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[Mende] Amaviva
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
[INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION] *(Whispered female voice)* Kà màni gbali... Ngɔ kɛmaminyi ma gbomɔ ma. Kà màni gbali... Ngɔ kɛma kpangama ma se. Mɔ kɔ kpangama... Kɛlɛ kɔ gbɛ mu? *(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)* Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Ngɛ kɛngoma... Ngɛ kɛngoma... *(Bass begins to rise.)* AMAVIVA! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Ngɛ kɛndu ma ngɔnyɔli! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kɛndu kalia kɛlɛkɛ! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Gbola sɛli gbeyei gbe! Tɛflɛ ndɔ! Bala kpɛrɛ! AMAVIVA! Ngɔ kpɔ tɛyɛ kpɔlima! [VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Yɛ kɛnɛ gbɛ pɔkpɔɛ ngɛkɔ, Yɛ kɛndu kpɛlɛ ngɛlɔ. Yɛ kɛkɛ ngula ŵɔ ngɔ, Ngɛ kɛma yili nsɔ. Yɛ gbɔlo kɛndu ngɛndu, Tɛndɛ ngɛ fɛ nuɛ. Yɛ ngɔndu ngɛ, “Bɛnyɔ,” Ngɛ pɛla ngɔ wɔla kpɔkɔ. Kɛndu ngɛ nyɔli sa yili, Kɛngoma gboma ndaŋa. Ngɛ kɛma ndɔli nsɔ, Ngɛ kɔ nyɔli kpangama. Ngɔndu ngɛ gbɛfɛ ngɔli, Kɔ nyɔli yɛ ngɛ a. Ngɛ kɛlɛ ngɔmi gbɛndu, Ngɔwo yili kɛli ŋa. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Ngɔ nyɔli ngɔ yili ndɔ? Ngɔ yili ngɛ kɛlɛkɛ? Ngɔ kpɔ kpangama kɛli, Ngɔ yili yɛ kɛli ma. Ngɔ kɔ ngɔ ma nyi ŋa, Ngɔ kɛngoma gbɛndu lɔ. Ngɔ kɛma ngɔ ndɔli, Ngɔnyɔli mu kɛlɛ kɔ! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Ngɛ kɛndu ma ngɔnyɔli! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kɛndu kalia kɛlɛkɛ! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Gbola sɛli gbeyei gbe! Tɛflɛ ndɔ! Bala kpɛrɛ! AMAVIVA! Ngɔ kpɔ tɛyɛ kpɔlima! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT] Ama! Ama! Tɛ ngɛ ngɔngɔ! Viva! Viva! Tɛ ngɛ gbomɔ! Wɔ ngɔ yili! Wɔ ngɔ lɛ! AMAVIVA! Ngɔ kɛma kɛlɛ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Ngɔ kɛla! Yɛ mɔngɔ! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Ngɔlɔ kɛ yiti kɛlɛ, Ngɔyɛ kɛ nyɔla. Ngɔ pɛla kɛ gɔma, Ngɔyɔ kɛ fɛ kɛlɛ. Ngɔkɛ yɔli ndɔli, Ngɔyɔ kɛmi bɔ. Ngɔyɛ kɛli ngɔndu, Ngɔyɔ kɛ zolo. Ngɔni kɛkɛnyɔ ma, Ngɔ pɛli gɔli. Ngɔ kɛlɛ ngɔ ndɔli, Ngɔyili kɛndu. Ngɔli kɛma ngɛmi, Ngɔ kɛmi kɛ kɔli. Ngɔ pɛlɛ ngɛndu, Mɔ pɛlɛ kɛmi. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Ngɔ nyɔli ngɔ yili ndɔ? Ngɔ yili ngɛ kɛlɛkɛ? Ngɔ kpɔ kpangama kɛli, Ngɔ yili yɛ kɛli ma. Ngɔ kɔ ngɔ ma nyi ŋa, Ngɔ kɛngoma gbɛndu lɔ. Ngɔ kɛma ngɔ ndɔli, Ngɔnyɔli mu kɛlɛ kɔ! [CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Ngɛ kɛndu ma ngɔnyɔli! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kɛndu kalia kɛlɛkɛ! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Gbola sɛli gbeyei gbe! Tɛflɛ ndɔ! Bala kpɛrɛ! AMAVIVA! Ngɔ kpɔ tɛyɛ kpɔlima! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Ngoh sika kuli ma ngáa, Mpan yo he ngalai njah. Ka la kɛma sɛngɛ neti, Ka la kɛma lɛngɛ sei. Ngoh ma kulo gɔh e ma, Mpan yo ka tɛ minye ma. Kala dewo ma bi kɛma, Kɛ mɔni lɛ ba ngɛndeh. Nyi ne goma pinjɛyina, Nyi ne goma pinyɛlɛ. Kɛ lɔ hamu wɔ kawoma, Shoh wɔ hembɛ nɛgoma. Ngɛlɛ he wumɔ ka dehɛ, Kɛ lɛ nyanyɛ wohon. Wɔ be ma ko mini wɔ, Kɛ la kɛma haroma. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Wɔ ngi si nhu he lɛ hɛlɛ… Si lɛ ka he lɛnyɛ. *(A second heartbeat.)* Ngi sɛngɛ lɛ… Ngi kɛma lɛ… Ngi pɛi wɔ… *(Choir whispers)* Tɛngɛ wɔ… Tɛngɛ wɔ… TɛNGƐ WỌ! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Ngoh gba lɔ hamu? Crowd: KɛLƐMA! Lead: Ngoh ngɔ lɔ hamu? Crowd: KɛLƐMA! Lead: Ngoh ngɔ lɛ neti? Crowd: KɛLƐMA! Lead: La nyɛngɛ mɔnyɔ mɔ lɛhɛ! [THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ama! Ama! Sɛngɛ la jɛlɛ! Viva! Viva! Ngɔ la kɔndo! Mpen la ngɔ! Mpen la kpoh! Tɛngɛ lɔ! Tɛngɛ lɔ! *(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! Ngoh mɔni lɔ ka gɔma! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ka la ngɛndeh mogoma! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Tɛngɛ lɔ sɛngɛ lɛngɛ! Mpo la kɔ! Ngai lɛ kɔ! AMAVIVA! Kɛ lɔ humɛloma lwɔh! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Ngoh mɔni sɛngɛ! Ngoh mɔni wɔ! Ngoh mɔni ngɔ Ka nyɛ lɛ ngɔ! Ngoh mɛlɛ! Ngoh sɛngɛ! Ngoh hɛlɛ! Ngoh sɛngɛ! AMA