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[Tiv] Liftara

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

# LIFTARA
*Mbá ve a lór, ka a lór sha.*

**[INTRO — African Percussion, Bright Guitar, Rising Crowd Vocals]**

Hey-oh!
Hey-oh!

Ior a mar u lór!

Ior a mar u súan!

Kpa, va, uken—

LIFTARA!

*(Explosive bass drop)*

**[CHORUS — Immediate Afro-House Dance Hook]**

Lór-a, lór-a, LIFTARA!
Áhó, áhó, sha mu u!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!
Ior ka súan sha áondo!

Lór-a, lór-a, LIFTARA!
Kpe u gban, lór u gbagan!

Ishi ve nyian!
Ishi ve nyian!

Lór sha—
Kpa, va, uken!

**[VERSE 1 — Driving Afrobeats, Rhythmic Guitar]**

Mbá ve a ken kwase,
Kwase a ter nahan.
Á ter asev ka nahan a,
Kwagh u yô a yô.

Mbá ve a na yô, or a hen,
Mben kôndo a or a kpishi.
Kwase a va, “Ve nyian ken,
A mban a ve tôr u.”

Kwagh u nan ka a ipev,
Kwagh u nan ka a kôndo.
Kwagh u nan a ior u nan
Ka a kwagh u ve ior.

Sweefin ve a kwagh u nan,
Ka a ikyô, ve a ikyô.
Mbá ve a ve ior sha,
Kôndo ior u nan a ve.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]**

Or u nan a ior u nan?
Kwagh u nan a ior u nan?

Ior a ve nyian ken,
Kwagh u nan ka a ve ior!

A mban ve a kôndo,
A mban ve a kwagh u.

Mbá ve a ve ior sha,
Kwagh u nan ka a ve ior!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Lór-a, lór-a, LIFTARA!
Áhó, áhó, sha mu u!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!
Ior ka súan sha áondo!

Lór-a, lór-a, LIFTARA!
Kpe u gban, lór u gbagan!

Ishi ve nyian!
Ishi ve nyian!

Lór sha—
Kpa, va, uken!

**[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]**

Lór! Lór!
Kpe! Kpe!

Mbá ve a u lór sha!

Vé! Vá!
Tôô ve!

Kwagh u nan ka a ve ior!

Lór-a!
Lór-a!

LIFTARA!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Amapiano Bass]**

Kwagh u nan a or a tsav,
Kwagh u nan a or a yô.
Kwagh u nan a or a tôr,
Kwagh u nan a or a ve.

Or a ken ve a ve or,
Kwagh u nan ka a ve ior.
Ior a ve nyian ken,
Kwagh u nan ka a ve ior.

Mbá ve a kwagh u nan,
Ka a ve ve a yô.
Kwagh u nan a ve ior,
Ka a kwagh u nan ka a ve.

Mbá ve a ve ior sha,
Kôndo ior u nan a ve.
Kwagh u nan a ve ior,
Ka a kwagh u nan ka a ve.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Or u nan a ior u nan?
Kwagh u nan a ior u nan?

Ior a ve nyian ken,
Kwagh u nan ka a ve ior!

A mban ve a kôndo,
A mban ve a kwagh u.

Mbá ve a ve ior sha,
Kwagh u nan ka a ve ior!

**[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]**

Lór-a, lór-a, LIFTARA!
Áhó, áhó, sha mu u!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!
Ior ka súan sha áondo!

Lór-a, lór-a, LIFTARA!
Kpe u gban, lór u gbagan!

Ishi ve nyian!
Ishi ve nyian!

Lór sha—
Kpa, va, uken!

**[BRIDGE — Piano, Children's Choir, Gentle Handclaps]**

Or u vanen ka a men,
Hemen u or la u ve.

Or u hian ka a ngu,
U ki hemban kpa u ve.

Shi ka u or u wua la ve,
Ka u or u wua eren sha.

Mba or u wua la u ken,
Or u kwagh ken u ve.

*(Music fades to handclaps)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Mba u ken ken ikyo?
Crowd: Mba! Mba!

Lead: Mba u ken kwagh ngu?
Crowd: Mba! Mba!

Lead: Mba u ken ve?
Crowd: M lu ken!

Lead: Mtu u ken ken!

*(Percussion builds)*

Ken! Ken!
Kpen! Kpen!

Ikyon kpande!
Gbe ga!

Kwagh a ve!
Kwagh a ve!

Ken ikyo—
Kpa, ve, i!

*(Full bass drop)*

KEKEN!

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Ken-a, ken-a, KEKEN!
Kpande, kpande, m lu ken!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!
M lu ken a kpande tar!

Ken-a, ken-a, KEKEN!
Ken ikyo a wua u ve!

Kwagh a ve!
Kwagh a ve!

Ken ikyo—
Kpa, ve, i!

**[OUTRO — Warm Guitar, Fading Choir]**

Or u vanen ka,
Or u ken ikyo.

Or u kpen ken,
Ka wua or.

Sweefin man u ken ken,
Ka ken, ka gbe, ka ve.

Ken-a, ken-a, KEKEN!

Mba ken ikyo,
M lu ken!

*(Final triumphant drum hit)*