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[Venda] Amaviva

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# AMAVIVA
*Munwe na munwe. Fulufhelo linga. Mutshelo muthihi.*



[INTRO — MUYO WU TSHILAHO, MAKHADZI A AFURIKA]

*(Luvhili lwa musadzi)*

Hu na vhusiku…
Muthu u tshi vhuya u toda zwi re zwone.

Hu na vhusiku…
Muthu u tshi lindela vhuthu vhuṱuku.

Arali vhuthu…
Vhu thoma nga iwe?

*(Mufarisi wa ṅwana. Makhadze a u khou phalalana.)*

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

Lufuno luthihi…
Luswiswi luthihi…

*(Mabasi a tshi thoma u fhufha.)*

AMAVIVA!



[CHORUS — THOLOLO YA AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Lufuno luthihi lu shandukisa vhutshilo!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Fhasi mbilu dzi vhibye!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Phaṱa dakalo nga u ṱhanya!

Dina milenzhe!
Pfa mukosi!

AMAVIVA!
Tshivenḓa tshi tshile!



[VERSE 1 — AFROBEATS A VHUDZUDZANYI, KITARE YA HIGHLIFE]

Ho vha na tshikone kha swiswi,
Ho vha na luvhilo kha mvula.
Ho vha na tshanduko yo ṱuṱuwaho,
Na mbilu yo dovha ya fulufhela.

Ho vha na khoro yo vulwaho nga vhuṱali,
Hune muri wo ima.
Ho vha na muthu o ri, “Ndi amba nga ndila,”
Na ṅwana o dovha a ṱanganedza.

Tshikalo tsha lufuno ndi u thoma,
Vhuthu vhu bvisa tshimela.
Musi ri tshi vhona fulufhelo kha vhaṅwe,
Ri wana zwine ra zwi toda.

Na shango ḽi tshi fhaṱuwa nga vhuthu
Musi ri tshi ṋea zwine ra nga kona.
Munwe na munwe u na mushumo,
Vhutshilo vhuṱuku vhu na tshifhinga.



[PRE-CHORUS — LUVHILI LWA VHASADZI LWA FHULUFHELO]

U a zwi pfa kha muyani wau?
U a zwi pfa kha makhadzi?

Ndi luimbo lwa fulufhelo lu tshi vhuya,
Ndi tshifhinga tshi sa athu ḓa.

Tshimbila na nṋe u ṋea vhaṅwe,
Vhuthu vhu ande nga vhuthu.

Musi ri tshi fhaṱa muya wa vhaṅwe,
Ri ṋea roṱhe zwivhumbwa zwa u fhufha!



[CHORUS — THOLOLO YA AMAPIANO]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Lufuno luthihi lu shandukisa vhutshilo!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Fhasi mbilu dzi vhibye!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Phaṱa dakalo nga u ṱhanya!

Dina milenzhe!
Pfa mukosi!

AMAVIVA!
Tshivenḓa tshi tshile!



[POST-CHORUS — NDIMBO YA U TSHILA YA SHANGO]

Ama! Ama!
Tshimbila nga tshauho!

Viva! Viva!
Tshimbila nga tshauho!

Zwivhumbwa zwoṱhe!
Makhadzi maṱuku!

AMAVIVA!
Lufuno lu ande!

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

Vhathu vhoṱhe!
Ri hone fhano!



[VERSE 2 — LUFUNO LWA MUSADZI, BASS I TSHO FHUFHA]

Hu na mme a khou fhaṱa tshithu,
Hu na khotsi a tshi guda zwiṅwe.
Hu na ṅwana a tshi bveledza
Zwi sa athu vhonwa shangoni.

Hu na mulimi a tshi phaḓaladza vhuṱali,
Hu na mutengesi a tshi wana nḓila.
Hu na muumbi a tshi lora
Nga maḓuvha a vhugala.

U bva dzinḓuṅu u ya miḓini,
U bva makhumbini u ya lwanzheni,
Munwe na munwe u na ndimana,
Vhutshilo vhu na vhugala.

Sweefin i khou vhofholola vhathu na nḓila,
I thusa uri vhaṅwe vha pfuke vha hule.
Musi tshifhinga tshi tshi swika u fhira,
Mafhungo a mangadzaho a thoma u bveledza.



[PRE-CHORUS — KHOIRO I TSHO FHULUFHEDZA]

U a zwi pfa kha muyani wau?
U a zwi pfa kha makhadzi?

Ndi luimbo lwa fulufhelo lu tshi vhuya,
Ndi tshifhinga tshi sa athu ḓa.

Tshimbila na nṋe u ṋea vhaṅwe,
Vhuthu vhu ande nga vhuthu.

Musi ri tshi fhaṱa muya wa vhaṅwe,
Ri ṋea roṱhe zwivhumbwa zwa u fhufha!



[CHORUS — THOLOLO YA FESTIVAL]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Lufuno luthihi lu shandukisa vhutshilo!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Fhasi mbilu dzi vhibye!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Phaṱa dakalo nga u ṱhanya!

Dina milenzhe!
Pfa mukosi!

AMAVIVA!
Tshivenḓa tshi tshile!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

U tshi khou dzhia vhukonani,
U tshi khou dzhia vhuimo,

Ndi khou humbula nga tshanduko,
Ndi khou humbula nga vhuimo.

U tshi khou vhulunga ndondolo,
U tshi khou sa vhona u thoma,

Ndi khou humbula nga vhukonani
U itela u vhona u ḓifha.

Ri a faranaho kha zwithu,
Ri a faranaho kha ndila.

Fhedzi rudo ra ri funza
Ri nga fhedza maḓi a zwifhinga.

Vhathu vha tshi dzhia nnyi,
Ndi tshi khou dzhia vhuimo:

Ndi ri dzhia muthihi
Na ri thusa muthu.

[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

U fanela u shandula shango…

U shandula muthu.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Ndi tshi khou vhuya…

Ndi tshi khou thusa…

Ndi tshi khou dzhia…

*(Choir whispers)*

Fhumula…

Fhumula…

FUMULA!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Ndi ani a funza?

Crowd: VHAULI!

Lead: Ndi ani a nga funza?

Crowd: VHAULI!

Lead: Ndi ani a nga dzhia vhukonani?

Crowd: VHAULI!

Lead: Hani ndi vhona u shandukanya!



[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!
Mikono ya uṱhavha!

Viva! Viva!
Vhulunga maḓo!

Tshandukwa u ya ṱhanganani!
Tshandukwa u ya ṱhanganani!

Fhumula rudo!
Fhumula rudo!

*(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!
Rudo rone rula u shandula!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Vhuimo vhuṱuku vhu dzhia!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Fhumula vhuṱuku u ya kha u ya!

Shandukani!
Tshinya mivhili!

AMAVIVA!
Tshiphiri tshi vhuya!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Vhuṱuku vhu fhedza!
Vhuṱuku vhu tshedza!

Vhuṱuku vhu bva
Vhu ya ngomu!

Mabillion a mbilu!
Mabillion a ndondo!

Vhuimo vhuṱuku!
Ndi muimbi!

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