[Tiv] Motherland

Lyrics

[Intro]  
Oh na-na, tiv ga, Afrika kwagh!  
Aondo a kpera, ka se ga!  
Sweefin ngu, ka we ga,  
Aondo u mbakera, ngu ve!

[Verse 1]  
U seloo sha tor kpishi,  
Kpa kwagh, mba gande tsav.  
Mbese u eren, ken a lu,  
Kpishi u kwagh, mba vihi lu.  
Oh, u Accra ka Nairobi kpishi,  
Sweefin ngu, ka mba ga kpishi.  
Yam m hand, ka tse na ga,  
Mba ken aondo sha se ga.

[Chorus]  
Oh-oh, aondo a kpera sha mbakera,  
Kwagh u eren, ka mba ga u u.  
U kwagh u eren, ka mba ga u u,  
Sweefin ngu, ka mba ga u u.  
Oh-oh, tse na ga, ka m hand,  
Tiv u Afrika, ngu ve band.  
Sweefin ngu, ka mba ve lu,  
Aondo a kpera, gande tsav.

[Verse 2]  
Kpa man, kpa queen sha,  
Mbakera ngu, ka se ga sha.  
Aondo a kpera, ka mba lu,  
Kpishi u kwagh, mba vihi lu.  
Oh mama, ngu ve, kpa ngu ve,  
Sweefin ngu, ka mba ve lu.  
Aondo a kpera, oh ken a lu,  
Kpishi u kwagh, mba ve lu.

[Bridge]  
Kwagh u eren, oh ka mba ga,  
U Cape Town ka u Nile.  
Aondo a kpera sha u tor,  
Kwagh u eren, ka mba ga u u.  
Mbakera ngu, ka we ga,  
Sweefin ngu, ka mba ga sha.  
Mbese u eren sha u tor,  
Ka mba ga sha, ka mba ve.

[Chorus]  
Oh-oh, aondo a kpera sha mbakera,  
Kwagh u eren, ka mba ga u u.  
U kwagh u eren, ka mba ga u u,  
Sweefin ngu, ka mba ga u u.  
Oh-oh, tse na ga, ka m hand,  
Tiv u Afrika, ngu ve band.  
Sweefin ngu, ka mba ve lu,  
Aondo a kpera, gande tsav.

[Outro]  
Oh yeah, ka aondo a kpera,  
Sha u tor, ka ngu ve lu.  
Afrika ngu ve, oh ken a lu,  
Ka mba ga sha, ka mba ve.  
Na-na, na-na, kwagh u eren,  
Aondo a kpera ngu ve lu.  
Aondo u mbakera, Sweefin ngu,  
Ken a lu sha taver!