[Trinidadian Creole] Amaviva
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# AMAVIVA *One Humanity. Infinite Hope. One Dance.* [INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION] *(Whispered female voice)* An somewhere deh now… Somebody need a reason fi believe. An somewhere deh now… Somebody waiting fi a little kindness. What if dat kindness… Start with you? *(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)* Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! One likkle love… One likkle light… *(Bass begins to rise.)* AMAVIVA! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! One likkle love can change a life! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Let a million hearts ignite! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Pass di joy from side to side! Move yuh feet! Feel di beat! AMAVIVA! Let humanity come alive! [VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] There was a candle in di darkness, There was a whisper in di rain. There was a hand reach out to someone, And a heart dat hope again. There was a door dat opened soft, Where a wall used to stand before. There was a stranger say, “Welcome,” And a child smile once more. Every act of love is a beginning, Every kindness plant a seed. When we see di hope in others, We discover what we need. And di world become more beautiful When we share di things we can. Every person have a purpose, Every life deserve a chance. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Can you feel it in yuh heartbeat? Can you hear it in di drums? It's di sound of hope returning, It's di future yet to come. Take my hand and pass it onward, Let di goodness multiply. When we lift another spirit, We give our own di wings fi fly! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! One likkle love can change a life! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Let a million hearts ignite! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Pass di joy from side to side! Move yuh feet! Feel di beat! AMAVIVA! Let humanity come alive! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT] Ama! Ama! Step to di right! Viva! Viva! Step to di left! Hands to yuh heart! Hands to di sky! AMAVIVA! Let di love multiply! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Everybody! Here we deh! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] There's a mother building something, There's a father learning more. There's a child with an invention Dat di world never know before. There's a farmer sharing knowledge, There's a trader finding ways. There's a young creator dreaming Of a brighter set of days. From di village to di city, From di mountains to di sea, Every person hold a promise, Every life have dignity. Sweefin connects people and possibilities, Helping more participate and grow. When opportunity reach further, More dreams can begin to show. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Can you feel it in yuh heartbeat? Can you hear it in di drums? It's di sound of hope returning, It's di future yet to come. Take my hand and pass it onward, Let di goodness multiply. When we lift another spirit, We give our own di wings fi fly! [CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! One likkle love can change a life! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Let a million hearts ignite! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Pass di joy from side to side! Move yuh feet! Feel di beat! AMAVIVA! Let humanity come alive! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Si t’fatigé pou porter chagrin, Si wout la long twòp, Ka ou jwenn on men bò a ou, Ka ou jwenn on chant espwa. Si rèv ou bliye, Si ou pèdi volonte a, Ka on ti aksyon bonte Ede ou wè on lòt syèl. Nou diferan nan istwa nou, Nou diferan nan fason nou. Men lanmou nou bay youn lòt Ka depase jou nou konte. Kite mond la sonje on bagay Lè tan nou fini: Ke nou fè on ti diferans, E nou ede yon lòt. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Ou pa bezwen chanje tout mond lan… Pou chanje mond yon moun. *(A second heartbeat.)* On mo bon… On men ki ede… On pòt louvri… *(Choir whispers)* Pase li… Pase li… PASE LI! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Ki moun ki bezwen lanmou? Crowd: TOUT MOUN! Lead: Ki moun ki ka bay lanmou? Crowd: TOUT MOUN! Lead: Ki moun ki ka pote espwa? Crowd: TOUT MOUN! Lead: Lè sa a, montre mwen kijan ou mouv! [THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ama! Ama! Men nan kè ou! Viva! Viva! Louvri bra ou! Avanse sou bò dwat! Avanse sou bò gòch! Pase lanmou! Pase lanmou! *(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! On ti lanmou ka chanje on lavi! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kite yon milyon kè limen! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Pase jwa a soti bò a bò! Mouvé pye ou! Santi batman an! AMAVIVA! Kite limanite vivan! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] On ti bonte! On ti souri! On ti moman Ka vwayaje pou mil! Yon milya kè! Yon milya rèv! On limanite! On melodi! AMA