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[Kimbundu] Amaviva

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# AMAVIVA

[INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION]

*(Whispered female voice)*

Kuzola kyavua ku kima…
Kukala muntu otya.

Kuzola kyavua ku kima…
Kukala muntu otya.

Kiawu kima kuanza…
Ngu iwi?

*(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)*

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

Kiawu kima…
Kiawu kima…

*(Bass begins to rise.)*

AMAVIVA!



[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Kiawu kima ku tala!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mutima owa milandu!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Sanga kilumba kimo!

Twala makulu!
Sanga ritmu!

AMAVIVA!
Kuxikola ku twalika!



[VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Kiawu kima ku dila,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku banga,
Kiawu kima ku tala.

Kiawu kima ku lola,
Kiawu kima ku sala.

Kiawu kima ku zola,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku lola.

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku lola,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Kiawu kima ku tala!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mutima owa milandu!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Sanga kilumba kimo!

Twala makulu!
Sanga ritmu!

AMAVIVA!
Kuxikola ku twalika!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT]

Ama! Ama!
Twala ku kima!

Viva! Viva!
Twala ku kima!

Makulu ku mutima!
Makulu ku zola!

AMAVIVA!
Kiawu kima ku sanga!

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

Oma ku!
Twa ku zola!



[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku lola,
Kiawu kima ku kala.

Kiawu kima ku sanga,
Kiawu kima ku kala.



[CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Kiawu kima ku tala!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mutima owa milandu!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Sanga kilumba kimo!

Twala makulu!
Sanga ritmu!

AMAVIVA!
Kuxikola ku twalika!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Kamu tiredu, kuxila kiambote,
Kamu mona mu longa ya lungu,

Kambote ka mona, mu kaxilu,
Kambote ka muimbu ya suki.

Kamu kumbu ya kuza, kufu,
Kamu mona mu kimbundu kuxila,

Kambote ka mu, kuikala,
Kambote ka mu, mona u cielo.

Tukina, tukina kimbundu,
Tukina, tukina mo longa.

Kambote ka, mu kiluetu,
Kambote ka mu, yaya longa.

Kambote ka mu, kiluetu,
Mu longa ya yaya.

Kambote ka mu, kiluetu,
Kambote ka mu, yaya longa.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Oko kua kuxila mundo kima…

Ku kuxila mundo kiambote.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Kambote ka muimbu…

Kambote ka mu kaxilu…

Kambote ka mu longa…

*(Choir whispers)*

Kambote ka…

Kambote ka…

KAMBOTE KA!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Kua mu kiluetu?

Crowd: TULUENE!

Lead: Kua mu kimbundu?

Crowd: TULUENE!

Lead: Kua mu suki?

Crowd: TULUENE!

Lead: Monisa mu kimbundu!



[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!
Mu kaxilu!

Viva! Viva!
Mu xilu!

Kama na kuya!
Kama na kuya!

Kua kimbundu!
Kua kimbundu!

*(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!
Kambote ka mu kiluetu!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Kua mu kiluetu!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Kua kimbundu ku kiluetu!

Kama na kuya!
Mu kaxilu!

AMAVIVA!
Kua mu kiluetu!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Kambote ka muimbu!
Kambote ka mu kaxilu!

Kambote ka mu kiluetu
Kua mu kiluetu!

Tuluene!
Tuluene!

Kua mu kiluetu!
Mu kaxilu!

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