[Edo/Bini] Upbeyond

Lyrics

**[Intro — Distant Choir, African Drums, Rising Synth]**

Eh-oh, eh-oh!  
Igbene vbe owan ye!

Ebe oto ti kpa, k’igho gbe,  
Egb’oto na vbe ugho ni khin.

Oh-ya, oh-ya!  
Igbene owan ghe gha re!

Ule, ule, gho!  
R’ovbiogho yi ghe!

**[Verse 1 — Percussive Afrobeat Groove]**

Oro ni, ogbe vbe eguosa,  
Ebe na, owan k’igho ye.  
Owan we k’egbe ghe,  
Gha ze we na vbe ova.

Ebe oghi, khin ugho,  
Ebe oghe, gha gho mu.  
Sweefin gha kpa owan vbe,  
Owan gha ghe, gha kpa, gha ze.

Oghogho oghi k’egbe,  
Owan oghi k’ighe.  
Oghi re ogho gbe na,  
Kh’oria kpa vbe ugho.

**[Pre-Chorus — Handclaps and Rising Harmonies]**

Gha re ghe? (Re ghe!)  
Gha kpa ghe? (Kpa ghe!)

Oghogho ghe gbe,  
Ovbi me na ovbi ghe.

Legha kpa, ma owan,  
Vbe owan we k’egbe.  
Ebe owan gha re,  
Ik’ovbi gha kpa na!

**[Chorus — Explosive Global Dance Hook]**

Ule, ule, gho!  
R’ovbiogho yi ghe!

Kpa uyi, re oghe,  
Owan vbe, gha gha!

Ule, ule, gho!  
Khin ugho gbe!

Hey-oh, hey-oh, gha ghe,  
Oghogho gha re vbe!

Upbeyond! Upbeyond!  
Kpa ugho gha ghe!

Owan kpa, owan kpa,  
Kpa uyi vbe oghogho!

**[Post-Chorus — Festival Crowd Chant]**

Oh-ya-ya! Oh-ya-ya!  
Owan vbe, ghe