[Irish] Amaviva
by Swifin Echoes
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Lyrics
# AMAVIVA *Bɔɔle Kɛkɛ. Nsuɔmɔ Nɛɛ. Bɔɔle Kɛ.* [INTRO — ADZANMI GBONTSƐ, DƆMƆI AFI ASEƐ BI] *(Suɔmɔi nyɔŋmɔfeemɔ lɛ)* Ashi kɛɛ nɔ… Nɛɛ ni ɔkɛ oyi wolo ni. Ashi kɛɛ nɔ… Nɛɛ ni ɔkɛ ɔkɛ ehiɛ lɛ. Mɛni ohiɛ lɛ… Bɛ yɛɛ fe loo? *(Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ kɛɛ. Kpɔkpɔlɛ akɛ.)* Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Bɔɔle kɛkɛ… Kɛkɛ shwie… *(Bass lɛ yɛɛ loo.)* AMAVIVA! [CHORUS — GBOLOKO AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Bɔɔle kɛkɛ yɛɛ nyɔŋmɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Bɛɛ bɔɔle ni yɛɛ nɔ! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Nsuɔmɔ yɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ! Sɔ ɗaa! Feel the beat! AMAVIVA! Nsuɔmɔ ni yɛɛ ni! [VERSE 1 — AFROBEATS KɛKɛ, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Kɛ ɔlɔ ni yɛɛ gbɛkɛ, Kɛ ɔlɔ ni yɛɛ tsɔɔ afɛɛ. Kɛ ɔlɔ ni yɛɛ ɔkɛ ni, Kɛ ɔlɔ ni yɛɛ nɔɔ afɛɛ. Kɛ ɔlɔ ni yɛɛ ɔkɛ ni, Kɛ ɔlɔ ni yɛɛ wɔɔ. Kɛ ɔlɔ ni yɛɛ "Wɔyɛɛ," Kɛ ɔlɔ ni yɛɛ nɔɔ yɛɛ. Bɔɔle kɛkɛ yɛ nɔɔ, Nsuɔmɔ yɛɛ yɔɔ afɛɛ. Bɛ yɛɛ nsuɔmɔ ni, Bɛ yɛɛ gbɛkɛ ni yɛɛ. Joo ni yɛɛ yɛ yɛ, Bɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ ni yɛɛ. Bɔɔle yɛɛ yɛɛ, Yɔɔ ni yɛɛ yɛɛ. [PRE-CHORUS — NYƆNƆI HARMONIES] Kɛ ɔkɛ yɛɛ gbɛkɛ? Kɛ ɔkɛ yɛɛ tsɔɔ? Nsuɔmɔ ni yɛɛ yɛɛ, Ɛyɛɛ wɔ ni yɛɛ. Wɔɔ mli ni yɛɛ yɛɛ, Nsuɔmɔ yɛɛ yɛɛ. Bɛ yɛɛ ɔkɛ ni yɛɛ, Bɛ yɛɛ ɔkɛ ni yɛɛ! [CHORUS — AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Bɔɔle kɛkɛ yɛɛ nyɔŋmɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Bɛɛ bɔɔle ni yɛɛ nɔ! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Nsuɔmɔ yɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ! Sɔ ɗaa! Feel the beat! AMAVIVA! Nsuɔmɔ ni yɛɛ ni! [POST-CHORUS — GBOLOKO DANCE CHANT] Ama! Ama! Sɔ yɛɛ yɛ! Viva! Viva! Sɔ yɛɛ yɛ! Tsɔɔ ɔkɛ! Tsɔɔ yɛɛ! AMAVIVA! Bɔɔle yɛɛ yɛɛ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Bɔɔle! Yɛ yɛ ni! [VERSE 2 — NYƆNƆI LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Kɛ ɔba ni yɛɛ yɛ, Kɛ ɔba ni yɛɛ yɛɛ. Kɛ nyɔŋmɔ ni yɛɛ yɛ, Kɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ. Kɛ ɔba ni yɛɛ yɛ, Kɛ ɔba ni yɛɛ yɛɛ. Kɛ nyɔŋmɔ ni yɛɛ yɛ, Kɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ. Joo ni yɛɛ yɛ yɛ, Bɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ ni yɛɛ. Bɔɔle yɛɛ yɛɛ, Yɔɔ ni yɛɛ yɛɛ. Sweefin yɛɛ yɛɛ yɛ, Bɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ. Joo ni yɛɛ yɛɛ, Bɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Kɛ ɔkɛ yɛɛ gbɛkɛ? Kɛ ɔkɛ yɛɛ tsɔɔ? Nsuɔmɔ ni yɛɛ yɛɛ, Ɛyɛɛ wɔ ni yɛɛ. Wɔɔ mli ni yɛɛ yɛɛ, Nsuɔmɔ yɛɛ yɛɛ. Bɛ yɛɛ ɔkɛ ni yɛɛ, Bɛ yɛɛ ɔkɛ ni yɛɛ! [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Bɔɔle kɛkɛ yɛɛ nyɔŋmɔ! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Bɛɛ bɔɔle ni yɛɛ nɔ! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Nsuɔmɔ yɛ yɛɛ yɛɛ! Sɔ ɗaa! Feel the beat! AMAVIVA! Nsuɔmɔ ni yɛɛ ni! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Sɛ ɔbrɛ ne yaw yɛ wo dɛ, Sɛ kwan no yɛ duru dodo, Nsa a wobɛka wo ho, Na woahu dwom a ɛhyɛ anidaso. Sɛ wo dae no afiri w’adwene, Sɛ wo ho nsɛm wɔ adwene mu da. Nhyira a ɛyɛ ketewa bi Bɛma woahu ɔsoro foforɔ. Yɛyɛ nyansafoɔ wɔ yɛn anansesɛm, Yɛyɛ nyansafoɔ wɔ yɛn akwan. Nanso ɔdɔ a yɛde ma yɛ ho, Betena yɛn akyi sɛ yɛkɔ. Ma wiase nka biribi, Sɛ yɛn bere aba na akɔ. Sɛ yɛyɛɛ adeɛ ketewa bi, Na yɛboafoɔ bi wɔ ɔkwan no so. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Ɛnyɛ sɛ wobɛsesa wiase nyinaa... Na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ wobɛsesa obi nkwa. *(A second heartbeat.)* Asɛm pa koro... Nsa boafo koro... Abɔso koro a ɛda hɔ... *(Choir whispers)* Ka kyerɛ ɔman... Ka kyerɛ ɔman... KA KYERƐ ƆMAN! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Hena hia ɔdɔ? Crowd: ƐBIAARA! Lead: Hena tumi de ɔdɔ? Crowd: ƐBIAARA! Lead: Hena tumi de anidasoɔ? Crowd: ƐBIAARA! Lead: Ɛno na kyerɛ me sɛnea woma! [THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ama! Ama! Nsa kɔ w'akoma! Viva! Viva! Bue w’afono! Nsakra nifa! Nsakra benkum! Mfa ɔdɔ! Mfa ɔdɔ! *(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 ketewa tumi sesa nkwa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma ɔdɔ biara hyerɛn! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Fa anigyeɛ kɔ fa kɔ! Nsɔ w’anan mu! Te nka no! AMAVIVA! Ma ɔman nyinaa nyan! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Adɔeɛ ketewa bi! Apɔw ketewa bi! Bere ketewa bi Tumi kɔ ɔkwan tenten! Ɔkoma ɔha! Asɛm ɔha! Ɔman ɔha! Dwom ɔha! AMA