[Swazi] Amaviva
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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# AMAVIVA *Bunye Bantfu. Litsemba Lingenamkhawulo. Umjiko Munye.* [INTRO — TINTOFO LETINHLE TENHLITSO, IMITIMBA YETSANDVANE LEKUDVULA] *(Lizwi lemsikati lephansi)* Kukhona kusihlwa… Umuntfu ludinga sibonelo sekukholwa. Kukhona kusihlwa… Umuntfu ulindze umusa. Kantsi umusa lowo… Ungacala ngawe? *(Umntfwana uhleka. Tihlahla tandvuleka.)* Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Lutsandvo loluncane… Kukhanya loluncane… *(Ibhasi liyakhuphuka.)* AMAVIVA! [CHORUS — KUSHUBA KWETINDVODZA TETINDVODZA / AMAPIANO] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Lutsandvo loluncane lungashintja impilo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Vumele tinhlitiyo titfutfumele! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Dlulisa injabulo ngasendzaweni! Tjhinyeta tinyawo! Vakalisa umculo! AMAVIVA! Vumela umuntfu aphile! [VERSE 1 — IMITIMBA YESWAZI, LIGITARI LEHIGHLIFE] Kwabakhona likhandlela ebumnyameni, Kwabakhona lizwi emvuleni. Kwabakhona sandla lesafinyelela kumuntfu, Nenhlitiyo leyaphindze yatsemba. Kwabakhona umnyango lovuleke kahle, Lapho kwakuma ludzonga. Kwabakhona umuntfu longati watsi, “Siyakwamukela,” Nemntfwana lowaphindze wahleka. Yonke intfo yelutsandvo iyacala, Yonke umusa utjala imbewu. Ngesikhatsi sibona litsemba kubanye, Sitsandza lokudingako. Umhlaba uyaba muhle kakhulu Ngesikhatsi sabelana ngalokusemandleni etfu. Umuntfu wonkhe unephupho, Impilo yonkhe ifanelwe litfuba. [PRE-CHORUS — TINTOFO TEMISIKATI LETINHLE] Uyayiva yini enhlitiyweni yakho? Uyayiva yini emitimbeni? Ngumsindvo welitsemba lelibuya, Ngumhlaba lobekwe lelitfutfu. Tsatsa sandla sami udlulise, Vumela umusa wandze. Ngesikhatsi sikhuphula umoya lomunye, Siphana emahlwinga ekundiza! [CHORUS — KUSHUBA KWE-AMAPIANO] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Lutsandvo loluncane lungashintja impilo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Vumele tinhlitiyo titfutfumele! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Dlulisa injabulo ngasendzaweni! Tjhinyeta tinyawo! Vakalisa umculo! AMAVIVA! Vumela umuntfu aphile! [POST-CHORUS — UMJIKO WEMHLABA WONKHE] Ama! Ama! Phendvuka kwesekudla! Viva! Viva! Phendvuka kwesekunxele! Tandla enhlitiyweni! Tandla etulu! AMAVIVA! Vumela lutsandvo lukhule! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Bantfu bonkhe! Silapha sonkhe! [VERSE 2 — LIZWI LEMSIFAZANE, IBHASI LEHAMBAYO] Kukhona make lakhulisa intfo, Kukhona babe lofundza lokungaphezulu. Kukhona umntfwana lonemtsamo Lona umhlaba ungakaze wazi. Kukhona umlimi lokwabelana ngelwati, Kukhona umthengisi lotfola tindlela. Kukhona umdali lomncane lopuphisako Ngelusuku lolucwebile. Kusuka emphakatsini kuya edolobheni, Kusuka etintsabeni kuya elwandle, Umuntfu wonkhe unetsemba, Impilo yonkhe inesithunzi. Sweefin ixhumanisa bantfu nematfuba, Iphindze isite ekukhuleni. Ngesikhatsi litfuba lifinyelela kude, Emaphupho lamanyenti angacala kubonakala. [PRE-CHORUS — TINTOFO TEMCULO] Uyayiva yini enhlitiyweni yakho? Uyayiva yini emitimbeni? Ngumsindvo welitsemba lelibuya, Ngumhlaba lobekwe lelitfutfu. Tsatsa sandla sami udlulise, Vumela umusa wandze. Ngesikhatsi sikhuphula umoya lomunye, Siphana emahlwinga ekundiza! [CHORUS — KUSHUBA KWEMKHWETHE] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Lutsandvo loluncane lungashintja impilo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Vumele tinhlitiyo titfutfumele! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Dlulisa injabulo ngasendzaweni! Tjhinyeta tinyawo! Vakalisa umculo! AMAVIVA! Vumela umuntfu aphile! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Uma ukhathele ngemibuzo, Uma indlela ibinde kakhulu, Sengifisa sibe khona isandla, Sengifisa kube khona ingoma yethemba. Uma amaphupho aphuphuthekile, Uma usushonile amandla, Kwangathi umusa omncane Ungakuvulela esinye isibhakabhaka. Sihlukile emlandweni wethu, Sihlukile endleleni yethu. Kepha uthando esilunikezayo Lungaphila ngaphezu kwezinsuku zethu. Kungazikhumbule izwe into Uma isikhathi sethu sesidlulile: Senza umehluko omncane, Sasiza omunye phambili. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Awudingi ukuguqula umhlaba wonke… Ukuguqula umhlaba womunye. *(A second heartbeat.)* Izwi elihle… Isandla esisizayo… Umnyango ovulekile… *(Choir whispers)* Dlulisa phambili… Dlulisa phambili… DLULISA PHAMBILI! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Ubani odinga uthando? Crowd: WONKE UMUNTU! Lead: Ubani ongakwazi ukunikeza uthando? Crowd: WONKE UMUNTU! Lead: Ubani ongakwazi ukuletha ithemba? Crowd: WONKE UMUNTU! Lead: Khombisa ukuthi uyahamba kanjani! [THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ama! Ama! Izandla enhliziyweni! Viva! Viva! Vula izingalo zakho! Shanela kwesokudla! Shanela kwesobunxele! Dlulisa uthando! Dlulisa uthando! *(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! Uthando oluncane lungaguqula impilo! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Vuselela izinhliziyo ezinkulu! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Dlulisa injabulo ngakolunye uhlangothi! Nyakaza izinyawo! Zizwa umculo! AMAVIVA! Vusa ubuntu bukhanye! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Umusa omncane! Uku