[Kikuyu] Widaway
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# WIDAWAY *Sweefin Music — Kikuyu Version* **[Intro — A Cappella Female Vocal, Handclaps, Rising African Percussion]** Wai-yo, wai-yo! Twina njira wai-yo! Wai-yo, wai-yo! Ngai kũrĩa ũũrĩa wai-yo! *(Children's choir)* Hey! Hey! Hey! *(Deep bass drops)* WIDAWAY! **[Verse 1 — Warm, Infectious Afrobeats Groove]** Kũrĩ mwangaza hĩndĩa ũyũrĩ, Mũndũ aũraga ngoma ya ũngĩ. Ira gatĩrĩa thĩna wa ũrĩa, Nĩ kũrĩa ũhoro wa rĩa. Mũtumia nĩ na mũthĩto wake, Mũthuri mũndũ aũraga kĩrĩa. Mũthĩto wothe utũraga mũtĩ, Kĩrĩa gĩthĩto gĩkũĩrĩrwo. Kũrĩa kũndũ ũkũrĩa wĩra, Na mũndũ ũgĩrĩra mũndũ, Twina njira handũ ha mũnyĩ, Na twĩrĩre mũndũ ũrĩa. **[Pre-Chorus — Rising Female Harmonies]** Ũrĩa wĩra mũtĩĩ, Ũrĩa kũrĩa ngoma wĩra? Mũthĩto ũtũũrĩrĩa, Twina njira ĩngĩ! Ũrĩa mĩtĩko yĩrĩ, Kĩrĩa kĩgĩrĩra. Ngoma ĩkĩtũũrĩrĩa, Mũndũ wothe nĩarĩrĩra! **[Chorus — Explosive Afro-House Dance Hook]** Wai-yo, wai-yo! Twina njira wai-yo! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Ngoma yĩrĩa ũũrĩa! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Ũrĩa ũrĩa wĩra! Wai-yo, wai-yo! Mũndũ wothe wai-yo! Ũrĩa ũrĩa, ũrĩa mũthĩto, Ũrĩa ũrĩa wa rĩa! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Twina njira wai-yo! **[Post-Chorus — Viral Dance Chant]** Ĩgĩ! (Hey!) Handũ! (Hey!) Ũrĩa kũrĩa mũthĩto! Kũrĩa! (Hey!) Kũrĩa! (Hey!) Ũrĩa ngoma, ikũrĩa! Wai-yo! Wai-yo! Mũndũ wothe wĩra! **[Verse 2 — Female Lead, Bright Highlife Guitar]** Mama nĩkũrĩa mũthĩto, Agĩrĩra ũũrĩa ũrĩa. Papa nĩkũmũrĩra handũ, Na mũthĩto wa ũũrĩa. Mũthĩni nĩkũrĩa mũthĩto, Mũthĩni nĩkũrĩa ngoma. Mũndũ nĩkũrĩa mũthĩto, Mũthĩni nĩkũrĩa ngoma. Kũrĩa kũndũ ũkũrĩa mũthĩto, Na ngoma ũũrĩa ũũrĩa, Sweefin nĩkũrĩa mũthĩto, Na ngoma ĩtũrĩrĩra. **[Pre-Chorus — Full Choir Builds]** Ũrĩa wĩra mũtĩĩ, Ũrĩa kũrĩa ngoma wĩra? Mũthĩto ũtũũrĩrĩa, Twina njira ĩngĩ! Ũrĩa mĩtĩko yĩrĩ, Kĩrĩa kĩgĩrĩra. Ngoma ĩkĩtũũrĩrĩa, Mũndũ wothe nĩarĩrĩra! **[Chorus — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Wai-yo, wai-yo! Twina njia wai-yo! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Ngoma yĩrĩa ũũrĩa! Hey-ya-ya! Hey-ya-yo! Ũrĩa ũrĩa wĩra! Wai-yo, wai-yo! Mũndũ wothe wai-yo! Ũrĩa ũrĩa, ũrĩa mũthĩto, Ũrĩa ũrĩa wa rĩa! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Twina njia wai-yo! **[Bridge — Emotional Piano, Warm Choir]** Njĩra ĩingĩ ĩtũrĩra, Mũthĩto nĩkũmũrĩra. Mũndũ nĩkũrĩa mwĩra, Ngoma ĩtũrĩrĩra. [Verse] Nĩ ithuĩ gũkũrũka mũthia, Na mũtwe gũtũma mũtinda. Tũgetha tũrĩa tũĩte, Tũhoya mũndũ aũkũrũke njĩra. Ũkĩũka mũthuru, Ũgaathĩka nĩ kanyũmba. Mũthithu ũrĩa ũrĩ kũrĩa, Ũrĩa ũrĩ na gĩkeno. *(Ngoma ĩtũmĩra kũrĩka)* **[Dance Break — Call-and-Response]** Mũraathi: Tũkĩona njĩra? Ũrĩa: Njĩra-ho! Njĩra-ho! Mũraathi: Tũgĩtũma ũhoro? Ũrĩa: Hee-ho! Hee-ho! Mũraathi: Nũũ wĩtũka mũgambo? Ũrĩa: Ũrĩa wothe! Mũraathi: Tũgĩtũma nĩkĩ? Ũrĩa: Tũrĩka mĩtwe! *(Ngoma ĩtũmĩra)* Tũgĩtũma kũrĩ kĩrĩa! (Hee!) Tũgĩtũma kũrĩ kĩrĩa! (Hee!) Tũgĩtũma mĩtwe! (Hee!) Tũgĩtũma rĩĩtwa! (Hee!) WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Tũkĩona njĩra-ho! *(Ngoma ĩtũmĩra Afro-House)* **[Final Chorus — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Njĩra-ho, njĩra-ho! Tũkĩona njĩra-ho! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Mũrĩo ũgĩtũma njĩra! Hee-ya-ya! Hee-ya-yo! Gĩkeno kĩgũtũma! Njĩra-ho, njĩra-ho! Ũrĩa wothe ũgĩtũma! Rĩĩngĩ mũthia, rĩĩngĩ mũthenya, Rĩĩngĩ ndoto njĩra-ĩno! WIDAWAY! WIDAWAY! Tũkĩona njĩra-ho! **[Outro — Guitar, Choir, Fading Percussion]** Njĩra-ho, njĩra-ho! Tũkĩona njĩra-ho! Kuuma mũrĩmi kũrĩ ndoto, Kuuma mũthũrũri kũrĩ mwana, Sweefin ĩtũmĩra ithuĩ tũgĩtũma Njĩra nyingi na rũũmũ. Njĩra-ho… njĩra-ho… WIDAWAY! *(Ngoma ya mũthĩrĩko ya mũthia)*