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[Xhosa] Amaviva

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# AMAVIVA
*Ubuntu olunye. Ithemba elingenasiphelo. Umngqungqo omnye.*



[INTRO — INTOMBI ITHULUZI, IZIGABA ZOBUMBAZO ZASE-AFRIKA]

*(Ilizwi lomfazi elibububhalo)*

Kutheni ngobunye ubusuku…
Umntu ufuna isizathu sokukholelwa.

Kutheni ngobunye ubusuku…
Umntu ulinde ububele nje obuncinci.

Kodwa ukuba ububele…
Buqala ngawe?

*(Kuhleka komntwana. Izandla ziqhwaba.)*

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

Uthando olunye oluncinci…
Ukukhanya olunye oluncinci…

*(Ibhasi iqala ukunyuka.)*

AMAVIVA!



[CHORUS — UKUHLAZIYA OKUPHAMBILI KWE-AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Uthando olunye oluncinci lungatshintsha ubomi!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Vumela izigidi zeentliziyo zivuthe!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dlulisa uvuyo macala onke!

Nyathela ngeenyawo!
Vakalisa isingqi!

AMAVIVA!
Vumela ubuntu buvuke!



[VERSE 1 — I-AFROBEATS EFUDUMELE, IGITHA YEHIGH-LIFE]

Kwabakho ikhandlela ebumnyameni,
Kwabakho umphunga emvuleni.
Kwabakho isandla esifikelela kumntu,
Kwabakho intliziyo ethembele kwakhona.

Kwabakho ucango oluvuleka ngobunono,
Apho kwakumi udonga ngaphambili.
Kwabakho umfokazi owathi, "Wamkelekile,"
Kwabakho umntwana owancuma kwakhona.

Yonke into luthando luyisiqalo,
Yonke imfesane ityalwa imbewu.
Xa sibona ithemba kwabanye,
Sifumana esikudingayo.

Ihlabathi liba lihle ngakumbi
Xa sabelana ngezinto esinazo.
Umntu wonke unenjongo,
Ubomi bonke bufanele ithuba.



[PRE-CHORUS — UKUHAMBISANA KWEZINTOMBI EZINYUKAYO]

Uyaziva na entliziyweni yakho?
Uyakuva na kwizigaba?

Sisandi sethemba esibuyayo,
Yikamva elisazayo.

Thatha isandla sam usidlulisele phambili,
Uvuyo maluphindaphindeke.

Xa siphakamisa umoya omnye,
Sinika owethu amaphiko okuhamba!



[CHORUS — UKUHLUKANISA OKUPHELELEYO KWE-AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Uthando olunye oluncinci lungatshintsha ubomi!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Vumela izigidi zeentliziyo zivuthe!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dlulisa uvuyo macala onke!

Nyathela ngeenyawo!
Vakalisa isingqi!

AMAVIVA!
Vumela ubuntu buvuke!



[POST-CHORUS — UKUBHULA KWEQELA LOMDANISO WELIZWE]

Ama! Ama!
Nyathela ngasekunene!

Viva! Viva!
Nyathela ngasekhohlo!

Izandla entliziyweni!
Izandla phezulu!

AMAVIVA!
Uvuyo maluphindaphindeke!

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

Wonke umntu!
Silapha!



[VERSE 2 — UMPHATHI WESIMBO ZOMFANEKISO, IBHASI EGQITHISILEYO]

Kukho umama owenza into,
Kukho utata ofunda okuninzi.
Kukho umntwana onesixhobo
Esingazange saziwa ngelizwe.

Kukho umlimi oabelana ngolwazi,
Kukho umrhwebi ofumana iindlela.
Kukho umdali oselula uphupha
Ngemihla eqaqambileyo.

Ukusuka kwilali ukuya edolophini,
Ukusuka kwiintaba ukuya elwandle,
Umntu wonke uphethe isithembiso,
Ubomi bonke bunesidima.

Sweefin ixhuma abantu kunye namathuba,
Inceda abaninzi bathathe inxaxheba kwaye bakhule.
Xa amathuba efikelela kude,
Kuye kube khona amaphupha aqala ukubonakala.



[PRE-CHORUS — IKWAYARA IYAKHULISA]

Uyaziva na entliziyweni yakho?
Uyakuva na kwizigaba?

Sisandi sethemba esibuyayo,
Yikamva elisazayo.

Thatha isandla sam usidlulisele phambili,
Uvuyo maluphindaphindeke.

Xa siphakamisa umoya omnye,
Sinika owethu amaphiko okuhamba!



[CHORUS — UKUHLAZIYA OKUPHELELEYO KWEFESTIVALE]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Uthando olunye oluncinci lungatshintsha ubomi!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Vumela izigidi zeentliziyo zivuthe!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dlulisa uvuyo macala onke!

Nyathela ngeenyawo!
Vakalisa isingqi!

AMAVIVA!
Vumela ubuntu buvuke!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Ukuba ukhathele kukuthwala usizi,
Ukuba indlela ibinde kakhulu,

Ngamana ungafumana isandla esikufuphi,
Ngamana ungafumana ingoma yethemba.

Ukuba amaphupha akho alityelwe,
Ukuba ulahlekelwe ngumdla wokuzama,

Ngamana isenzo esincinci somusa
Singenza ubone esinye isibhakabhaka.

Siyahluka kwiintsomi zethu,
Siyahluka ngeendlela zethu.

Kodwa uthando esinikezelana lona
Lungaphila ngaphezu kwemihla yethu.

Mabakhumbule into ethile
Xa ixesha lethu liphelile:

Senza umahluko omncinci,
Sanceda omnye umntu.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Akufuneki utshintshe umhlaba wonke…

Ukutshintsha umhlaba womntu.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Ilizwi elinye elihle…

Isandla esinye esincedayo…

Umnyango omnye ovulekileyo…

*(Choir whispers)*

Dlulisela phambili…

Dlulisela phambili…

DLULISELA PHAMBILI!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Ngubani ofuna uthando?

Crowd: WONKE UMNTU!

Lead: Ngubani onokunika uthando?

Crowd: WONKE UMNTU!

Lead: Ngubani onokuzisa ithemba?

Crowd: WONKE UMNTU!

Lead: Ndibonise ukuba uyakwazi ukuhamba!



[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!
Izandla entliziyweni!

Viva! Viva!
Vula iingalo zakho!

Ngena ngasekunene!
Ngena ngasekhohlo!

Dlulisa uthando!
Dlulisa uthando!

*(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!
Uthando olunye lunokutshintsha ubomi!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mabavuthulule iintliziyo ezinkulu!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dlulisa uvuyo macala o