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[Temne] Amaviva

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# AMAVIVA
*One Humanity. Infinite Hope. One Dance.*



[INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION]

*(Whispered female voice)*

Nin na nã…
Nin yé maka fofu yé.

Nin na nã…
Nin yé fa jomé fufulo.

Nin jɛmɔ fufulo…
Sáy tɛ yé?

*(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)*

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

Mɛn lɛf…
Mɛn lɛti…

*(Bass begins to rise.)*

AMAVIVA!



[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Mɛn lɛf go na wɛy!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mɛn bɛn yé lɔfɔ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dɛy mɛn jɔy fa lɛlɛ!

Kɛlɛ fɛt!
Feel di bɛt!

AMAVIVA!
Mɛn jɛn fɛh!



[VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Dɛr na kɛlɛ jɔrɔ,
Dɛr na wɛlɛ in di rɛin.
Dɛr na hɑnd dɛ rɛch fa somɔn,
An na hɛt dɛ hɔp agɛn.

Dɛr na dɔr dɛ opɛn jɛnti,
Wɛr a wɛl had stɔd bɛfɔ.
Dɛr na a stranger dɛ sɑy, “Wɛlcome,”
An na a child dɛ smail wʊn mɔr.

Evri akɒt of lɛf na a bɪgɪnɪŋ,
Evri fufulo plɑnts a sidi.
Wɛn wi sɪ di hɔp in ɔðɔs,
Wi dɛskɔvɛ wɛt wi nɪd.

An di wɛrld bɪkʌmz mɔr bɛutiful
Wɛn wi shɛr di tɪŋs wi kɛn.
Evri pɜsɔn hɑs a pɔpəs,
Evri lɛf dɪsɛrvz a tʃæns.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

Kɛn yɔu fɪl ɪt in yɔur hɑt?
Kɛn yɔu hɪr ɪt in di drɔmz?

ɪt's di sɑund of hɔp rɪtɜrnɪŋ,
ɪt's di fʊtʃʊr jɛt tʊ kʌm.

Teɪk ma hɑnd an pɑs ɪt ɒnwa,
Lɛt di gʊdneɪs mʌltɪplaɪ.

Wɛn wi lɪft ənʌðər spɪrɪt,
Wi gɪv awɔn di wɪŋz tʊ flai!



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Mɛn lɛf go na wɛy!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mɛn bɛn yé lɔfɔ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dɛy mɛn jɔy fa lɛlɛ!

Kɛlɛ fɛt!
Feel di bɛt!

AMAVIVA!
Mɛn jɛn fɛh!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT]

Ama! Ama!
Stɛp tʊ di rɛt!

Viva! Viva!
Stɛp tʊ di lɛft!

Hɑnds tɔ yɔur hɑt!
Hɑnds tɔ di skɛ!

AMAVIVA!
Lɛt di lɛf mʌltɪplaɪ!

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

Evri bɔdi!
Hɪr wi ɑr!



[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Dɛr na mɔðɛr bɪldɪŋ sʌmθɪŋ,
Dɛr na fɑðɛr lɜrnɪŋ mɔr.
Dɛr na a child wɪð an ɪnvɛnʃən
Dɛt di wɛrld hɑs nɛvɛr nɔn.

Dɛr na a fɑrmɛr shɛrɪŋ nɒlɪdʒ,
Dɛr na a treɪdɛr faɪndɪŋ wɛɪz.
Dɛr na a jɔŋ krɪeɪtɔr drɪmɪŋ
Of a brɪtɛr sɛt of deɪz.

Frɔm di vɪlɪdʒ tʊ di sɪti,
Frɔm di mǎʊntɪnz tʊ di si,
Evri pɜsɔn hɔldz a prɒmɪs,
Evri lɛf hɑs dɪɡnɪti.

Sweefin kənɛkts pɪpəl an pɒsɪbɪlɪtɪz,
Hɛlpɪŋ mɔr pɑrtɪsɪpeɪt an grəʊ.
Wɛn ɒpɔtʃʊnɪti rɪtʃɪz fɜrðɛr,
Mɔr drɪmz kæn bɪgɪn tʊ ʃo.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

Kɛn yɔu fɪl ɪt in yɔur hɑt?
Kɛn yɔu hɪr ɪt in di drɔmz?

ɪt's di sɑund of hɔp rɪtɜrnɪŋ,
ɪt's di fʊtʃʊr jɛt tʊ kʌm.

Teɪk ma hɑnd an pɑs ɪt ɒnwa,
Lɛt di gʊdneɪs mʌltɪplaɪ.

Wɛn wi lɪft ənʌðər spɪrɪt,
Wi gɪv awɔn di wɪŋz tʊ flai!



[CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Mɛn lɛf go na wɛy!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mɛn bɛn yé lɔfɔ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Dɛy mɛn jɔy fa lɛlɛ!

Kɛlɛ fɛt!
Feel di bɛt!

AMAVIVA!
Mɛn jɛn fɛh!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Sey i don tire foh carry pain,  
Sey da road don long pass before,  

Mek you find wan hand wey go help you,  
Mek you find wan song wey go shine.  

Sey your dreams don fade away,  
Sey you don lose di will foh try,  

Mek wan small act of kindness  
Show you another sky.  

We all get different stories,  
We all get different ways.  

But da love wey we give each oda  
Fit outlive we short days.  

Mek di world remember something  
When our time don pass and gone:  

Sey we make wan small difference,  
And we help another on.  

[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

You no need foh change di whole world…  

Foh change somebody world.  

*(A second heartbeat.)*  

One kind word…  

One helping hand…  

One open door…  

*(Choir whispers)*  

Pass am on…  

Pass am on…  

PASS AM ON!  

[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Who need love?  

Crowd: EVERYBODY!  

Lead: Who fit give love?  

Crowd: EVERYBODY!  

Lead: Who fit bring hope?  

Crowd: EVERYBODY!  

Lead: Den show me how you move!  

[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!  
Hands to your heart!  

Viva! Viva!  
Open your 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 small love fit change a life!  

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

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

Move your feet!  
Feel di beat!  

AMAVIVA!  
Mek humanity come alive!  

[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

One small kindness!  
One small smile!  

One small moment  
Fit travel for miles!  

A billion hearts!  
A billion dreams!  

One humanity!  
One melody!  

AMA