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[Akan] Amaviva
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# AMAVIVA *Baako a yɛn nyansa. Anidaso a ɛnni awiei. Asɔre a yɛn nyansa.* [INTRO — MMEREW KOMA BƆ, AFRICAN NKWAASƐM ANWOM] *(Nneɛma nsɛm nni ho)* Ɛha da anadwo yi... Obi hia ntam a ɔbɛyɛ no gyidi. Ɛha da anadwo yi... Obi rekɔtwɛn ɔdɔ kakra. Sɛ ɔdɔ no... Fi wo so a na ɛyɛ dɛn? *(Abofra bɔ nkɔmmɔ. Nsa nnwom hyɛn.)* Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Ɔdɔ kɛse baako... Ɔhyerɛn kɛse baako... *(Bɛs hyɛn mu.)* AMAVIVA! [CHORUS — ƆDƆ MMEREW AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO BƆ] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Ɔdɔ kɛse baako betumi asesa nkwa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma koma mpempem hyerɛn! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Fa anigye no fa nkyɛn kɔ nkyɛn! Sɔ w'anan! Te nkwa! AMAVIVA! Ma nnipa nyansa nyansa! [VERSE 1 — ƆDƆ MMEREW AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Na ɔdan no mu yɛ sum, Na wɔka nsɛm wɔ osu mu. Na ɔnsa bi kɔɔ obi hɔ, Na koma bi san hyerɛn. Na ɔpono bi bueɛ a, Ɔfasuo bi na ɛda hɔ. Na ɔnanani bi ka sɛ, “Akwaaba,” Na abofra bi san sereɛ. Ɔdɔ biara yɛ fawohodi mfiase, Ayamye biara yɛ dua a yɛbɛdua. Sɛ yɛhunu anidaso wɔ nnipa mu, Yɛhunu nea yɛhia. Na wiase yɛ fɛ sene da a, Sɛ yɛkyerɛ nea yɛtumi. Ɔbra biara wɔ ne nsɛm, Ɔbra biara yɛ dɔ. [PRE-CHORUS — MMEREW MMEAE NNWO] Wote no wɔ w'ankasa mu? Wote no wɔ nnwom mu? Ɛyɛ anidaso a ɛsan aba, Ɛyɛ daakye a ɛreba. Fa me nsa na yɛfa kɔ, Ma ayamye no nyɛ kɛse. Sɛ yɛma ɔkra foforɔ so, Yɛma yɛn de nso nantew! [CHORUS — ƆDƆ MMEREW AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM BƆ] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Ɔdɔ kɛse baako betumi asesa nkwa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma koma mpempem hyerɛn! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Fa anigye no fa nkyɛn kɔ nkyɛn! Sɔ w'anan! Te nkwa! AMAVIVA! Ma nnipa nyansa nyansa! [POST-CHORUS — ANIGYE MMEREW GLOBAL NNWOM] Ama! Ama! Nantew wɔ benkum! Viva! Viva! Nantew wɔ nifa! Nsa wɔ wo koma! Nsa wɔ ɔsoro! AMAVIVA! Ma ɔdɔ no nyɛ kɛse! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Obiara! Ɛha yɛn nyansa! [VERSE 2 — ƆDƆ MMEREW MMEREW NNWO, Sɔkɔkɔ Bɛs] Ɔmaame bi yɛ biribi, Ɔpapa bi sua biribi foforɔ. Abofra bi wɔ adwene A wiase nyɛnhu da. Ɔfarmer kyɛ ɔnimdeɛ, Ɔtrader hwehwɛ ɔkwan. Ɔyɛfo kɛse bi daeɛ Wɔ da a ɛyɛ fɛ. Fi kuro kɔ kuro ketewa, Fi bepɔ kɔ po, Ɔbra biara wɔ ne dɔ, Ɔbra biara yɛ dɔ. Sweefin bɔ nnipa ho nkɔmmɔ, Boa ma wɔyɛ kɛse na wɔnso nyɛ. Sɛ ɛkwan yɛ dɔ, Adwene foforɔ bɛyɛ kɛse. [PRE-CHORUS — MMEAE NNWO HYE] Wote no wɔ w'ankasa mu? Wote no wɔ nnwom mu? Ɛyɛ anidaso a ɛsan aba, Ɛyɛ daakye a ɛreba. Fa me nsa na yɛfa kɔ, Ma ayamye no nyɛ kɛse. Sɛ yɛma ɔkra foforɔ so, Yɛma yɛn de nso nantew! [CHORUS — ƆDƆ MMEREW MMEREW FESTIVAL BƆ] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Ɔdɔ kɛse baako betumi asesa nkwa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma koma mpempem hyerɛn! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Fa anigye no fa nkyɛn kɔ nkyɛn! Sɔ w'anan! Te nkwa! AMAVIVA! Ma nnipa nyansa nyansa! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Sɛ w'ahaw ne awerɛhow no, Sɛ ɔkwan no mu yɛ duru, Nya nsam a ɛbɛboa wo, Nya dwom a ɛde anidaso. Sɛ w'ada so na w'ananmu, Sɛ w'adwene ahwere wo, Nsi bi a ɛyɛ ɔdɔ, Bɛma w'ahu ɔsoro foforɔ. Yɛn nsɛm nyinaa yɛ soronko, Ɔkwan a yɛfa yɛ yɛn deɛ. Nanso ɔdɔ a yɛde ma yɛ ho, Ɛbɛtena akyiri yɛ da. Ma wiase nka biribi, Sɛ yɛn bere no asa: Sɛ yɛyɛɛ nsakrae ketewa, Na yɛboa yɛn yɔnko. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Ɛnyɛ sɛ wosɛɛ wiase nyinaa... Na sɛɛ obi wiase. *(A second heartbeat.)* Asɛm pa koro... Nsaman koro... Abɔfasuo koro... *(Choir whispers)* Fa ma ɔman... Fa ma ɔman... FA MA ƆMAN! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Hena hia ɔdɔ? Crowd: NNIPA NYINAA! Lead: Hena tumi ma ɔdɔ? Crowd: NNIPA NYINAA! Lead: Hena tumi ma anidaso? Crowd: NNIPA NYINAA! Lead: Ɛnna fa kyerɛ me sɛnea wutu! [THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ama! Ama! Nsaman mu! Viva! Viva! Bue w'ata ne! Nsii nifa! Nsii benkum! Fa ɔdɔ ma! Fa ɔdɔ ma! *(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! Ɔdɔ ketewa bɛyɛ nsakrae! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma ɔdɔ nyansa hyerɛn! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Fa anigye kɔ nifa ne benkum! Tutu w'anan! Te mpɔtam! AMAVIVA! Ma ɔman nyinaa nsɔre! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Ɔdɔ ketewa bi! Mmɛhyɛ pa bi! Ɔkwan ketewa bi Bɛda nkyɛn! Ɔman pii! Sɔ dae pii! Ɔman baako! Ayɛnkyeɛ baako! AMA