[Xhosa] Widaway
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
**[Intro — A Cappella Female Vocal, Handclaps, Rising African Percussion]** He-yo, he-yo! Sizakufumana indlela! He-yo, he-yo! Masithi lonke ihlabathi! *(Children's choir)* Ewe! Ewe! Ewe! *(Deep bass drops)* WIDAWAY! **[Verse 1 — Warm, Infectious Afrobeats Groove]** Kukho ukukhanya phesheya kwendlela, Umntu udansa kumrhythm omtsha. Izolo babengazi indlela, Namhlanje bamaphupha amakhulu. Kukho umfazi onecebo lokukhula, Kukho inkwenkwe ifunda imfundiso. Iphupha ngalinye liqala encinane, Ilizwi ngalinye lifanele ithuba. Kusuka kwisililo kuye kumculo, Kusuka kumntu ongaziwayo ukuya kusapho, Singakha indlela apho kungekho, Sizimemele abanye abaninzi. **[Pre-Chorus — Rising Female Harmonies]** Uyayiva ezinyaweni zakho? Uyawuva umrhythm ovuyayo? Xa ihlabathi lithi, "Hayi namhlanje," Sizakufumana enye indlela! Phakamisa izandla, zibhabhe, Izizathu zikhona ezininzi. Xa iidrum ziqala ukudlala, Wonke umntu makangxole athi! **[Chorus — Explosive Afro-House Dance Hook]** He-yo, he-yo! Sizakufumana indlela! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Mawumculo usikhokele! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Uvuyo malukhule! He-yo, he-yo! Wonke umntu makathi-oh! Elinye ithuba, elinye usuku, Eli phupha liphinde lize! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Sizakufumana indlela! **[Post-Chorus — Viral Dance Chant]** Ngasekhohlo! (Ewe!) Ngasekunene! (Ewe!) Ngena ekukhanyeni kwentsasa! Bekani izandla! (Ewe!) Jikani! (Ewe!) Vakalelwa ngumrhythm, uvuthulule! He-yo! He-yo! Wonke umntu makafumane umoya! **[Verse 2 — Female Lead, Bright Highlife Guitar]** Umama ubala imali ayenzileyo, Uhlela indlela yokukhula. Utata ufumana ixesha ekhaya, Noxolo lokubiza elakhe. Kukho umntwana ofuna ukufikelela esibhakabhakeni, Kukho umlimi obukele amafu edlula. Kukho umenzi onezixhobo ezintsha, Kukho umfundi ophupha emva kwesikolo. Ukusuka elalini ukuya kwizibane zedolophu, Ukusuka kwiintaba ukuya ebusuku obusezintabeni, ISweefin inceda abantu baxhumane kwaye bathengise, Ithuba elitsha masidalwe. **[Pre-Chorus — Full Choir Builds]** Uyayiva ezinyaweni zakho? Uyawuva umrhythm ovuyayo? Xa ihlabathi lithi, "Hayi namhlanje," Sizakufumana enye indlela! Phakamisa izandla, zibhabhe, Izizathu zikhona ezininzi. Xa iidrum ziqala ukudlala, Wonke umntu makangxole athi! **[Chorus — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** He-yo, he-yo! Sizakufumana indlela! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Mawumculo usikhokele! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Uvuyo malukhule! He-yo, he-yo! Wonke umntu makathi-oh! Elinye ithuba, elinye usuku, Eli phupha liphinde lize! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Sizakufumana indlela! **[Bridge — Emotional Piano, Warm Choir]** Ezinye iindlela zithatha ixesha, Amanye amaphupha afuna enye imizamo. Abanye abantu banxiba imithwalo enzima, Xa iminyaka idlula. [Verse] Kodwa ithuba lingatshintsha ibali, Isandla lingathomalalisa umthwalo. Xa sabelana ngoko sifundileyo, Singancedisa umntu afumane indlela. [Chorus] Ngoko ukuba ungene emnyango, Yishiya ivulekile kancinci. Kukho iphupha elikuphetheyo, Kukho omnye ulindileyo. *(Amagubu aqala ukwakha)* **[Dance Break — Call-and-Response]** Umphambili: Singafumana indlela? Isihlwele: Hee-o! Hee-o! Umphambili: Singatshintsha? Isihlwele: Yebo-o! Yebo-o! Umphambili: Ngubani ongena kumdaniso? Isihlwele: Wonke umntu! Umphambili: Senzani? Isihlwele: Hambisa umzimba! *(Isigaba sokubetha)* Isinyathelo ekhohlo! (Hey!) Isinyathelo ekunene! (Hey!) Betheza izandla! (Hey!) Khanyisa! (Hey!) WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Singafumana indlela-o! *(Umxube onzulu we-Afro-House)* **[Final Chorus — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Hee-o, hee-o! Singafumana indlela-o! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Vumela umculo ukhokhele! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Vumela uvuyo lukhule! Hee-o, hee-o! Wonke umntu athi-o! Olunye ithuba, olunye usuku, Olunye iphupha endleleni! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Singafumana indlela-o! **[Outro — Guitar, Choir, Fading Percussion]** Hee-o, hee-o! Singafumana indlela-o! Ukusuka kumlimi kuye kumphuphi, Ukusuka kumenzi kuye kumntwana, Sweefin inceda ukudibanisa iindlela zethu Kuzo zonke iindlela neekhilomitha. Hee-o… hee-o… WIDAWAY! *(Ukubetha kokugqibela)*