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[Kabiye] Amaviva

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Lyrics

[INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION]

*(Whispered female voice)*

Afiyo nyi ke...
Kɔwɔ se e-fɩ wɩfe kɔdɔɖɔ.

Afiyo nyi ke...
Kɔwɔ la se e-yɔyɛɖɛ laɖɩ la.

Kɔwɔ la se e-yɔyɛɖɛ...
Bʋkʋ nɛ yɔŋ kɩyɛ taɖɛ?

*(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)*

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

Aɖe laɖɛ lɛ...
Aɖe na kɔɖe...

*(Bass begins to rise.)*

AMAVIVA!



[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Aɖe laɖɛ lɛ ʋlɩ ka wɔɖɛ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Kʋnɩ yɔ tɔkɔ aɖe na wɔɖɛ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Kɔɖɛ ɩyɛ aɖe fe yɔŋ!

ɖɛɖɛ fʋ nʋ!
Tɔkɔ aɖe!

AMAVIVA!
Kʋnɩ nkpɔɖa na wɔɖɛ!



[VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Afiyo doɖe tɔɖʋɖe lɛ,
Afiyo dəwɖe wʋkpɩ tɩɖɩ.

Afiyo ɖɩɖɩ kɔ mɩ tɔɖʋ,
Afiyo kɔɖɛ laɖɛ lɛ kpɛɖɩ.

Afiyo kɛnɩ kɛɖe kɔkɔ,
Afiyo kɛnɩ mɩ tǎa kɩtɛ.

Afiyo ɖɩɖɩ nɛ "Sɛnaɔ",
Afiyo wɔwɔ la kpaɖɛ.

Ka ɔɖɩ nɛ laɖɛ wɔ nɩɛ,
Ka kɔɖa ɩyɛ ləɖɛ.

Afiyo nɛ mɛwɩ ɩyɛ kiɔn,
Afiyo wɔɖɛ ɩyɛ laɖɛ.

Afiyo na laɖɛ wɔɖɛ la,
Afiyo naɖɛ wʋdəɖe lɛ kɔ.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

Kɛ wɩɖɛ na mabɩɖɛ?
Kɛ wɩɖɛ na mɩɖa?

Afiyo wɔɖɛ laɖɛ wɔɖɛ,
Afiyo naɖɛ wʋdəɖe kpɛɖɩ.

Kɔ wɩŋɔ ɖe ka laɖɛ,
Kɛ wɩɖɛ ɖe ka nɩɔ.

Ka kɔɖa wɔɖɛ ɩyɛ pɛlɛ,
Ka kɔɖa dɔɔ ɩyɛ laɖɛ!



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Aɖe laɖɛ lɛ ʋlɩ ka wɔɖɛ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Kʋnɩ yɔ tɔkɔ aɖe na wɔɖɛ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Kɔɖɛ ɩyɛ aɖe fe yɔŋ!

ɖɛɖɛ fʋ nʋ!
Tɔkɔ aɖe!

AMAVIVA!
Kʋnɩ nkpɔɖa na wɔɖɛ!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT]

Ama! Ama!
Tʋɖʋ wɔɖɛ!

Viva! Viva!
Tăɖo wɔɖɛ!

Afiyo wɔɖɛ na yɛ!
Afiyo wɔɖɛ na nɩɔ!

AMAVIVA!
Kʋnɩ laɖɛ wɔɖɛ!

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

Afiyo!
Yɛ lɛ ɛɖɩ!

[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Afiyo nhɔwɔ mɛwɔ nɩ,
Afiyo laɖɛ wɔɛ.

Afiyo wɔɖɛ ɩyɛ nɩɔ,
Afiyo nɩɔ wɔɛ.

Afiyo ɛkpoɔ ɩyɛ nɩtɔ,
Afiyo ləɖɩ la wɔɖɛ.

Afiyo wɔɖɛ wʋdəɖe,
Afiyo wɔwɔ laɛ.

Afiyo nʋŋɔɖɩ ka nɩtɔ,
Afiyo nɩwɔɖɔ nɩ ɛ.

Afiyo wɔɖɛ pɩnɩɛ,
Afiyo nɩ laɖɛ tɔ.

Afiyo ɛkpoɔ mɔɖɛ la,
Afiyo wɔwɔ laɛ.

Afiyo wɔɖɛ ka mɩ ɛ,
Afiyo wɔɖɛ ka nɩɖɛ.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

Kɛ wɩɖɛ na mabɩɖɛ?
Kɛ wɩɖɛ na mɩɖa?

Afiyo wɔɖɛ laɖɛ wɔɖɛ,
Afiyo naɖɛ wʋdəɖe kpɛɖɩ.

Kɔ wɩŋɔ ɖe ka laɖɛ,
Kɛ wɩɖɛ ɖe ka nɩɔ.

Ka kɔɖa wɔɖɛ ɩyɛ pɛlɛ,
Ka kɔɖa dɔɔ ɩyɛ laɖɛ!



[CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Aɖe laɖɛ lɛ ʋlɩ ka wɔɖɛ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Kʋnɩ yɔ tɔkɔ aɖe na wɔɖɛ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Kɔɖɛ ɩyɛ aɖe fe yɔŋ!

ɖɛɖɛ fʋ nʋ!
Tɔkɔ aɖe!

AMAVIVA!
Kʋnɩ nkpɔɖa na wɔɖɛ!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Sika a wòso nyɔ ko,
Sika a nyɔ wɔ nàdè,

Nà wò brè lamba kpo,
Nà wò brè nyàgbé kè.

Sika a nyɔ ywɔ sɔ̀dó,
Sika a anɔ lé fɛ,

Nà mɛdè nà wò pɔ lɔ́,
Nà wò dɔ mɔ yè.

Mè fɔ bɛ wò wɔlɛ,
Mè fɔ bɛ wò tɛ.

Nà nyɛ dɔ anɔ
Nà nà ŋù ţà fâ.

Mè le dɔ wò sɔ lɛ
Mè le dɔ nà nà fâ:

Nà nyɛ dɔ nyagbélé,
Nà wò sɔ wò àdégɔ.

  
[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Wò mɛ na mɔ sɛ pɔ fɔ…

Kpè wò nyagba pɔ.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Nà dɔ yɔ dɔ…

Nà yé pɔ…

Nà jɔ wò…

*(Choir whispers)*

Fà dɔ…

Fà dɔ…

FÀ DÒ!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Wò nɔ dɔ?

Crowd: GƐNƐBƐ!

Lead: Wò sɔ dɔ?

Crowd: GƐNƐBƐ!

Lead: Wò nɔ lɔtɔ?

Crowd: GƐNƐBƐ!

Lead: Nà nà wò fɔ mɔ!



[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!
Tè wò gɔ!

Viva! Viva!
Wò tɛ wò fɔ!

Sɔ na nà mɔ!
Sɔ na nà fɔ!

Fà dɔ!
Fà dɔ!

*(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!
Nà nyagba dɔ fɔ nɔ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mè sɔ nà sɔ bɔ!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Fà nyɔ dɔ na fɔ!

Sɔ wò nɔ!
Sɛ nà nà!

AMAVIVA!
Mè nɔ wò ɛmɔɔ!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Nà dɔ sɔ sɔ!
Nà dɔ sɔ nà!

Nà dɔ a mɛ,
Mè dɔ lɔ fɛ!

A nyàgbé bɔ!
A nyàgbé yè!

Nà ànɔkɔ!
Nà nyɔ kɔ!

AMA