[Kabiye] Vibraya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
[INTRO — Infectious African Percussion, Deep Bass, Female Vocal] Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Wɔnɗu wula? Wɔnɗu wula? Kawɔyɛ na bonɔn gba! Mɔnko bɔɔ! Mɔnko gbiɛ! Tɔkɔda, wula kpiya! VIBRAYA! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP] Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! Kawɔyɛ jɛ wula gba! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ka mɔŋgɔyo na tíɔ wula! Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! Ka mɔnko na kɔta piya! Tɔŋgɔ gbɔ! Ka mɔnko gbiɛ! VIBRAYA! Ka sɛdi gbɔɔ jɔna jɔ! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Nɔƙɔ wosi yɛ laŋ na kwɛrɛ, Gbɛnɛ yɛ kaŋ gbɔda na. Suŋɔ taŋ wɛ nɔ pɛrɛ, Ka tɛmbɛ jɔŋkɔ na gbɔ. Sɛ sɛmbɔ taŋ na yɔ gbɔnɔ, Kabu yɔ se kɔta yɛ. Mɔ tɛmbɛ bɔ kaŋ gbiɛ, Mɔ yɛ kaŋ na pɛrɛ. Ka mɔnko gbɔ na yɔ gbɔnɔ, Ka suŋɔ na yɛ bu. Ka kaŋ wɛ jɔ la nɔɗɔyi, Tɔŋgɔ yɔ na gbɔda. Sweefin na yɔ kutukum, Ka yɛlɛ na bɔ sɛ. Ka yɛ wula jɔna kaŋ, Tɔŋgɔ na jɔba gbɔ. [PRE-CHORUS — SOARING FEMALE HARMONIES] Ka yɛrɛ wɔ̃ yɛ mɔnko, Ka mɔnko gbɔ na yɛ sɛŋ. Mɔ dɔŋɔ wula kɔta, Mɔ kaŋ na gbɔda yɛ. Sɛ gbɔnɔ na mɔn yɔ, Ka sɛrɛyɛ na kpɔya. Ka kwɔŋ mɔn tɔka gbɔyɛ, Tɔŋgɔ wula yɛ ɗɔyɛ! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! Kawɔyɛ jɛ wula gba! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ka mɔŋgɔyo na tíɔ wula! Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! Ka mɔnko na kɔta piya! Tɔŋgɔ gbɔ! Ka mɔnko gbiɛ! VIBRAYA! Ka sɛdi gbɔɔ jɔna jɔ! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Vi! Vi! Tɔŋgɔ wɔ kanan! Bra! Bra! Tɔŋgɔ wɔ nyɔnan! Ya! Ya! Mɔŋgɔyo na yɛ! VIBRAYA! Ka yɛ kɔta wɔ! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Tɔkɔda! Ka yɛ gbɔ! [VERSE 2 — WARM FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Mɔn nyɔna taŋ yɛ, Mɔn bèna ka na yɛ. Mɔ yɔ jɔnɔ wula jɛn, Ka suŋɔ na gbɛnɛ. Ka yɛ na taŋ jɔnɔ, Mɔn nyɔ wula yɛ. Ka mɔn yɔ kututum, Ka sɛmbɛ na yɛni. Ka nɔ wula kpɔya, Ka yɛ nyɔ wɔ̃ yɛna. Sweefin na yɔ kutukum, Ka yɛlɛ na bɔ sɛ. Ka mɔn yɔ wɔ sɛ ɓɔna Tɔŋgɔ yɛwula gba. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Ka yɛrɛ wɔ̃ yɛ mɔnko, Ka mɔnko gbɔ na yɛ sɛŋ. Mɔ dɔŋɔ wula kɔta, Mɔ kaŋ na gbɔda yɛ. Sɛ gbɔnɔ na mɔn yɔ, Ka sɛrɛyɛ na kpɔya. Ka kwɔŋ mɔn tɔka gbɔyɛ, Tɔŋgɔ wula yɛ ɗɔyɛ! [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! Kawɔyɛ jɛ wula gba! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ka mɔŋgɔyo na tíɔ wula! Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! Ka mɔnko na kɔta piya! Tɔŋgɔ gbɔ! Ka mɔnko gbiɛ! VIBRAYA! Ka sɛdi gbɔɔ jɔna jɔ! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Nɔ wula yɔɔ na yɛ, Pɛrɛ yɛ yɛ yɔɔlu. Ka yɛ na ka gbɔ yɔ, Ka yɛ na sɛ jɔyi. Mɔ pɛrɛ yɔ wula sɛŋ, Mɔn wɔ yɔ wula yɛ. Ka wula sɛdi gba, Ka yɛ na yɔlu gbɔ. Ka yɛ yɔ tɔta yɛji, Ka yɛ taŋ yɔ pɔya. Ka yɛ sɛyɛ na gbɔyɛ, Tɔŋgɔ yɛwula wula. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC STOPS] *(One heartbeat.)* Náni… Náy ka tɔ́nwé dɔ́gbɔ́. *(Second heartbeat.)* Náy ka tɔ́nwé pɔ́siyé. *(Bass begins to build.)* Tɔ́ tɔ́, ná wá tɔ́ dɔ́gɔ́! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Ká tɔ́ a tɔ́? Crowd: TỌ́ TỌ́! Lead: Ká yɛ́ a dɔ́? Crowd: DỌ́! Lead: Ká hɛn bɛ́? Crowd: KĀ YÉ! Lead: Nà dɔ́ wà wé! [THE VIBRAYA STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Vi! Vi! Tɔ́ bɛ́ kó! Bra! Bra! Tɔ́ bɛ́ nɔ́! Ya! Ya! Yí kɔ́ á! VIBRAYA! Ahn lɛ́mọ́! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS] Vibra, vibra! VIBRAYA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR] Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! Ná nɔ́ dɔ́ wó kɔ́ dɔ́! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Nà yɛ́ lɔ́ dɔ́ kɔ́! Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! Nà yí tɔ́ tɔ́ bɛ́! Dɔ́ wà! Ná tɔ́ dɔ́! VIBRAYA! Ná bɔ́ wó nà wé! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING VOCALS] E bɔ́lɛ́ dɔ́! E bɔ́lɛ́ bɛn! E nɔ́ bɔ́ pɔ́ Kɔ́ agbá wé! E bɔ́lɛ́ dɔ́! Mè sɔ́n bɛ́! E nɔ́ hɔ́ lɛ́ Ná hɛn bɔ́! VIBRAYA! [OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR] Nání wá. Nání wé. E nɔ́ bɛ́ pɔ́, E nɔ́ bɛ́ yá kɔ́. Sweefin dɔ́ wá tɔ́, Ná kɔ́, sɔ́, mɛ́ dɔ́. Vibra, vibra! VIBRAYA! Ná nɔ́ dɔ́. Ná hɛn wá. VIBRAYA! *(Final celebratory drum hit.)*