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[Mende] Jamora

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# JAMORA
*Dae gbee. Dae klu. Kpini be muday.*

[INTRO — Kpake Mende Kpelei, Mamei, Ke Lọnda La]

Hey!

Mɔ ngɔ sɛ ebɔɔ!

Ngɔ be ɓu?

Ngay ibe wɔlui!

Oh-eh-oh!
Ah-ya-ya!

Kɛnyin kɛ bɔ…

Kɛnyin ɗeŋɛ…

Gbiɛlɛgbi wɔi!



[CHORUS — IMMEDIATE EXPLOSIVE DANCE DROP]

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Lefehun lo lɔ fɛmɔ ye!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
E gbɛngɛi hunbu!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Kɛmɛ wa lɔ gbee!

Kɔ bɔ!
Kɔ ngɔ!

Kpake bɔi wɔlu!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Kɔmɔ kɛ be kɛndɔgbi!



[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Kpɛlɛ gbi pɔlu ngɔto,
Ye baa ndai lɔ yehwi.
Ngɔ wɔlui bɔgbi ɓɛnɛ,
Ngɔ gbɛ ngɔ kana nini.

Ɛndɛ ni gbeɲɛ ɓai nda,
Ɛndɛ ni bɔni wɔlui.
Ngɔ gbɛ ɓɔ kɔ ndɔndɔ,
Nɛngɛ lɔ ngɔ wɔi.

Fenɛ nyandɛ gidi nɛngɛ,
Fenɛ nyandɛ wɔ ni wɛ.
Ngobili ngɔ be jɛgbi,
Ngɔ yɛ ngɔ wɔi gbiɛlɛ.

Lɔ ni fama yɛ gɛnyɛ,
Ngɔ kɛgbi ndɔ gbi.
Ngay ibe wɔlui wɛ,
Ngɔ nɛngɛ wɔ gbe kwe.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE VOCALS]

Ngɔ ngɔ gbaa sɛgɛnɛ
Le gbeɲɛ ngɔ bɔi!

Ngɔ gbɛ nyemi ngoni
Nɛngɛ wɔ gbe ni!

Kɔ kɛ ngɔ ni myɛ,
Ngɔɲɛ wɔi be kɛ.

Ngɔ nɛngɛ wɔlɔi,
Ngɔ tɛ lu wɔni!



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Lefehun lo lɔ fɛmɔ ye!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
E gbɛngɛi hunbu!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Kɛmɛ wa lɔ gbee!

Kɔ bɔ!
Kɔ ngɔ!

Kpake bɔi wɔlu!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Kɔmɔ kɛ be kɛndɔgbi!



[POST-CHORUS — SIGNATURE DANCE CHANT]

Ja! Ja!
Kɔ bɔ!

Mo! Mo!
Gbɔ bɔ!

Ra! Ra!
Tɔmɔ bɔ!

JAMORA!
Kɔndɛ bɔ!

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

Nɛngɛ yɛ!
Ngɔni yɛ!



[VERSE 2 — WARM FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Ngɔ ni yɛ kamɔ
Ngɔ wɔlui kɛ ngɔ.
Ngɔ ni yɛ kɛndi
Ngɔ wɔlui kɛngɛ.

Ngɔ ni yɛ gbɔlo,
Ngɔ ni yɛ gbiɛlɛ.
Ngɔ ni nɛngɛ ngbului
Nɛngɛ ndɔ lɔ gbi.

Lɔ gbɛ nɛ bɔ gbɔmɔ,
Lɔ gbɛ nɛ bɔ gbiɛ.
Ngɔ gbɛ wɔlui wɔ,
Ngɔ gbɛ gbiɛ bɛ gbi.

Ngay gba mɔgbi kɛ,
Ngoni wɔ be gbiɛ.
Ngɔ gbiɛ wɔ be lɔ,
Ngɔ nɛngɛ lɔ gbiɛ.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILD]

Ngɔ ngɔ gbaa sɛgɛnɛ
Le gbeɲɛ ngɔ bɔi!

Ngɔ gbɛ nyemi ngoni
Nɛngɛ wɔ gbe ni!

Kɔ kɛ ngɔ ni myɛ,
Ngɔɲɛ wɔi be kɛ.

Ngɔ nɛngɛ wɔlɔi,
Ngɔ tɛ lu wɔni!



[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Lefehun lo lɔ fɛmɔ ye!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
E gbɛngɛi hunbu!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Kɛmɛ wa lɔ gbee!

Kɔ bɔ!
Kɔ ngɔ!

Kpake bɔi wɔlu!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Kɔmɔ kɛ be kɛndɔgbi!



[BRIDGE — SOULFUL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Ngɔnɔ ga bɔ wɔtɔ,
Ngɔnɔ ga bɔ yɛmɔ,

Ngɔ gbɛ wɔndɔ,
Ngɔ gbɛ wɔ gbiɛ.

Ngɔnin wɔ tɛndɛ,
Ngɔnin wɔ gbiɛ bɛ.

Nɛ kinɛ, ngɔnɔ yɛ kɔɔ,
Ngɔnɔ bɔi kɔi.

Ngahi wɔ lɔ ni nɛŋa,
Ngahi wɔ gbiɛ.

Nɛngɛ gbiɛ wɔlɔ,
Ngɔ nɛngɛ wɔ gbiɛ.

[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC STOPS]

*(One clap.)*

Oye!

Na u feel am?

*(Two claps.)*

Na di sound wey dey begin.

*(A low bass pulse.)*

Now make we watch am spread!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: U ready?

Crowd: READY!

Lead: U dey feel am?

Crowd: FEEL AM!

Lead: Who fit join us?

Crowd: EVERYBODY!

Lead: Then shake your body!



[THE JAMORA STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ja! Ja!
Step enter!

Mo! Mo!
Make e spin!

Ra! Ra!
Hands up high!

JAMORA!
Touch di sky!

*(MASSIVE AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP)*



[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — AFRO-HOUSE BASS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, MARIMBA]

Ja-ja-JAMORA!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!

*(Percussion solo, rolling bass, rising brass.)*



[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Move like tomorrow don start!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Everybody catch di light!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Carry dat feeling worldwide!

Step in!
Slide out!

Turn am up and let e fly!

Ja-ja-JAMORA!
Come dance for di brighter side!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING VOCALS]

A million dreams!
A million ways!

A little more hope
With every day!

A million voices!
One melody!

A world of possibilities
For you and me!

JAMORA!



[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, CROWD VOCALS]

One small step,
One small smile.

A little more kindness
Fit travel for miles.

Sweefin dey bring us ways to connect,
To create, exchange, and grow.

Ja-ja-JAMORA!

Let everybody sabi!

One world.
One rhythm.
A million dreams.

JAMORA!

*(Final celebratory drum hit.)*