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[Okpe] Amaviva

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Lyrics

[INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION]

*(Whispered female voice)*

Uge n’omi…
Ovien vwe hia gb’oghe.

Uge n’omi…
Ovien vwe n’iy’uhwo nuwa.

K’ogha nuwa…
Ogho vwe gwe?

*(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)*

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

Ovw’oghene k’ekpako…
Ovw’oghene k’enuvwe…

*(Bass begins to rise.)*

AMAVIVA!



[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Ovw’oghene k’ekpako vwe!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Vwe ovien vwe ka’enun!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Vwe vwe no to no!

Gha re vwe!
Gha vwe k’oghe!

AMAVIVA!
K’ogha vwe vwo k’oma!



[VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Ovw’oghene k’udje k’ogbe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe k’ogaga.
Ovw’oghene k’eghwre vwe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe vwe n’ovwe.

Ovw’oghene k’uwa re,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe k’oghe.
Ovw’oghene k’oghe vwe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe vwe n’ovwe.

Ovw’oghene k’ekpako k’oghe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe v’oghe.
Ovw’oghene k’oghe n’ovwe,
Ovw’oghene vwe k’oghe.

K’ogha vwe k’oma,
K’ogha vwe vwe.
Ovw’oghene k’oghe v’oghe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe vwe.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

K’oghe vwe n’ovwe?
K’oghe vwe n’ogaga?

Ovw’oghene k’oghe v’oghe,
Ovw’oghene vwe n’ovwe.

Vwe k’oghe k’oghe,
K’ogha vwe k’oghe.

Ovw’oghene k’oghe vwe,
Ovw’oghene vwe n’ogaga!



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Ovw’oghene k’ekpako vwe!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Vwe ovien vwe ka’enun!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Vwe vwe no to no!

Gha re vwe!
Gha vwe k’oghe!

AMAVIVA!
K’ogha vwe vwo k’oma!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT]

Ama! Ama!
Vwe k’oghe!

Viva! Viva!
Vwe k’oghe!

Ovw’oghene k’oghe!
Ovw’oghene k’oghe!

AMAVIVA!
K’ogha vwe k’oghe!

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

Ovw’oghene!
Vwe k’oghe!



[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Ovw’oghene k’oghe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe.
Ovw’oghene k’oghe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe vwe.

Ovw’oghene k’oghe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe.
Ovw’oghene k’oghe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe vwe.

K’oghe vwe k’oghe,
K’oghe vwe k’oghe.
Ovw’oghene k’oghe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe vwe.

Sweefin k’oghe vwe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe.
Ovw’oghene k’oghe vwe,
Ovw’oghene k’oghe vwe.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

K’oghe vwe n’ovwe?
K’oghe vwe n’ogaga?

Ovw’oghene k’oghe v’oghe,
Ovw’oghene vwe n’ovwe.

Vwe k’oghe k’oghe,
K’ogha vwe k’oghe.

Ovw’oghene k’oghe vwe,
Ovw’oghene vwe n’ogaga!



[CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Ovw’oghene k’ekpako vwe!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Vwe ovien vwe ka’enun!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Vwe vwe no to no!

Gha re vwe!
Gha vwe k’oghe!

AMAVIVA!
K’ogha vwe vwo k’oma!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Ke o tire na gbo do,
Ke o l'ugba r'ovwen g'ogbe,

Ke o fu'ruo re na gbo do,
Ke o fu'ruo re na g'udje.

Ke o v'uvwe re v'ovweya,
Ke o v'ugba v'ogwa,

Ke o v'uvwe re v'ogbe,
Ke o fu'ruo re v'udje.

O v'ovwe re r'ie k'ogba,
O v'ovwe re r'ie k'ogbe.

V'ovwe re na k'ovwe,
Ke o fu'ruo re na g'udje.

Ke o fu'ruo re na g'udje,
Ke o fu'ruo re na g'udje.

Ke o fu'ruo re na g'udje,
Ke o fu'ruo re na g'udje.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

O v'ovwe re r'ie k'ogba…

O v'ovwe re r'ie k'ogbe.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

O v'ovwe re…

O v'ovwe re…

O v'ovwe re…

*(Choir whispers)*

V'ogba…

V'ogba…

V'OGBA!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: O v'ovwe?

Crowd: IYEWE!

Lead: O v'ovwe?

Crowd: IYEWE!

Lead: O v'ovwe?

Crowd: IYEWE!

Lead: V'ovwe re na g'udje!



[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!
Udi k'ogba!

Viva! Viva!
Udi k'ogbe!

K'ovwe re!
K'ogba re!

V'ovwe re!
V'ogba re!

*(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!
Udi k'ogba na v'ovwe!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Udi k'ogba na v'ogba!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
V'ovwe re na g'udje!

V'ovwe re!
K'ogba re!

AMAVIVA!
V'ogba re na g'udje!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Udi k'ogba!
Udi k'ogbe!

Udi k'ogba
Na v'ogba!

Udi k'ogbe!
Udi k'ogba!

Udi k'ogba!
Udi k'ogbe!

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