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[Twi] Amaviva

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# AMAVIVA
*Ɔman baako. Anidaso a ɛnni awiei. Asa baako.*



[INTRO — M'AKOMA SUROSURO, AFRIKA NTONTOM]

*(Ɔbaa nne a ɛyɛ mmerɛ)*

Ɛha anadwo yi...
Obi hia abɛyɛ dɛn anya gyidi.

Ɛha anadwo yi...
Obi retwɛn akyɛde a ɛyɛ dɔɔso.

Sɛ akyɛde no...
Fi wo mu na ɛfiriɛ?

*(Abofra sere. Nsa nnwom bɛhyɛ mu.)*

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

Dɔ ketewa bi...
Hann ketewa bi...

*(Bass no rehyen.)*

AMAVIVA!



[CHORUS — NTONTOM A ɛyɛ DEN / AMAPIANO KOTOKO]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dɔ ketewa bi betumi asesa nkwa!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ma ɔdɔ bɛhyɛ koma pii mu!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Fa anigye no fa fa wɔ nkyɛn!

Twa wo nan!
Te nnwom no!

AMAVIVA!
Ma ɔman mma nyansa so!



[VERSE 1 — NTONTOM A ƐYƐ MFRAMA, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Ɔsram bi wɔ sum mu,
Nkasɛe bi wɔ nsuo mu.
Ɔnsa bi yɛɛ nsa frɛ obi,
Na ɔkoma bi tɔɔ ho bio.

Abɔnten bi buee a mpoma wɔ hɔ,
Ɔmanfoɔ bi ka sɛ, "Akwaaba,"
Na abofra bi suree bio.

Dɔ biara yɛ fapem,
Adɔe biara yɛ aba.
Sɛ yɛhwɛ anidasoɔ wɔ afoforo mu,
Yɛhu nea yɛhia.

Na wiase yɛ fɛ sen,
Sɛ yɛtɔ yɛn ho yɛ a yɛ betumi.
Obiara wɔ ɔsom a ɔyɛ,
Nkwa biara di mu.



[PRE-CHORUS — MEREWIRIWIRI A ƆBAA NNƐ BƐHYƐ MU]

Wote no wɔ wo koma mu anaa?
Wote no wɔ nnwom mu anaa?

Ɛyɛ anidasoɔ a ɛreba no,
Ɛyɛ daakye a ɛrebɛyɛ.

Fa me nsa, fa kɔ so,
Ma papa no dɔɔso.

Sɛ yɛma ɔdɔ no ma ɔdɔ no,
Yɛma yɛn nso wɔ ntaban sɛ ɔkɔ!



[CHORUS — AMAPIANO KOTOKO A ƐYƐ DEN]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dɔ ketewa bi betumi asesa nkwa!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ma ɔdɔ bɛhyɛ koma pii mu!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Fa anigye no fa fa wɔ nkyɛn!

Twa wo nan!
Te nnwom no!

AMAVIVA!
Ma ɔman mma nyansa so!



[POST-CHORUS — NTONTOM A ƐYƐ DEN]

Ama! Ama!
Twa kɔ nifa!

Viva! Viva!
Twa kɔ benkum!

Nsa kɔ koma so!
Nsa kɔ soro!

AMAVIVA!
Ma ɔdɔ no dɔɔso!

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

Obiara!
Ɛha yɛn wɔ!



[VERSE 2 — ƆBAA NNƐ A ƆYƐ DƐ, BASS A ƐREHYEN]

Ɔbaa bi yɛ adeɛ,
Ɔbarima bi suaa biribi.
Abofra bi yɛɛ biribi foforɔ
A wiase nhunuu da.

Ɔfarmer bi kyerɛɛ nimdeɛ,
Dɔkita bi bɛyɛɛ biribi.
Abɔfoɔ bi daeɛ
Sɛ daakye bɛyɛ fɛ.

Fi kurow kɔ kurow,
Fi bepɔw kɔ po,
Obiara wɔ ntɔkwaw,
Nkwa biara di mu.

Sweefin bɛyɛɛ ɔsɔfoɔ wɔ nnɔbaeɛ,
Boa ma nkɔsoɔ bɛyɛ kɛse.
Sɛ ɛyɛ adwuma pa,
Nso daeɛ bɛyɛ kɛse.



[PRE-CHORUS — NNƐ KWAN A ƆBƐHYƐ MU]

Wote no wɔ wo koma mu anaa?
Wote no wɔ nnwom mu anaa?

Ɛyɛ anidasoɔ a ɛreba no,
Ɛyɛ daakye a ɛrebɛyɛ.

Fa me nsa, fa kɔ so,
Ma papa no dɔɔso.

Sɛ yɛma ɔdɔ no ma ɔdɔ no,
Yɛma yɛn nso wɔ ntaban sɛ ɔkɔ!



[CHORUS — NTONTOM A ƐYƐ DEN]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dɔ ketewa bi betumi asesa nkwa!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ma ɔdɔ bɛhyɛ koma pii mu!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Fa anigye no fa fa wɔ nkyɛn!

Twa wo nan!
Te nnwom no!

AMAVIVA!
Ma ɔman mma nyansa so!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Sɛ wo ho yɛ den na w'abɔdam,
Sɛ ɔkwan no yɛ tenten dodo,

Nya nsam bi a ɛbɛboa wo,
Nya dwom bi a ɛyɛ anidaso.

Sɛ w'adaesɛm ahwere,
Sɛ w'ahoɔden nso agyae,

Anɔpa pa bi a wɔyɛ yɛ,
Bɛma woahu ɔsoro foforɔ.

Yɛyɛ ntam nsɛm nyinaa,
Yɛyɛ ntam kwan nyinaa.

Nanso ɔdɔ a yɛde ma no,
Bɛtena fi yɛn nna nyinaa.

Ma wiase nka biribi,
Sɛ yɛn bere aba na yɛkɔ:

Sɛ yɛyɛɛ nsakrae kakra,
Na yɛboafoɔ wɔ ɔkwan no so.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Ɛnyɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wosakra wiase nyinaa…

Na wosakra obi wiase.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Asɛm pa koro…

Nsa a ɛboa…

Abɔfra a ɛda…

*(Choir whispers)*

Kɔ so de…

Kɔ so de…

KƆ SO DE!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Hena hia ɔdɔ?

Crowd: NNIPA NYINAA!

Lead: Hena tumi de ɔdɔ?

Crowd: NNIPA NYINAA!

Lead: Hena tumi de anidasoɔ?

Crowd: NNIPA NYINAA!

Lead: Ɛno nti kyerɛ me wo sa!



[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!
Nsa kɔ wo koma ho!

Viva! Viva!
Bue w'ataade!

Nsɔ nifa!
Nsɔ benkum!

Fa ɔdɔ no!
Fa ɔdɔ no!

*(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!
Ɔdɔ koro tumi sesa abrabɔ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ma ɔdɔ mpɔtam nsa!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Fa anigye no fi nsa kɔ nsa!

Nsɔ wo nan!
Te wo ho!

AMAVIVA!
Ma ɔman bɔ mu nsɛm!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Anɔpa pa koro!
Ahokeka koro!

Anɔpa kakra
Bɛkɔ akɔ akɔ!

Miliɔn koma!
Miliɔn dae!

Ɔman baako!
Dwom baako!

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