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[Kabiye] Heartquake

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# HEARTQUAKE
*Nda. Kpa. Yé Nyangɔ.*

**[INTRO — Togo, Katchougo Vocals, Nya-yɔ Kabiye]**

*(Togo)*

Boo... boo...
Boo... boo...

Togbɔ, “Yɛ kɔ na ghan hãm?”

Nɔ nà nà...

Yɛ hãm yé wò!

*(Nya-yɔ hù)*

Boo-boo!
Yé! Yé!

HEARTQUAKE!

*(Nya! nyan gbo!)*

**[CHORUS — Yé Hèkpo Kabiye]**

Boo-boo! Heartquake!
Nya ghan hãm!

Yé-yé! Yé-yé!
Yà kpa hãm!

Boo-boo! Heartquake!
Nɔ gbo wà!

Sweefin! Sweefin!
Nya a yè nɔ!

Boo-boo! Heartquake!
Nya ghan hãm!

**[VERSE 1 — Yé Afrobeats, Yé Nya]**

Wɔbɔ a fɔ yé nà,
Wɔbɔ a gbè yé gã.
Nya nɔ yé a ngɔbɔ nɛ,
Mè yà gã hãm yé nɔ.

Yà kpɔ nyɔ gɔ nà mɔ fɔhɔ,
Yà kpɔ nyɔ gɔ a bɔ nà.
Mè yè kpa a dɔ nà,
Yɛ tɔ wà, nà nɔ.

Nɔ nà ña kpɔ nyɔ gɔ nà,
Nɔ nà ña fɔ nyà gɔ.
Yà lɔ kpa na kpɔ nà,
Nà kpa wà hã tɔ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Yé Kabiye]**

Yà kpɔ a hàn yè nà?
Yà kpɔ a dɔŋ?

Nà a bɔ kà yè nyɔ
Yà bɔ kà nà hã hã.

Nàɖá nà yé nɔ, yè kpa,
Nà gã wò fɔ hã.

Yà nà nyɔ kɔkɔ,
Yà gã hãm nà nã!

**[CHORUS — Yé Gbo Gbo Hègbo]**

Boo-boo! Heartquake!
Nya ghan hãm!

Yé-yé! Yé-yé!
Yà kpa hãm!

Boo-boo! Heartquake!
Nɔ gbo wà!

Sweefin! Sweefin!
Nya a yè nɔ!

Boo-boo! Heartquake!
Nya ghan hãm!

**[POST-CHORUS — Nya Nya Kabiye]**

Boo! (Yé!)
Boo! (Yé!)

Nya fɔ, yɛ nà!

Nya! (Yé!)
Nya! (Yé!)

Yà kpɔ a hàn yè nà!

Sweefin! Sweefin!
Wɔbɔ a nà!

Heartquake! Heartquake!
Nya ghan hãm!

**[VERSE 2 — Yè Kabiye, Strong Nya]**

Wɔbɔ a yà bɔ gɔ hãm gɔ,
Wɔbɔ a yà tɔ nã.
Wɔbɔ a yà gbã hãm,
Nà bɔ yè wò fɔ hãm.

Mè dɔ nɔ mɔ yà kpɔ,
Mè hã yé a gã fɔ.
Mè wɛ lɔ kɔ a hãm
Yɛ tɔ wà nè nɔ.

Yà kpɔ nɔ nyà yè fɔ,
Yà kpɔ nɔ a tɔ fɔ.
Wɔ bɔ yè dɔ na kɔm,
Nà yè a kã yē!

**[PRE-CHORUS — Yé Kabiye]**

Yà kpɔ a hàn yè nà?
Yà kpɔ a dɔŋ?

Nà a bɔ kà yè nyɔ
Yà bɔ kà nà hã hã.

Nàɖá nà yé nɔ, yè kpa,
Nà gã wò fɔ hã.

Yà nà nyɔ kɔkɔ,
Yà gã hãm nà nã!

**[CHORUS — Yè Gbo Gbo Hègbo]**

**[CHORUS]**

Boom-boom! Fɔtama!
Dunia yɔɔɣu fʋ yi fɔ!

Hey-ya! Hey-ya!
ɖɔɔ nɛ tɛ ka!

Boom-boom! Fɔtama!
Ti seɖe nɔ kɔ!

Swu-swu! Swu-swu!
Tɛtɛ ɖɔ kɛkɛ!

Boom-boom! Fɔtama!
Dunia yɔɔɣu yi fɔ!

**[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Children's Choir]**

Ti ka bɔɔti ɖɔ yɔlɖa,
Ti ka yɔɣu ɖɔɖaɣɔ.
Baʋ siɖa ti naɖɔ,
Nɛ yɔɣɔɣɔ dɛɣa.

Dunia nɛ bɔtɔto,
Tɛɖaɣa yɔ laɣi,
Ti lɔɣo ɖa aʋɛɣu,
Lɔɔɣu nɛ awai.

Ka ti lɔɣo ɖa ayasi,
Ka yɛɣɔ dɛ nɔ la.
Bɔɔti nɛ ɣiŋɖɛɖɛ,
ɖɛ ti mɔ ɖa kɖa.

*(Music fades to heartbeat)*

Boom… boom…

**[SPOKEN BREAK — Female Lead]**

Kɛɖɛ…

Ka siɖa nɔ dunia la.

Ka ɖɛɣa fɔnaaŋ nɔ.

ɖɔkɔ kɛɖɛ nɛ ti yɔɔɣu…

Ka bɔɔti nɔ yaɖa.

*(Crowd whispers)*

Boom… boom…

*(Lead shouts)*

FɔTAMA!

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Yaɖa tɛ ɛ!
Crowd: Boom-boom!

Lead: Yaɖa nɛ ɛ!
Crowd: Boom-boom!

Lead: Nɛ ka ɖɛɣa nɔ!
Crowd: Anɔ!

Lead: Ti mɔ tɛ ɖɛ?
Crowd: Yi tɛ!

*(Heavy bass drop)*

Boom! Boom!
Fɔ! Fɔ!

Fiɛ ɖa dzɔ!
Fiɛ ɖa tiɖi!

Sɔɖɔ mɛɛ!
Kuɖʋ ɖa!

Swu-swu! Swu-swu!
Tɛtɛ ɖɔ kɛkɛ!

FɔTAMA!
Dunia yɔɔɣu yi fɔ!

*(Extended Afro-House instrumental dance groove)*

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

Boom-boom! Fɔtama!
Dunia yɔɔɣu fʋ yi fɔ!

Hey-ya! Hey-ya!
ɖɔɔ nɛ tɛ ka!

Boom-boom! Fɔtama!
Ti seɖe nɔ kɔ!

Swu-swu! Swu-swu!
Tɛtɛ ɖɔ kɛkɛ!

Boom-boom! Fɔtama!
Dunia yɔɔɣu yi fɔ!

**[OUTRO — Heartbeat, Warm Choir, Fading Percussion]**

Boom… boom…

Yɛsɔɣla sɛ siɖa,
Yɛsɔɣla sɛ dzɔyɛ,
Yɔɔɣu nɛ tɛti,
Tɛtɛ nɛ yaɖa.

Swu-swu sɛ kaɖɛ,
Ka ɖɛɣa, dzɔɖɔ, nɛ siɣɛ.

Boom-boom!