wɔa gbe.

Le ame si wɔ tɔgbɔ,
Ne ame si wɔa vɔ.

Le ame si wɔ "Woezɔ",
Ne vi si wɔ dɔ.

Lɔlɔ̃ meɖe na xexeame,
Dzidzɔ meɖe na kplɔ nu wɔ.

Ne miawoe kpɔ dzidzɔ le ame,
Miawoe nɔa gbe.

Xexeame kplɔ nu wɔ,
Ne miawoe kpɔ dzidzɔ.

Ne ame si meɖe na dzidzɔ,
Ne ame si meɖe na agbe.



[PRE-CHORUS — WOYIAME GBEVIVI]

Kpɔ nu wɔ le wo kɔkɔe?
Kpɔ nu wɔ le kpokpo?

Dzidzɔ si wɔa gbe,
Dzidzɔ si wɔa gbe.

Dze wò nu wɔ le xexeame,
Ne dzidzɔa kplɔ nu wɔ.

Ne miawoe wɔ dzidzɔ,
Miawoe wɔa gbe.



[CHORUS — AHAFRIKA VIVI/AHAFRIKA VIVI]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Lɔlɔ̃ si gbɔ̃e na agbe wɔ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Neviwo kpe dzidzɔ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dzidzɔ si gbɔ̃e na fɔm!

Nɔ wo vɔ̃!
Kpɔ nu wɔ!

AMAVIVA!
Ne xexeame tsɔnu wɔ!



[POST-CHORUS — GBEVIVI]

Ama! Ama!
Nɔ nu wɔ!

Viva! Viva!
Nɔ nu wɔ!

Nɔ wo kɔkɔe!
Nɔ wo dzidzɔ!

AMAVIVA!
Ne lɔlɔ̃ kplɔ nu wɔ!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-ah!

Miawoe!
Nye miawoe!



[VERSE 2 — GBEVIVI, BɛSI]

Le nyɔnu si wɔ nu wɔ,
Le tɔ si wɔ nu wɔ.

Le vi si wɔ nu wɔ,
Ne dzidzɔ si wɔa gbe.

Le tɔtɔ si wɔ dzidzɔ,
Le gbɔgblɔ si wɔ nu wɔ.

Le vi si wɔ dzidzɔ,
Ne dzidzɔ si wɔa gbe.

Le xexeame kplɔ nu wɔ,
Ne dzidzɔ si wɔa gbe.

Ne miawoe kpɔ nu wɔ,
Ne miawoe nɔa gbe.

Sweefin kplɔ nu wɔ,
Ne miawoe wɔ dzidzɔ.

Ne dzidzɔ si wɔa gbe,
Ne miawoe wɔ dzidzɔ.



[PRE-CHORUS — WOYIAME GBEVIVI]

Kpɔ nu wɔ le wo kɔkɔe?
Kpɔ nu wɔ le kpokpo?

Dzidzɔ si wɔa gbe,
Dzidzɔ si wɔa gbe.

Dze wò nu wɔ le xexeame,
Ne dzidzɔa kplɔ nu wɔ.

Ne miawoe wɔ dzidzɔ,
Miawoe wɔa gbe.



[CHORUS — AHAFRIKA VIVI/AHAFRIKA VIVI]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Lɔlɔ̃ si gbɔ̃e na agbe wɔ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Neviwo kpe dzidzɔ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dzidzɔ si gbɔ̃e na fɔm!

Nɔ wo vɔ̃!
Kpɔ nu wɔ!

AMAVIVA!
Ne xexeame tsɔnu wɔ!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Ne ɔdɔɖɔ la ɖo na wo,
Ne dzɔgbe la ɖe ɖeka vevie,

Mawu na wo ɖe aƒe kple dzidzɔ,
Mawu na wo ɖe nyuie nyuie.

Ne wo dzinyɛ sia ɖo wò to,
Ne wò dɔ ga le wo kplɔ,

Mawu na dzɔdzɔ kple asi nyuie
Na wò hã dzidzɔ ɖa.

Wo yɔ do wòwo me,
Wo yɔ do wòwo kple nyuie.

Ke dzɔdzɔ aɖe ta wòme
Le eɖokuiwo ɖe ɖe.

Ne toŋu la le wò ɖe,
Ne wo hã wò kple nyuie:

Ke wò na dzidzɔ ɖa,
Kple wò hã wò kple nyuie.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Mènyo o to dzogbɔɔ…

To dzogbɔɖi aɖeke me.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Dzidzɔ aɖe…

Asi nyuie aɖe…

Ɖoɖo aɖe…

*(Choir whispers)*

Tso na wo…

Tso na wo…

TSO NA WO!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Wo tsɔ dzidzɔ a?

Crowd: GBEYIYI!

Lead: Wo na dzidzɔ a?

Crowd: GBEYIYI!

Lead: Wo na dzidzɔ a?

Crowd: GBEYIYI!

Lead: Mìkpɔ wo kpɔ wò to!



[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!
Asi kple dzi!

Viva! Viva!
Gbe na wo!

Ɖe asi kpɔ!
Ɖe asi kpɔ!

Tso dzidzɔ!
Tso dzidzɔ!

*(MASSIVE AFRO-HOUSE BASS DROP)*



[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]

Ama-ama!
AMAVIVA!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!

*(Crowd chants over the groove.)*



[FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dzidzɔ aɖe na nyuie!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Na miliɔnu dzi kpe!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Tso dzidzɔ le aɖe!

Ɖo wò felii!
Fele kpɔ!

AMAVIVA!
Na nyuie ɖe aɖe!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Dzidzɔ aɖe!
Nyuie aɖe!

Dzidzɔ aɖe
Tso ɖe aɖe!

Miliɔnu dzi!
Miliɔnu dzinyɛ!

Nyuie aɖe!
Melody aɖe!

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