[Kimbundu] Nowverse
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
**[INTRO — Whispered Female Vocal, Rising Synth, African Drums]** Oh-oh-oh… yeah-yeah! Kisanga kiele kikia… Kiaku kwiza kwa kalunga. Omu kiombo? Omu kikuva? *(Heartbeat, then handclaps)* Kia, kia, kia! Kenda, kenda, kenda! Hey-ya! Hey-ya! Kima kuanza lelu! *(Bass drop)* **[VERSE 1 — Bright, Rhythmic Afrobeats]** Kamba kielele ku dia kuanji, Kamba kuenda kutako zulu. Kivila kiamo kiaku ku tianga, Kizola kuenda ku matadi. Wakenda noke munda kielele, Kuzenga olonjo kiaku. Oluambo kiaku kiavulu, Kivanga kwenda ku londa. Kamu kamba kielele kiaku, Kamba kalunga kiaku: Omu kwenda, kuenda kiaku, Kenda kuanza kiaku. **[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]** Oluambo kiaku! Omu kikuva, kielele! Omu vunda ku zulu, Kenda kuenda ku zulu! Kivila ku muoyo, Kamu kuenda ku zola. Kenda, kuenda kiaku, Kima kuanza lelu! **[CHORUS — Explosive Global Dance Hook]** Kia, kia, kia — momentu yetu! Kenda, kenda, kenda — kalunga ka bule! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Kivila kiaku ku matadi! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Olonjo kuenda ku zola! Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin! Kizola, kuanza kipya! Kia, kia, kia — kenda kuenda! Kenda, kenda, kenda — muoyo kuenda! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Omu kuenda ku londa! **[POST-CHORUS — Signature Viral Dance Chant]** Kia-kia! (Hey!) Kenda-kenda! (Hey!) Kenda kuamba kuenda! Up-up! (Hey!) Flow-flow! (Hey!) Kivila ku muoyo! Na-na-kia! Kenda-kenda-kenda! NOWVERSE! Kamba kalunga ku! **[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Bright Highlife Guitar]** Kamba kielele kiaku, Noke kamba kielele. Omu kwenda kuenda kiaku, Omu kwenda kuenda kiaku. Omu kwenda kuenda kiaku, Kenda kuenda kiaku. Kivila kiaku kuenda, Kizola kuenda ku zola. Omu kwenda kuenda ku londa, Kamba kalunga kiaku. Sweefin kamba kielele, Kivanga kuenda ku londa. **[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]** Oluambo kiaku! Omu kikuva, kielele! Omu vunda ku zulu, Kenda kuenda ku zulu! Kivila ku muoyo, Kamu kuenda ku zola. Kenda, kuenda kiaku, Kima kuanza lelu! **[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]** Kia, kia, kia — momentu yetu! Kenda, kenda, kenda — kalunga ka bule! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Kivila kiaku ku matadi! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! [Verse] Lenga kixi ku muene oci! Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin! Visão ya sange, ku sima ya sange! Ono, ono, ono — kala kinga! Ota, ota, ota — vida yako ku fundanga! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Ngana yami ku kimosi! **[Bridge — Emotional Piano, Intimate Female Vocal]** Mwana, wamuka, kuxila muami, Oci dia sange ku jinga. Kaxi otoka, kaxi otumba, Osa tula, osa lingila. Kaxi kixima ku muxikama, Kaxi kixi ku kuxikama. Osa songa njila yakwenda, Osa mona nguvu ku ndani. Kaxi weta dikanga kimosi, Kaxi weta mona kimosi. Onzo ina jinga yambata, Njila ina dinga. *(Music stops — one heartbeat)* **[Spoken Break — Female Lead]** Tewe… Mundo kaxi weta kopya ya muntu unene. Weta kima kyaku kima. Oci weta kinga? *(Crowd shouts)* ONO! **[Dance Break — Explosive Call-and-Response]** Lead: Kaxi tu yambata? Crowd: Oci! Lead: Kaxi tu songa? Crowd: Oci! Lead: Kaxi tu lengesa? Crowd: Oci! Lead: Ngana weta yambata? Crowd: Ngana! *(Heavy log-drum drop)* Ono-ono! (Hey!) Ota-ota! (Hey!) Vianda viwili, osa songa! Ringa! (Hey!) Mikono ya juu! (Hey!) Lenga kixi ku cielo! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Sensa kimosi ku makulu! *(Extended instrumental Afro-House dance break)* **[Final Chorus — Festival Choir, Full Percussion, Brass]** Ono, ono, ono — ocila cina citu! Ota, ota, ota — mundo ku funganga! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Sensa kimosi ku makulu! Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Lenga kixi ku muene oci! Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin! Visão ya sange, ku sima ya sange! Ono, ono, ono — kala kinga! Ota, ota, ota — vida yako ku fundanga! NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE! Ngana yami ku kimosi! **[Outro — Choir, Guitar, Fading Percussion]** Oh-oh-oh… yeah-yeah! Tu fika po mu kimosi, Kuena kaxi weta oci. Kixi kimosi ku yambata, Kixi.