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[Tiv] Amaviva

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# AMAVIVA
*Ityo i Mbafan. Kwagh u Aondo. Ikyo i Gbe.*

[INTRO — KUKERA U KULU, IYANGE I PERCUSSION AFRIKA]

*(Ityo iwa)*

Kpishi man tindi...
Msen ken mfa u a ior kwagh.

Kpishi man tindi...
Msen ken mfa u a ior u dedoo.

Kwagh na dedoo...
Mba ve ken u?

*(Or u tyôô. Igbande u kpa.)*

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

Ityo i mbafan...
Ityo i kwagh...

*(Ityo i bass u uger.)*

AMAVIVA!

[CHORUS — IYANGE I AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Ityo i mbafan ka tsôô ior!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka kwagh u kpa nyam nyam!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Tsen u dedoo hôôr u hôôr!

Yôôr u hôr!
Kwagh u kpa!

AMAVIVA!
Ka ior u wan u dedoo!

[VERSE 1 — IYANGE I AFROBEATS, GUITAR U HIGHLIFE]

Kpa kôô u er i kôô,
Kpa kôô u ior i mbakera.
Kpa kôô u kpishi u shima,
Kpa kôô u shima u tembe.

Kpa kôô u ngôôr u yem ior,
Kpa kôô u kôô u nyôr.
Kpa kôô u nenger u tsen "Mbafan,"
Kpa kôô u or u tyôô na.

Msen ken ityo i mbafan ka nyôr,
Msen ken dedoo ka tsen kwagh.
Mba ior u kpa kwagh u kpa,
Ka ior u tembe.

Kpa ior u wan u dedoo,
Kpa ior u kpa kwagh.
Mba ior u kpa kwagh u kpa,
Kpa ior u tembe.

[PRE-CHORUS — IYANGE I TYAV NYAM NYAM]

Mba ve ior u kpa u kulu?
Mba ve ior u kpa u kwagh?

Ka ior u kpa u dedoo,
Ka u tembe u kpa u kpa.

Ka ior u shima u tembe,
Ka dedoo u kpa u kpa.

Mba ior u kwagh u kpa,
Ka ior u tembe u kpa u kpa!

[CHORUS — IYANGE I AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Ityo i mbafan ka tsôô ior!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka kwagh u kpa nyam nyam!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Tsen u dedoo hôôr u hôôr!

Yôôr u hôr!
Kwagh u kpa!

AMAVIVA!
Ka ior u wan u dedoo!

[POST-CHORUS — IYANGE I DANCE CHANT]

Ama! Ama!
Tsen u hôôr!

Viva! Viva!
Tsen u hôôr!

Ityo u kulu!
Ityo u kpa!

AMAVIVA!
Ka ityo u mbafan kpa!

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

Mba ve!
Man yi!

[VERSE 2 — IYANGE I TYÔÔ, IYANGE I BASS]

Kpa kôô u nan a nôôr,
Kpa kôô u nan a kôô.
Kpa kôô u or u tembe
Kpa ior u kpa u kpa.

Kpa kôô u or u kpa,
Kpa kôô u or u kpa.
Kpa kôô u or u tembe
Kpa u tembe u kpa u kpa.

Kpa u or u wan u dedoo,
Kpa u or u kpa u kpa.
Kpa u or u kpa u kpa,
Kpa u or u tembe u kpa.

Sweefin mba ior u kpa ior u tembe,
Ka ior u kpa u kpa u kpa.
Kpa ior u kpa u kpa,
Ka ior u tembe u kpa u kpa.

[PRE-CHORUS — IYANGE I TYAV NYAM NYAM]

Mba ve ior u kpa u kulu?
Mba ve ior u kpa u kwagh?

Ka ior u kpa u dedoo,
Ka u tembe u kpa u kpa.

Ka ior u shima u tembe,
Ka dedoo u kpa u kpa.

Mba ior u kwagh u kpa,
Ka ior u tembe u kpa u kpa!

[CHORUS — IYANGE I FESTIVAL DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Ityo i mbafan ka tsôô ior!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ka kwagh u kpa nyam nyam!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Tsen u dedoo hôôr u hôôr!

Yôôr u hôr!
Kwagh u kpa!

AMAVIVA!
Ka ior u wan u dedoo!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Ka u kper ga u er,
Ka u nahan ga u gber,

U ngu ior a kpa ve u,
U ngu ior a na ior.

Ka u er ga a lu u,
Ka u u ior ga u se,

U ngu ka u ior a ve,
U ngu ka u ior a ve.

Ka u sha u ior ve,
Ka u sha u u yan.

Ma ka u ior a ve,
A mba sha u ve.

Ka u sha u sha u ve,
Ka u sha u sha u ve.

Ka u sha u sha u ve,
Ka u sha u sha u ve.

[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

U hi u sha u ve…

Sha u ve u sha u.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

U sha u ve…

U sha u ve…

U sha u ve…

*(Choir whispers)*

Sha u ve…

Sha u ve…

SHA U VE!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: A mba ior?

Crowd: EVERYBODY!

Lead: A mba sha ior?

Crowd: EVERYBODY!

Lead: A mba sha u ior?

Crowd: EVERYBODY!

Lead: A mba sha u ve!



[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!
Ve u sha ve!

Viva! Viva!
Ve u sha ve!

Yan u ve!
Yan u ve!

Sha u ve!
Sha u ve!

*(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!
Ve u sha u ve!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ve u sha ve!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Sha u ve ve u sha ve!

Yan u ve!
Yan u ve!

AMAVIVA!
Ve u sha ve!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Ve u sha ve!
Ve u sha ve!

Ve u sha ve
Ve u sha ve!

Ve u sha ve!
Ve u sha ve!

Ve u sha ve!
Ve u sha ve!

AMA