[Tiv] Amaviva
by Swifin Echoes
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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