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[Igbo] Amaviva

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# AMAVIVA
*Otu Mmadu. Enwere Olileanya. Otu Egwu.*

[INTRO — ỌMỤMỤ ỌBỤBỤ OBIM, NKWA AFRIKA NA-EKWE UKWU]

*(Ilu olu nwanyị na-asụ okwu nwayọ)*

N'ebe dị anya n'abalị...
Onye na-achọ ihe mere iji kwere.

N'ebe dị anya n'abalị...
Onye na-eche ka e mee ya ebere.

Gịnị ma ebere ahụ...
Bido na gị?

*(Ọmụmụ nwa na-achị ọchị. Akwụkwọ clap na-abanye.)*

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

Otu ịhụnanya nta...
Otu ọkụ nta...

*(Bass na-ebido ịrị elu.)*

AMAVIVA!



[CHORUS — ỌKỤKỌ AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO MKPỌRỌ]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Otu ịhụnanya nta nwere ike ịgbanwe ndụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka obi nde gbaa ọkụ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Pasa ọṅụ n'akụkụ ruo n'akụkụ!

Gbaa ụkwụ!
Kwe ka egwu na-agbawa!

AMAVIVA!
Ka mmadụ niile dị ndụ!



[VERSE 1 — AFROBEATS ỌCHỊCHỊ, GITA HIGHLIFE]

E nwere kandụl n'ọchịchịrị,
E nwere ilu olu n'ìhè mmiri ozuzo.
E nwere aka na-agbakọta onye,
Na obi nke na-atụ anya ọzọ.

E nwere ụzọ na-emeghe nwayọ,
N'ebe mgbidi guzoro tupu.
E nwere onye ọbịa kwuru, “Nnọọ,”
Na nwa na-amụ ọchị ọzọ.

Ọ bụla omume ịhụnanya bụ mmalite,
Ọ bụla ebere na-akụ mkpụrụ.
Mgbe anyị hụrụ olileanya n'aka ndị ọzọ,
Anyị chọtara ihe anyị chọrọ.

Ma ụwa na-aghọ ihe mara mma
Mgbe anyị kesara ihe anyị nwere ike.
Ọ bụla mmadụ nwere ebumnuche,
Ọ bụla ndụ kwesịrị ohere.



[PRE-CHORUS — ỤDA ỌMA NWAANYỊ NA-EBILI]

Ị nwere ike ịnụ ya n'ụbụrụ gị?
Ị nwere ike ịnụ ya n'igwe nkwa?

Ọ bụ ụda olileanya na-alaghachi,
Ọ bụ ọdịnihu na-abịa.

Were aka m wee pasa ya n'ihu,
Ka ihe ọma na-abawanye.

Mgbe anyị welitere mmụọ onye ọzọ,
Anyị na-enye nke anyị nku ịgba ọsọ!



[CHORUS — AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM MKPỌRỌ]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Otu ịhụnanya nta nwere ike ịgbanwe ndụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka obi nde gbaa ọkụ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Pasa ọṅụ n'akụkụ ruo n'akụkụ!

Gbaa ụkwụ!
Kwe ka egwu na-agbawa!

AMAVIVA!
Ka mmadụ niile dị ndụ!



[POST-CHORUS — EGWU DANCE CHANT]

Ama! Ama!
Gaa n'aka nri!

Viva! Viva!
Gaa n'aka ekpe!

Aka na obi gị!
Aka n'elu igwe!

AMAVIVA!
Ka ịhụnanya na-abawanye!

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

Onye ọbụla!
N'ebe a anyị nọ!



[VERSE 2 — NWAANYI NA-EBILI MMADU, BASS NA-ADỊGHỊ ỌCHA]

E nwere nne na-ewu ihe,
E nwere nna na-amụ ihe.
E nwere nwa na-emepụta ihe
Nke ụwa adịghị ama.

