[Kabiye] Widelight
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# WIDELIGHT *Let Your Light Reach Somebody.* **[INTRO — Bright African Guitar, Handclaps, Soft Female Vocal]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ kɛɖɛ… N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ kɛɖɛ… Wɔ lɛŋɛya! *(Percussion builds)* Fɛlɛ, fɛlɛ! WIDELIGHT! N'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ nyɔ! *(Bass drops)* **[CHORUS — Immediate Afro-House Dance Hook]** Fɛlɛ, fɛlɛ, WIDELIGHT! N'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ nyɔ! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! N'wɔɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ! Fɛlɛ, fɛlɛ, WIDELIGHT! Fɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ! N'kɔŋɔ nɔ! N'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ! WIDELIGHT! N'wɔɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ! **[VERSE 1 — Bouncy Afrobeats, Warm Highlife Guitar]** N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ lɛŋɛya. N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ jɔŋɔ, Kɔŋɔ n'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. Kɔŋɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ, N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ. N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ lɛŋɛya. N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ jɔŋɔ, Kɔŋɔ n'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. Sweefin n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ, N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]** N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ lɛŋɛya. N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ jɔŋɔ, Kɔŋɔ n'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ lɛŋɛya. N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ jɔŋɔ, Kɔŋɔ n'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. **[CHORUS — Full Afro-House Dance Drop]** Fɛlɛ, fɛlɛ, WIDELIGHT! N'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ nyɔ! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! N'wɔɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ! Fɛlɛ, fɛlɛ, WIDELIGHT! Fɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ! N'kɔŋɔ nɔ! N'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ! WIDELIGHT! N'wɔɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ! **[POST-CHORUS — Viral Dance Chant]** N'kɔŋɔ! N'kɔŋɔ! (Hey!) N'kɔŋɔ! N'kɔŋɔ! (Hey!) N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ! N'kɔŋɔ! N'kɔŋɔ! (Hey!) N'kɔŋɔ! N'kɔŋɔ! (Hey!) N'wɔɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ! N'kɔŋɔ! (Hey!) N'kɔŋɔ! (Hey!) N'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ nyɔ! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Rolling Amapiano Bass]** Mama n'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. Papa n'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ lɛŋɛya. N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ jɔŋɔ, Kɔŋɔ n'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. N'kuɔŋɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ, N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ lɛŋɛya. N'ŋɛ n'kɔŋɔ jɔŋɔ, Kɔŋɔ n'kɔŋɔ ɔdɔ n'kɛɖɛ. **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Fɛlɛ, fɛlɛ, WIDELIGHT! N'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ nyɔ! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! N'wɔɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ! Fɛlɛ, fɛlɛ, WIDELIGHT! Fɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ! N'kɔŋɔ nɔ! N'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ! WIDELIGHT! N'wɔɔ n'kɔŋɔ kɔŋɔ yɔ! **[Verse]** Tègbè wòzè ànè kèbè! Nè wòzè wò! Kè wòzè nè! **WIDELIGHT!** Gè tògô hî wô wò! **[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Children's Choir]** Nà wôhî nè têdè sô, Kè ànè nè hî tî. Nà kè mènè nè gà, Kè ànè dî bô tî. Nà wôhî nè têdè sô, Bè sôgô kè nè zô. Nà kè wòhî nè nèdè, Kè ànè fô nè nô. Kè ànè tî hî dî, Kè ànè kè hî tî. Mè wôhî nè kè fô, Kè ànè dî nè nô. Nà wò nè sôkô hî, Nà wò nè gà mènè. Nà wòhî nè sôkô, Kè ànè dî wô nè. *(Music fades — gentle handclaps begin)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Lead: Nà wòhî gè dî? Crowd: Ànè! Ànè! Lead: Nà wòhî kè dî? Crowd: Ànè! Ànè! Lead: Nà wòhî nè bô? Crowd: Kè nè hî! Lead: Nà gè wò? Crowd: Énè hî! *(Percussion builds)* Wô! Wô! Dî! Dî! Nè kè wô! Nè kè tî! Fè kè dî! Nè kè gô! Wô, wô, WIDELIGHT! Ànè wò hî nè nô! *(Extended Afro-House instrumental dance groove)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Festival Choir, Brass, Full Percussion]** Wô, wô, WIDELIGHT! Ànè wò hî nè nô! Eya-ya! Eya-yo! Gè dî nè hî tî! Wô, wô, WIDELIGHT! Tègbè wòzè ànè kèbè! Nè wòzè wò! Kè wòzè nè! WIDELIGHT! Gè tògô hî wô wò! **[OUTRO — Warm Guitar, Choir, Fading Percussion]** Oh-eh-oh! Ah-ya-ya! Nà wòhî nè kè nè, Nà wòhî nè gà nè, Mè nà ànè nè kè, Kè ànè wòhî wô. Sweefin nè sôgô hî, Nà gè fô, nà gè nè. Wô! Wô! Dî! Dî! Nà wòhî. Ànè gà. WIDELIGHT! *(Final celebratory drum hit)*