[Swazi] Liftara Swifin Radio

[Swazi] Liftara

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

**[INTRO — African Percussion, Bright Guitar, Rising Crowd Vocals]**

Hee-oh!  
Hee-oh!

Phakamisa tandla!

Leta umngani wakho!

Kunye, kubili, kuthathu—

PHAMAKISA!

*(Explosive bass drop)*

**[CHORUS — Immediate Afro-House Dance Hook]**

Phakama, phakama, PHAMAKISA!  
Phezulu, phezulu, silapha!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!  
Bonkhe baphakamele emazulwini!

Phakama, phakama, PHAMAKISA!  
Shukuma tinyawo, phakamisa inhlitiyo!

Kunye ngawe!  
Kunye ngami!

Siphakamise—  
Kunye, kubili, kuthathu!

**[VERSE 1 — Driving Afrobeats, Rhythmic Guitar]**

Ekona lomgwaqo lomatima,  
Umfati uvula sitolo sakhe.  
Ubeka emaphupho eceleni kwemabhaskithi,  
Alungele kutsi abize ekuseni.

Ngaphesheya lomgwaqo, insizwa ibuka,  
Ibuzisisa kutsi indlela yayo iyaphi.  
Uthi, “Woza ufundze lami,  
Kukhona lokwanele kutsi sabelane ngembewu.”

Umusa lomncane uqala indzaba,  
Litfuba lelisha livula umnyango.  
Loku bekukuhamba wedvwa  
Kukhona umngani futsi manje.

Sweefin leta tindlela letintsha tekuhlangana,  
Kwakha, shintshana, futsi ukhulise.  
Ngesikhatsi sisizana kuphambili,  
Kuningi lokungentiwa sonkhe.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]**

Uyayiva umhlaba ngaphansi kwakho?  
Uyakuva kugubha kwemadvolo kuqala?

Tsatsa sandla saloyo laseduze nawe,  
Asehlangane umhlaba wonkhe!

Asidingi kukhuphuka sodvwa,  
Asidingi kugijima sisheshise.

Ngesikhatsi sakha sikhala sabanye,  
Kukhona indlela lecwebile lekhanyako!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Phakama, phakama, PHAMAKISA!  
Phezulu, phezulu, silapha!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!  
Bonkhe baphakamele emazulwini!

Phakama, phakama, PHAMAKISA!  
Shukuma tinyawo, phakamisa inhlitiyo!

Kunye ngawe!  
Kunye ngami!

Siphakamise—  
Kunye, kubili, kuthathu!

**[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]**

Phakama! Phakama!  
Shukuma! Shukuma!

Beka tandla etulu!

Kwesekudla! Kwesekunxele!  
Jikela!

Vakalisa umhlaba ngekugubha!

Phakama!  
Phakama!

PHAMAKISA!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Amapiano Bass]**

Kukhona umlimi ngekuvuna,  
Kukhona umakhi ngecebo lakhe.  
Kukhona babe efundzisa kubekezela,  
Kukhona umntfwana lowati kahle.

Umdwebi lomncane uthola umthengi,  
Ibhizinisi lincane lithola tinyawo tato.  
Umuntu wenza buhlobo lobusha  
Endzaweni labangakaze bahlangane.

Kusuka elalini kuya edolobheni,  
Kusuka etintsabeni kuya elwandle,  
Umuntfu wonkhe uletha likhono,  
Umphilo wonkhe unehlonipho.

Singakha umjikelezo lolubanti,  
Singavula indlela lekhanyako.  
Ngaleso sinyatelo sekubandakanya  
Kwenza umehluko nsuku zonke.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Uyayiva umhlaba ngaphansi kwakho?  
Uyakuva kugubha kwemadvolo kuqala?

Tsatsa sandla saloyo laseduze nawe,  
Asehlangane umhlaba wonkhe!

Asidingi kukhuphuka sodvwa,  
Asidingi kugijima sisheshise.

Ngesikhatsi sakha sikhala sabanye,  
Kukhona indlela lecwebile lekhanyako!

**[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop]**

Phakama, phakama, PHAMAKISA!  
Phezulu, phezulu, silapha!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!  
Bonkhe baphakamele emazulwini!

Phakama, phakama, PHAMAKISA!  
Shukuma tinyawo, phakamisa inhlitiyo!

Kunye ngawe!  
Kunye ngami!

Siphakamise—  
Kunye, kubili, kuthathu!

**[BRIDGE — Piano, Children's Choir, Gentle Handclaps]**

Uma uvula umnyango,
Vulela lomunye kancane.

Uma ufundza indlela,
Yabelana ngalokwakusiza.

Akukho indlela yinye,
Akukho sithembiso ngaphandle kwenhlonipho.

Kodvwa umhlaba lonendawo,
Ngumhlaba lomuhle kwabanye.

*(Umculo uyaphola kuya emakhwapeni)*

**[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Ngubani longaphakamisa?
Crowd: Singal! Singal!

Lead: Ngubani longenta umehluko?
Crowd: Singal! Singal!

Lead: Ngubani longafanelwa lapha?
Crowd: Bonkhe bantfu!

Lead: Khombisa indlela yakho!

*(Kushaya imiphini)*

Phakamisa! Phakamisa!
Nyathela! Nyathela!

Izandla phezulu!
Jikeleza!

Kunye kwami!
Kunye kwakho!

Phakamisa—
Kunye, kubili, kuthathu!

*(Kwehla kwebhasi)*

PHAMAKISA!

**[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]**

Phakama, phakama, PHAMAKISA!
Phezulu, phezulu, silapha!

Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah!
Bonkhe bantfu baphakamele tinye!

Phakama, phakama, PHAMAKISA!
Nyakaza tinyawo, phakamisa inhlitiyo!

Kunye kwami!
Kunye kwakho!

Phakamisa—
Kunye, kubili, kuthathu!

**[OUTRO — Warm Guitar, Fading Choir]**

Umnyango uvulekile,
Sandla lesisiza.

Inyathelo lincane
Lingashintja uhlelo.

Sweefin lisiletsa tindlela tekuxhumana,
Kwakha, kuhlanganyela, kukhula.

Phakama, phakama, PHAMAKISA!

Uma siphakamisana,
Sonke siyakhuphuka!

*(Kushaya lokugcina)*