E nwere onye ugbo na-ekerịta ihe ọmụma,
E nwere onye ahia na-achọta ụzọ.
E nwere onye okike na-eto eto na-ọrọ ọra
N'echiche nke ụbọchị ka mma.

Site n'obodo nta ruo obodo,
Site n'ugwu ruo n'oké osimiri,
Ọ bụla onye nwere nkwa,
Ọ bụla ndụ nwere nsọpụrụ.

Sweefin na-ejikọta ndị mmadụ na ohere,
Na-enyere ndị ọzọ aka iso nweta ma na-eto.
Mgbe ohere na-eru ebe dị anya,
Ọtụtụ nrọ nwere ike ịmalite igosi.



[PRE-CHORUS — ỤDA ỌMA NWAANYỊ NA-EBILI]

Ị nwere ike ịnụ ya n'ụbụrụ gị?
Ị nwere ike ịnụ ya n'igwe nkwa?

Ọ bụ ụda olileanya na-alaghachi,
Ọ bụ ọdịnihu na-abịa.

Were aka m wee pasa ya n'ihu,
Ka ihe ọma na-abawanye.

Mgbe anyị welitere mmụọ onye ọzọ,
Anyị na-enye nke anyị nku ịgba ọsọ!



[CHORUS — MKPỌRỌ EMUME UKWU]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Otu ịhụnanya nta nwere ike ịgbanwe ndụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka obi nde gbaa ọkụ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Pasa ọṅụ n'akụkụ ruo n'akụkụ!

Gbaa ụkwụ!
Kwe ka egwu na-agbawa!

AMAVIVA!
Ka mmadụ niile dị ndụ!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Ọ bụrụ na ị tụrụ ụra n'ị carrying mwute,  
Ọ bụrụ na ụzọ ahụ abụghị nke a na-eru,

Kwere na ị ga-ahụ aka n'akụkụ gị,  
Kwere na ị ga-ahụ abụ nke na-enye olileanya.

Ọ bụrụ na nrọ gị efuola,  
Ọ bụrụ na ị tufuru ọchịchọ ịnwale,

Ka omume ọma ọ bụla  
Na-enyere gị ịhụ ọzọ igwe.

Anyị dị iche na akụkọ anyị,  
Anyị dị iche na ụzọ anyị.

Ma ịhụnanya anyị na-enye ibe anyị  
Nwere ike ịgafe ụbọchị anyị.

Kwe ka ụwa cheta ihe  
Mgbe oge anyị rutere ma kwụsị:

Na anyị mere obere mgbanwe,  
Na anyị nyere onye ọzọ aka.


[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Ị chọghị ka ị gbanwee ụwa niile…

Iji gbanwee ụwa onye.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Okwu ọma otu…

Aka enyemaka otu…

Ọzọ ụzọ mepere…

*(Choir whispers)*

Gba ya n’ihu…

Gba ya n’ihu…

GBA YA N’IHU!


[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Onye choro ịhụnanya?

Crowd: ONWE NKE ANYỊ!

Lead: Onye nwere ike inye ịhụnanya?

Crowd: ONWE NKE ANYỊ!

Lead: Onye nwere ike ibute olileanya?

Crowd: ONWE NKE ANYỊ!

Lead: Gosi m otú ị si eme!


[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!  
Aka gị na obi gị!

Viva! Viva!  
Mepee gị arms!

Dọrọ n'aka nri!  
Dọrọ n'aka ekpe!

Gba ịhụnanya!  
Gba ịhụnanya!

*(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!  
Obere ịhụnanya nwere ike gbanwee ndụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!  
Kwe ka nde obi gbawara!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!  
Gba ọṅụ site n'otu akụkụ gaa n'akụkụ!

Soro ụkwụ gị!  
Nwee mmetụta!

AMAVIVA!  
Kwe ka mmadụ bido ndụ!


[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Obere omume ọma!  
Obere ọchị!

Obere oge  
Nwere ike ịga n'ogologo!

Ndị mmadụ bilion!  
Nrọ bilion!

Otu mmadụ!  
Otu abụ!

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