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[Bambara] Amaviva
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# AMAVIVA *Yereyere kelen. Baraji dɔrɔn. Foli kelen.* [INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION] *(Whispered female voice)* Jɔyɔra ni... Mɔgɔ bɛ nɛnɛya la. Jɔyɔra ni... Mɔgɔ bɛ baraji fɛ ka sɔrɔ. Baraji ye... N'i ka fɔ? *(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)* Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Dɔrɔn dɔrɔn... Kɛlɛ kelen... *(Bass begins to rise.)* AMAVIVA! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Dɔrɔn dɔrɔn bɛ nyogon kɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ala tɛrɛ ka bɔ bɛɛ la! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Baraji ka sɔrɔ bɛɛ ma! Dɔgɔ kun! Dɔ dɔ! AMAVIVA! Mɔgɔya ka kɛlɛ bɛ! [VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Tulu bɛ dɔgɔman, Sira bɛ kɔrɔn kɔnɔ. Bolokɔ bɛ mɔgɔ da, Dɔ ye mɔgɔ ka fɔ. Jugu bɛ bɔ kɛlɛ ye, Bara bɛ bɔ minɛ. Jɔlajɛ bɛ fɔ "A ni sɔgɔma," Den ye bɛɛ ka fɔ. Dɔrɔn dɔrɔn bɛ bɔ dɔ, Baraji bɛ jɔ. N'i ka bɔ baraji, A ka sira ye kɔ. Dɔ ye bɔ dɔrɔman, N'i ka bɔ ka sɔ. Mɔgɔ kelen bɛ sira, Dɔ ye sɔrɔ fɔ. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] I ka bɔ i dɔgɔman? I ka bɔ jembe kɔ? A ka sira ye bɔ, A ka fɔlɔ ye bɔ. N'i bolokɔ ye fɔ, Baraji ka bɔ kɛ. N'i ka fɔ mɔgɔ, Dɔ ye bɔ kɛlɛ! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Dɔrɔn dɔrɔn bɛ nyogon kɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ala tɛrɛ ka bɔ bɛɛ la! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Baraji ka sɔrɔ bɛɛ ma! Dɔgɔ kun! Dɔ dɔ! AMAVIVA! Mɔgɔya ka kɛlɛ bɛ! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT] Ama! Ama! Sira ka nyogon! Viva! Viva! Sira ka jɔ! Bolokɔ i kɔrɔ! Bolokɔ i kɔ! AMAVIVA! Baraji ka bɔ kɛ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Bɛɛ ye! N'i bɛ kɔ! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Musow bɛ kɛlɛ, Faraw bɛ nɛnɛya. Den ye bɛ nɛnɛya Ala tɛrɛ ye bɔ. Farafɛ bɛ bɔ, Jɔlajɛ bɛ kɛ. Tɔɔrɔ bɛ nɛnɛya A ka sira ye fɔ. Sira bɛ dugu, Sira bɛ bɔ. Mɔgɔ kelen bɛ sira, Dɔ ye sɔrɔ fɔ. Sweefin ka mɔgɔ bɔ, Ka bɔ kɛlɛ. Ala tɛrɛ ye bɔ, Dɔ ye kɔrɔ bɔ. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] I ka bɔ i dɔgɔman? I ka bɔ jembe kɔ? A ka sira ye bɔ, A ka fɔlɔ ye bɔ. N'i bolokɔ ye fɔ, Baraji ka bɔ kɛ. N'i ka fɔ mɔgɔ, Dɔ ye bɔ kɛlɛ! [CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Dɔrɔn dɔrɔn bɛ nyogon kɛ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ala tɛrɛ ka bɔ bɛɛ la! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Baraji ka sɔrɔ bɛɛ ma! Dɔgɔ kun! Dɔ dɔ! AMAVIVA! Mɔgɔya ka kɛlɛ bɛ! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Sira la fô, ka fô tîlô, Ka fô bôlô tîgê, Ala ka bô tîgê, Ala ka fô a tîgê. I ni sôgô kôrô, I ni sôgô fôlô, Ala ka fô tîgê sôgô Fô a kôlô fôlô. N’ka fô tîgê fôlô, N’ka fô tîgê sôgô. N’ka fô kôlô ka sôgô, Fô ka sôgô bôlô. Ala ka sôgô fôlô Ka n’ka fô kôlô: N’ka fô tîgê fôlô, N’ka fô tîgê sôgô. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* I y’a fô tîgê kôlô fô… Fô tîgê sôgô fô. *(A second heartbeat.)* Kôlô fô… Kôlô bô… Kôlô dɔrɔ… *(Choir whispers)* Fô a bô… Fô a bô… FÔ A BÔ! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Kê ka fô? Crowd: KULU N’BÔ! Lead: Kê ka fô kô? Crowd: KULU N’BÔ! Lead: Kê ka fô sôgô? Crowd: KULU N’BÔ! Lead: N’ka fô a bô ka sôgô! [THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ama! Ama! Fô tîgê sôgô! Viva! Viva! Bô tîgê sôgô! Fô tîgê fô! Fô tîgê kô! Fô ka fô! Fô ka fô! *(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! Kôlô fô ka fô bô! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Fô ka sôgô tîgê! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Fô ka fô kô fô! Fô tîgê! Fô ka sôgô! AMAVIVA! N’ti sôgô kô! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Kôlô fô sôgô! Kôlô fô bô! Kôlô fô bô Ka tîgê fô! N’bôlô fô! N’bôlô dɔrɔ! Kôlô fô! Kôlô fô! AMA