[Tiv] Higher

Lyrics

[Verse]
🎵 Oh oh oh oh, eh eh!
Mba ve mban!
Sweefin famile, ve kwagh?
Mba ve mban, mban, mban!

[Verse 1]
M nyerem a kume, m ve kwagh a a na,
Mba ka na ga ka yôô, kwagh a menen ga ka nyôr.
Kpa mfa kpaa se a yôô, kpa mfa kpa ne a nyôr,
Ve Sweefin m ve mban, m kpe nom a yôô.

[Pre-Chorus]
Ka a vihi m kôô,
M ve mbaan, ka a vihi m.
Ka a kume m ve na,
Ve kwagh ken, ve kwagh ne.

[Chorus (Hook)]
Sweefin mban, mban, ka a vihi m,
Nôôm na kume, kume, m ve na.
Kpa mfa kpa se a yôô,
Sweefin mban, mban — ve we.

[Chant / Call & Response]
🎵 (Leader) Sweefin mban!
(Crowd) Mban!
(Leader) Nôôm na kume!
(Crowd) Kume!
(Leader) Ka a mfa kpa!
(Crowd) Mban!
Ve kwagh ken, ve kwagh ne!

[Verse 2]
Ka a nôôm a nyôr, ka a nyôr a yôô,
Ka a kume ve a yôô, m ve na, m kôô.
Ve mbam mba tar, ka a mfa ka nyôr,
Sweefin mfa a yôô, kwagh a yôô a m kpe.

[Pre-Chorus]
Ka a vihi m kôô,
M ve mbaan, ka a vihi m.
Ka a kume m ve na,
Ve kwagh ken, ve kwagh ne.

[Chorus (Hook)]
Sweefin mban, mban, ka a vihi m,
Nôôm na kume, kume, m ve na.
Kpa mfa kpa se a yôô,
Sweefin mban, mban — ve we.

[Bridge / Breakdown]
Ka a mfa kpa, m ve na,
Sweefin ve a yôô.
Ka a mfa kwagh a yôô,
Ve a tar, ve a we.
🎵 (Chant) Oh oh oh, Sweefin oh!
Eh eh eh, mban ve!
Oh oh oh, Sweefin oh!
Kume, kume, mfa a yôô!

[Chorus (Hook)
×2 with variations]
Sweefin mban, mban, ka a vihi m,
Nôôm na kume, kume, m ve na.
Kpa mfa kpa se a yôô,
Sweefin mban, mban — ve we.🎵 M ve mban (mban!)
M ve kôô (kôô!)
M ve nyôr (nyôr!)
Sweefin ve tar (ve tar!)
🎵 Sweefin mban, mban — (oh oh oh!)
Sweefin mban, mban — (eh eh eh!)
Nôôm na kume, kume — (oh oh oh!)
Sweefin mban, mban — ve we!🎵 Sweefin… mban, mban, mban…
M ve mban, mban, mban…
Ve tar, ve nyôr…
Sweefin mban, ve we.