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[Nupe] Liftara

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# LIFTARA
*Eba m'akpa ch'eni, echi a y'ina.*

**[INTRO — African Percussion, Bright Guitar, Rising Crowd Vocals]**

Hey-oh!
Hey-oh!

Eba m'kpako!

Eba m'kakaji!

Dede, fa, tun—

LIFTARA!

*(Explosive bass drop)*

**[CHORUS — Immediate Afro-House Dance Hook]**

Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA!
Echi, echi, ina ni!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!
Gbogbo n'ku o'yi zhi!

Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA!
Kpa ch'eni, kpa ch'oji!

Eba ni!
Eba mi!

Eba m'akpa—
Dede, fa, tun!

**[VERSE 1 — Driving Afrobeats, Rhythmic Guitar]**

Ch'angida n'kogi echi,
Nwanyi ch'oko eza.
Ena zhi n'kpe n'kakaji,
Kpada n'la eza ch'eta.

Kogi n'kochi n'zhi,
Kpa ma yin'zu n'ka.
Ena che, “Baba n'kwa n'ka,
Ena zhi kpa ch'eka.”

Eba m'kwako n'ka zhi,
Eba m'kpada n'kpa.
Echi n'kpada n'zhi,
Ena m'kpada n'kpa.

Sweefin ch'ewu n'kochi,
Eba m'kpa ch'eni.
Eba m'akpa ch'eni,
Ena m'kpada n'kpa.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]**

Ena zhi n'kpe n'kakaji?
Ena gbo n'kpe n'kochi?

Eba m'akpa ch'eni,
Kpa n'la n'kakaji!

Ena m'kpada n'kpa,
Ena m'kpada n'kpa.

Ena m'akpa ch'eni,
Ena m'kpada n'kpa!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA!
Echi, echi, ina ni!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!
Gbogbo n'ku o'yi zhi!

Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA!
Kpa ch'eni, kpa ch'oji!

Eba ni!
Eba mi!

Eba m'akpa—
Dede, fa, tun!

**[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]**

Lift! Lift!
Kpa! Kpa!

Eba m'kpako!

Gba! Gba!
Kpa n'la!

Ena m'kpada n'kpa!

Lift-a!
Lift-a!

LIFTARA!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Amapiano Bass]**

Ch'oku n'kpe n'kakaji,
Ch'oku n'kpe n'kakaji.
Ch'oku n'kpe n'kakaji,
Ch'oku n'kpe n'kakaji.

Eba m'akpa ch'eni,
Eba m'kpada n'kpa.
Eba m'akpa ch'eni,
Eba m'kpada n'kpa.

Ch'oku n'kpe n'kakaji,
Ch'oku n'kpe n'kakaji.
Ch'oku n'kpe n'kakaji,
Ch'oku n'kpe n'kakaji.

Eba m'akpa ch'eni,
Eba m'kpada n'kpa.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Ena zhi n'kpe n'kakaji?
Ena gbo n'kpe n'kochi?

Eba m'akpa ch'eni,
Kpa n'la n'kakaji!

Ena m'kpada n'kpa,
Ena m'kpada n'kpa.

Ena m'akpa ch'eni,
Ena m'kpada n'kpa!

**[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]**

Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA!
Echi, echi, ina ni!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!
Gbogbo n'ku o'yi zhi!

Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA!
Kpa ch'eni, kpa ch'oji!

Eba ni!
Eba mi!

Eba m'akpa—
Dede, fa, tun!

**[BRIDGE — Piano, Children's Choir, Gentle Handclaps]**

Baya ka gi door da ya,
Aka ya da, ka wuro jiya.

Baya ka da ya hanyar,
Akan ka jiya, ka bawa.

Ba a da hanya guda,
Ba a da alkawari ba tare da kulawa.

Amma duniya tare da wuri ga wasu
Duniya ce mafi kyau mu raba.

*(Music fades to handclaps)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Wanene zai daga wani?
Crowd: Mu ne! Mu ne!

Lead: Wanene zai canza abu?
Crowd: Mu ne! Mu ne!

Lead: Wanene yake nan?
Crowd: Kowa ne!

Lead: To, nuna mini yadda kake motsa!

*(Percussion builds)*

Daga! Daga!
Mataki! Mataki!

Hannunka sama!
Juya!

Daya a gareka!
Daya a gare ni!

Daga juna—
Daya, biyu, uku!

*(Full bass drop)*

LIFTARA!

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Daga, daga, LIFTARA!
Sama, sama, nan muke!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!
Kowa ya fada ga taurari!

Daga, daga, LIFTARA!
Motsa ƙafafunku da daga zuciya!

Daya a gareka!
Daya a gare ni!

Daga juna—
Daya, biyu, uku!

**[OUTRO — Warm Guitar, Fading Choir]**

Daya bude kofa,
Daya taimako.

Daya ƙaramin mataki
Zai canza shiri.

Sweefin na kawo mana hanyoyi don haɗuwa,
Don ƙirƙira, musayar, da haɓaka.

Daga, daga, LIFTARA!

Idan mun daga juna,
Dukkanmu muna tashi!

*(Final triumphant drum hit)*