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[Jamaican Patois] Amaviva

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Lyrics

[INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION]

*(Whispered female voice)*

Someweh t'night...
Sumbady need fi believe.

Someweh t'night...
Sumbady a wait pon likkle kindness.

An' if dat kindness...
Start wid yuh?

*(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)*

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

One likkle love...
One likkle light...

*(Bass begins to rise.)*

AMAVIVA!



[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
One likkle love cyaan change a life!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mek di hearts dem ignite!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Pass di joy from side to side!

Move yuh foot!
Feel di beat!

AMAVIVA!
Mek di people come alive!



[VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Dem did a candle inna di dark,
A whisper inna di rain.
A hand reach out fi sumbady,
An' a heart dat hope again.

Dem open di door gently,
Whey wall used fi stand.
Stranger seh "Welcome,"
Pickney smile again, oh man.

Every likkle love a new start,
Every kindness sow a seed.
When wi see hope ina others,
Wi find di ting we need.

Di world get more pretty
When wi share what wi can.
Every soul have meaning,
Every life deserve a chance.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

Yuh feel it in yuh heartbeat?
Yuh hear it in di drums?

A di sound of hope returnin',
A di future weh a come.

Tek mi hand, pass it on,
Mek di goodness multiply.

When wi lift up dem spirits,
Wi gi' wings fi fly!



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
One likkle love cyaan change a life!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mek di hearts dem ignite!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Pass di joy from side to side!

Move yuh foot!
Feel di beat!

AMAVIVA!
Mek di people come alive!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT]

Ama! Ama!
Step to di right!

Viva! Viva!
Step to di left!

Han' pon yuh heart!
Han' to di sky!

AMAVIVA!
Mek di love multiply!

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

Everybody!
Ya fi wi deh!



[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Madda a build up sumtin,
Fadda a learn some more.
Pickney wid invention
Wah di world nuh see before.

Farmer share di wisdom,
Trader find di way.
Young creator dreamin'
Fi brighter days, mi say.

From di village to di city,
From di mountain to di sea,
Every soul have a promise,
Every life have dignity.

Sweefin connect di people an' possibilities,
Help more grow and participate.
When opportunity reach further,
More dreams start fi create.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

Yuh feel it in yuh heartbeat?
Yuh hear it in di drums?

A di sound of hope returnin',
A di future weh a come.

Tek mi hand, pass it on,
Mek di goodness multiply.

When wi lift up dem spirits,
Wi gi' wings fi fly!



[CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
One likkle love cyaan change a life!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mek di hearts dem ignite!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Pass di joy from side to side!

Move yuh foot!
Feel di beat!

AMAVIVA!
Mek di people come alive!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

If yuh tired fi carry sorrow,
If di journey been too long,

Mek yuh find a han' beside yuh,
Mek yuh hear a hopeful song.

If yuh dreams dem get forgotten,
If yuh lost di will fi try,

Mek a likkle act of kindness
Help yuh see anadda sky.

We different inna story,
We different inna way.

But di love we gi each odda
Can outlive fi we day.

Mek di world memba something
When fi we time done and gone:

Dat we mek a likkle difference,
And we help anadda on.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Yuh nuh haffi change di whole world…

Fi change someone world.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

One kind word…

One helping han'…

One open door…

*(Choir whispers)*

Pass it on…

Pass it on…

PASS IT ON!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Who need love?

Crowd: EVERYBODY!

Lead: Who can gi love?

Crowd: EVERYBODY!

Lead: Who can bring hope?

Crowd: EVERYBODY!

Lead: Den show mi how yuh move!



[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!
Han' to yuh heart!

Viva! Viva!
Open yuh arms!

Step to di right!
Step to di left!

Pass di love!
Pass di love!

*(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!
One likkle love can change a life!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mek a million hearts ignite!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Pass di joy from side to side!

Move yuh feet!
Feel di beat!

AMAVIVA!
Let humanity come alive!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

One likkle kindness!
One likkle smile!

One likkle moment
Can travel fi miles!

A billion hearts!
A billion dreams!

One humanity!
One melody!

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