[Akan] Upbeyond

Lyrics

**[Intro — Distant Choir, African Drums, Rising Synth]**

Eh-oh, eh-oh!  
Tee nsɛm no reba!

Fi kwan ketewa kɔ ɔman nyinaa,  
Te sɛn yi, abɔfoɔ wɔ ɔpon no.

Oh-ya, oh-ya!  
Mote nnipa no nnwom?

Soro, soro, kɔ!  
Ma papa no nkɔ so!

**[Verse 1 — Percussive Afrobeat Groove]**

Anadwo no, kanea hyerɛn kwan no,  
Ɛnnɛ anɔpa, mpɔtɔɔ mpɔn.  
Wɔn a wɔnte wɔn nsɛm da  
Rete nka sɛ wɔn bɛda ɔkwan no adi.

Ɔfasuo no yɛ ɔpono,  
Ɛyɛ nsɛm, yɛrebu nsɛm.  
Sweefin boa ma yɛka ho,  
Yɛn bɔ yɛn ho yɛn ho, yɛn kɔ so.

Ɔsoro nsa nkɔda nkyɛn,  
Ɔbra biara nni nkyɛn.  
Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛtwɛn ɔsoro a yɛpɛ,  
Yɛbɛyɛ ade kosi soro bɛtɔ.

**[Pre-Chorus — Handclaps and Rising Harmonies]**

Mote no? (Te no!)  
Mo ho yɛ no? (Ho yɛ no!)

Papa bi reba wɔ ɔkwan,  
Ɔman biara yɛn wɔ hɔ.

Fa nsɛm, ma nsa,  
Ma ɔso biara nko.  
Ɛberɛ a wiase nyinaa bɛto,  
Akumaa no bɛyɛ den!

**[Chorus — Explosive Global Dance Hook]**

Soro, soro, kɔ!  
Ma papa no nkɔ so!

Twɛn wo ho, to dwom yi,  
Obiara bɛka ho!

Soro, soro, kɔ!  
Ma ɔfasuo no nsɛe!

Hey-oh, hey-oh, yɛre kɔ,  
Hwɛ sɛnea nsɛm bɛyɛ bebree!

Soro kɔ! Soro kɔ!  
Ma nnwom no nkɔ so!

Nsa biara, ɔkwan biara,  
Ma wiase nyinaa yɛ adwuma!

**[Post-Chorus — Festival Crowd Chant]**

Oh-ya-ya! Oh-ya-ya!  
Obiara, ka ho!