[Lao] Amaviva
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# AMAVIVA *Oro yira. Kóma du! Odu búlú.* [INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION] *(Whispered female voice)* Né bô tîna… Né bô gôna kóma dî. Né bô tîna… Né bô gôna yira bô. Ná yira bô… Bô yira kóma? *(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)* Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Oro yira… Oro búlú… *(Bass begins to rise.)* AMAVIVA! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Oro yira bô kóma dî! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Yira ómà yira! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Yira bô yira sà! Tô bô tî! Fê bô búlú! AMAVIVA! Kóma yira búlú! [VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Yé tîna bô yira, Yé kôna bô gôna. Yé bôna bô yira, Yé kôna bô dî. Yé bôna gôna bô, Né tîna kôma. Yé bôna bô “Kóma,” Né yira bô yî. Yé yira bô yira, Yé kôna bô gôna. Yé bôna bô yira, Yé bôna bô dî. Né yira bô kóma, Yé jôna bô gôna. Yé bôna bô yira, Yé tîna bô yî. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Né kôna bô tîna? Né kôna bô gôna? Yé kôna bô yira, Yé kôna bô dî. Né bôna gôna yira, Yé yira bô sà. Yé bôna bô tîna, Yé bôna bô yira! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Oro yira bô kóma dî! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Yira ómà yira! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Yira bô yira sà! Tô bô tî! Fê bô búlú! AMAVIVA! Kóma yira búlú! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT] Ama! Ama! Tô bô tî! Viva! Viva! Tô bô sà! Yé bô tî! Yé bô gôna! AMAVIVA! Kóma yira búlú! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Yé bô! Yé bô! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Yé mâmâ bô yira, Yé pêpê bô kôna. Yé bôna bô gôna Yé bôna bô yira. Yé bôna bô kôna, Yé bôna bô sà. Yé yira bô yira, Yé bôna bô dî. Yé bôna bô kôna, Yé bôna bô gôna. Yé yira bô yira, Yé bôna bô dî. Né tîna bô gôna yira, Né tîna bô jôna. Yé yira bô kóma, Yé bôna bô yira. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Né kôna bô tîna? Né kôna bô gôna? Yé kôna bô yira, Yé kôna bô dî. Né bôna gôna yira, Yé yira bô sà. Yé bôna bô tîna, Yé bôna bô yira! [CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Oro yira bô kóma dî! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Yira ómà yira! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Yira bô yira sà! Tô bô tî! Fê bô búlú! AMAVIVA! Kóma yira búlú! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Nyei hia na khang muang, Nyei luy na thang khang, Nyei kham fa na thang long, Nyei kham fa na ruy khang. Nyei kham phao na khang yai, Nyei kham hia na khang, Nyei kham thang na khang khai, Nyei kham khang na ngam. Nyei khang khong na khang, Nyei khang khong na khang. Nyei khang thang na khang, Nyei khang khong na khang. Nyei khang khong na khang, Nyei khang khong na khang. Nyei khang khong na khang, Nyei khang khong na khang. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Nyei khang hia na khang thang... Nyei khang hia na khang. *(A second heartbeat.)* Nyei khang hia na khang... Nyei khang hia na khang... Nyei khang hia na khang... *(Choir whispers)* Nyei khang khang... Nyei khang khang... Nyei khang khang! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Na khang hia? Crowd: KHAI NGEI! Lead: Na khang hia? Crowd: KHAI NGEI! Lead: Na khang hia? Crowd: KHAI NGEI! Lead: Na khang khang na hia! [THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ama! Ama! Na khang khang! Viva! Viva! Nyei khang khang! Thang na khang! Thang na khang! Nyei khang khang! Nyei khang khang! *(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! Nyei khang khang khang na khang! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Nyei khang khang khang! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Nyei khang khang khang na khang! Thang na khang! Nyei khang khang! AMAVIVA! Nyei khang khang na khang! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Nyei khang khang! Nyei khang khang! Nyei khang khang Nyei khang khang! Nyei khang khang! Nyei khang khang! Nyei khang khang! Nyei khang khang! AMA