[Dagbani] Nowverse
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
**[INTRO — Whispered Female Vocal, Rising Synth, African Drums]** Oh-oh-oh… ee-ye! N ti yuli pam ka n nyɛ nyɛla... N ti pam ka yɛlgbɛ ni yɛ la. N nyɛ n gbani? N ti yuli? *(Zɔŋgbɔŋ, daa kpɛŋkpɛ)* Ka, ka, ka! Gɔ, gɔ, gɔ! Hey-ya! Hey-ya! N-niŋ nyɛ yuli! *(Bass drop)* **[VERSE 1 — Bright, Rhythmic Afrobeats]** N ti pam ka dam maŋ yɛlgbɛ la, Ka wɔla yɔɔra daŋa pam taŋa. N nyɛ bɔhigu gbɔŋ la niŋ yɛ, N nyɛ suŋa paŋ la niŋ yɛ gbɛŋ. N daŋ nɛra ka nyuli yɛlgu, N-limɔŋ ni yɛlgu taa bɔhigu. Ka yɔɔra ni kɔŋ pam yɛlgu, Bɔhigu yɛlgu ka yɛni. N manɛ yɛlgu ka yɛlgu yoli, N yɛlgu ka yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛni: N zaŋ ka yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, Yaŋa yɛlgu, yɛli yɛlgu. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]** Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu! N ti yuli, yɛlgu yɛlgu! Ka yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu! N ti yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, N yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu. Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, N-niŋ yɛlgu yɛlgu! **[CHORUS — Explosive Global Dance Hook]** Ka, ka, ka — yɛlgu yɛlgu! Gɔ, gɔ, gɔ — yɛlgu yɛlgu! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! N ti yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu! Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin! Yɛlgu yɛlgu, yɛlgu yɛlgu! Ka, ka, ka — yɛlgu yɛlgu! Gɔ, gɔ, gɔ — yɛlgu yɛlgu! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu! **[POST-CHORUS — Signature Viral Dance Chant]** Ka-ka! (Hey!) Gɔ-gɔ! (Hey!) Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu! Up-up! (Hey!) Flow-flow! (Hey!) Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu! Na-na-na! Gɔ-gɔ-gɔ! NOWVERSE! Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Bright Highlife Guitar]** N ti yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, N yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu. N yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, N yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu. N yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, N yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu. N yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, N yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu. N yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, N yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu. Sweefin yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu! N ti yuli, yɛlgu yɛlgu! Ka yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu! N ti yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, N yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu. Yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu, N-niŋ yɛlgu yɛlgu! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Ka, ka, ka — yɛlgu yɛlgu! Gɔ, gɔ, gɔ — yɛlgu yɛlgu! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! N ti yɛlgu yɛlgu yɛlgu! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! **[VERSE]** Nyaŋgbali ka nyɛ niŋ gbɛŋ! Suyini! Suyini! Suyini! Bihi niŋ, kpana niŋ! Faa, faa, faa — m-baa niŋ tiŋŋa! Yɛli, yɛli, yɛli — niŋ ti pabli! NYƐ NYƐ! NYƐ NYƐ! Nyaŋgbali ka yɛlima chɛrɛ! **[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Intimate Female Vocal]** Nya, yɛmɛ tiŋa, n tuma yɛli, Ku bɛ niŋ soŋ ku n-nyɛ. Ka bɛ tuŋa, ka bɛ kpeŋa, N-paa ka yɛ yaŋa. N-toma ka bɛ yɛmi, N-toma ka bɛ m-bɛ yilima. Nyaŋgbali ka yɛ pabliŋa, Nyaŋgbali ka yɛ yɛli. N-pɛ niŋ kɔŋ ka yɛli, N-pɛ niŋ yɛli ka yɛ. Bɛŋ yɛli ka bɛ tuŋa, Bɛŋ yɛli ka bɛ yɛli. *(Music stops — one heartbeat)* **[SPOKEN BREAK — Female Lead]** Sɔŋ… Dunia n-pɛ la yɛli ka yɛli yɛli yɛli. Li yɛli ka yɛli yɛli yɛli ka yɛ. So bɛ yɛli yɛ? *(Crowd shouts)* NYƐ! **[DANCE BREAK — Explosive Call-and-Response]** Lead: Ka yɛli yɛli? Crowd: Nyɛ yɛ! Lead: Ka yɛli yɛli? Crowd: Nyɛ yɛ! Lead: Ka yɛli yɛli? Crowd: Nyɛ yɛ! Lead: Ka yɛli yɛli? Crowd: Yɛli yɛ! *(Heavy log-drum drop)* Nyɛ-nyɛ! (Hey!) Yɛ-yɛ! (Hey!) Tiŋa ka yɛli, yɛli yɛ! Yɛli yɛ! (Hey!) Tiŋa yɛli! (Hey!) Bɛ yɛli yɛli yɛli yɛ! NYƐ NYƐ! NYƐ NYƐ! Nyaŋgbali ka yɛlima yɛ! *(Extended instrumental Afro-House dance break)* **[FINAL CHORUS — Festival Choir, Full Percussion, Brass]** Faa, faa, faa — yɛli yɛli! Yɛli, yɛli, yɛli — dunia yɛli! NYƐ NYƐ! NYƐ NYƐ! Nyaŋgbali ka yɛlima yɛ! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Nyaŋgbali ka nyɛ niŋ gbɛŋ! Suyini! Suyini! Suyini! Bihi niŋ, kpana niŋ! Faa, faa, faa — m-baa niŋ tiŋŋa! Yɛli, yɛli, yɛli — niŋ ti pabli! NYƐ NYƐ! NYƐ NYƐ! Nyaŋgbali ka yɛlima chɛrɛ! **[OUTRO — Choir, Guitar, Fading Percussion]** Oh-oh-oh… yɛ-yɛ! Bɛ yɛli yɛli yɛli, Ka yɛli yɛli yɛli. Bɛ yɛli ka yɛli, Bɛ yɛli ka yɛli.