[Kabiye] Code for Change

Lyrics

[Intro]  
Oh na-na-na, tɛ sɔri,  
Nɔvi bɔ, yɛ ga nɔvɔ.  
Nantɔ nyɛ kɔtɔ to,  
Tɔlɛ bɔ ɔni, ɲe nyɛ fɔ.  
Nɔvi sɔ nyɛ kɛta,  
Kɛdɛ yɛbɔ, ɲe ɲo sɔ.  
Nɔvi wʉɛn, ʊ kɔmɔ,  
Ɛkpɔ ʊ kɛ, yɛ bi tɔ.  
Tɔ ni, tɔ ni, kɔ nɔ,  
Nɔvi ɲɔ bɔ, nɔ a wɛ.  
Nantɔ nyɛ fɛ nyɛ a,  
Yɛ nya ɔgɛ fɔ mɛ ʊnɔ.  

[Chorus]  
Oh-oh, ɔni nyɛ kɔtɔ,  
Hɛgɛ nɔ, yɛ nɔ nyɛ bɔ.  
Nɔvi pɔɔ, nɔvi fɛ,  
Dɔlɛmɔ kɔ nɔ, nɔ yɔ.  
Oh-oh, nɔvi kɛ ɲɔ a,  
Nɔvi dɔ, nɔ vi kɛ a.  
Nantɔ nyɛ ɲɛm, yɛ bɔ hɔ,  
Ɛnɔ ʊ mɔ, yɛ pɔ ʊnɔ.  
Mɔbɔ kɛ, mɔfɔ nɔ,  
Nantɔ nyɛ, ʊ kɔto fɔ.  
Nɔvi ɲɔ kɔ, nɔ nyɛ ɲɔ,  
Dɔlɛmɔ bɔ mɔ ʊ nɔ.  
Kɔ yɔ, yɛbɔ nɔ fɔ,  
Ʋele ʊnɔ fɔ ɲa mɔ.  

[Bridge]  
Oh yeah, fɛ fɛ kɔdɛ nɔ,  
Ʋɔ mɔ kɔ, ɔye kɔ.  
Nɔvi yɛbɔ, yɛ nɔ kɔ,  
Nantɔ ɲi dɔ, we nyɛmɔ.  
Wɔɔ kɔ, nɔ bɔ hɔ,  
Nɔvi pɔ, yɛ pɔ nɔ.  
Fɛ nɔ a, fɛn ɲɛ yɛ,  
Hɛgɛ ɲi, yɛ kɔ ni.  

[Chorus]  
Oh-oh, ɔni nyɛ kɔtɔ,  
Hɛgɛ nɔ, yɛ nɔ nyɛ bɔ.  
Nɔvi pɔɔ, nɔvi fɛ,  
Dɔlɛmɔ kɔ nɔ, nɔ yɔ.  
Oh-oh, nɔvi kɛ ɲɔ a,  
Nɔvi dɔ, nɔ vi kɛ a.  
Nantɔ nyɛ ɲɛm, yɛ bɔ hɔ,  
Ɛnɔ ʊ mɔ, yɛ pɔ ʊnɔ.  

[Outro]  
Oh na-na, ɔgɛ nɔ,  
Kɔtɔ nɔ, sɔbɔ ɲɔ.  
Nantɔ ɲi fɛ, ɔgɛ fɔ,  
Ʋɔ dɔlɛmɔ, yɛ yɛ ʊnɔ.  
Oh yeah, nɔ ɲi kɔ,  
Hɛgɛ ɲi, ɔni sɔ.  
Fɛn nɔ a, nɔ ɲɔ sɔ,  
Nɔvi kɛ ɲi, ʊ dɔ ɭɔ.