[Venda] Upbeyond

Lyrics

**[Intro — Distant Choir, African Drums, Rising Synth]**

Eh-oh, eh-oh!  
Zwine vha tshi khou tou pfa!

U bva mugudini muṱuku, u swika kha minzhi,  
Rhythm i khou khotha nga luimbo lwayo.

Oh-ya, oh-ya!  
Ni pfa vhathu vha tshi imba?

Ndi nṱha, nṱha, hune ra khou ya!  
Rina zwivhuya zwi sa fheli!

**[Verse 1 — Percussive Afrobeat Groove]**

Vhusiku vhuṅwe, tshiḓolo tsha vhonala mugudini,  
Matshelo ho vha na milenzhe ya zwigidi.  
A vho ngo pfa vha tshi amba,  
Zwino vha wana maipfi a u langa.

He ha vha na mitsheṱo, ri khou ita vothi,  
He ha vha na mbudziso, ri khou vhudzisa zwinzhi.  
Na Sweefin i tshi khou vhofholola vhathu,  
Zwiṅwe na zwiṅwe zwi tshi khou bveledza phanḓa.

A hu na khombo iṱuku ine ya nga thoma tshanduko,  
A hu na vhutshilo vhune vha nga si vhu shandule.  
A ri faneli u lindela makole a tshi khou vhonala,  
Ri nga fhaṱa musi ḓuvha ḽi tshi tshee khou vuwa.

**[Pre-Chorus — Handclaps and Rising Harmonies]**

Ni khou pfa zwone? (Pfa zwone!)  
Ni khou zwi pfa? (Pfa!)

Zwi zwavhuya zwi khou bva phanḓa,  
Hu na vhudzulo ha iwe na nṋe.

Dzhia tshibuli, fheli tshanḓa,  
Ri do vusa muthu o ḓodzwaho.  
Musi shango ḽoṱhe ḽi tshi khou imba,  
Na maipfi maḓana a khou nga vha na maanda!

**[Chorus — Explosive Global Dance Hook]**

Ndi nṱha, nṱha, hune ra khou ya!  
Rina zwivhuya zwi sa fheli!

Muvhili u muvhudze, imba luimbo lwu,  
Vhathu vhoṱhe vha tshimbile!

Ndi nṱha, nṱha, hune ra khou ya!  
Mitsheṱo ya kale i khou wa!

Hey-oh, hey-oh, ri khou ya,  
Vhone zwine zwa nga itea zwi tshi aluwa!

Upbeyond! Upbeyond!  
Rhythm i khou bvela phanḓa!

Tshanḓa ḽiṅwe, tshibuli ḽiṅwe,  
U fha shango ḽoṱhe thaidzo!

**[Post-Chorus — Festival Crowd Chant]**

Oh-ya-ya! Oh-ya-ya!  
Vhathu vhoṱhe, ri ambe!