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[Ga] Amaviva

by Swifin Echoes

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Lyrics

[INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION]

*(Whispered female voice)*

Nu ngbe yƐtƐ...
Ni ka kƐ nɔ lɛ eba nɔ.

Nu ngbe yƐtƐ...
Ni ka kƐ kɛ bo mɔ ko.

Bɛ ni oyaa kɛ hɔ nƐ...
Tsɔɔ ni wo?

*(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)*

Oh-oh-oh!
Eh-ya-ya!

Apa kɛɛ...
Apa tsiɛ...

*(Bass begins to rise.)*

AMAVIVA!



[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Apa kɛɛ tsɔ nyɔŋmɔ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mɛwɔ nyɛɛ sia!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Kɛ boŋoŋŋ nɔ lɛ!

Yɛ bɔɔ ti!
Komɔ mli!

AMAVIVA!
Nyɔŋmɔ gbaaa!



[VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Lɛ oli nëmë eja,
Lɛ ɔyɛ wolo wɔɔ.

Lɛ ni ma yɛ hɛmɔ,
Lɛ gbɛmi yɛ wumɔ.

Lɛ ni gbɔla eba,
Lɛ tsɔɔ gbɛ lɛ.

Lɛ ni yɛɛ gbɛnɛ "Wɔjeɔ",
Lɛ bi tsu hɛmɔ.

Ni nɔ kɛɛ yɛ bo,
Ni ni yɛ nɔ tseɛ.

Nu ni yɛ gbɛ kɛɛ nyɔŋmɔ,
Ni yɛ nɔ wɛɛ.

Ɛkɔ nyɔŋmɔ mɔɔ,
Ni kɛɛ yɛ nɔ dzi.

Ni gbɛɛ yɛ wɔ kɛɛ,
Ni yɛ nɔ kɛɛ yɛ dzi.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

Amɛ yɛ gbɛ yɛ gbɔshi?
Amɛ yɛ gbɛ yɛ mli tamate?

Ɛyɛ nyɔŋmɔ wɔɔ,
Ɛyɛ nyɔŋmɔ wɔ ngmaa lɛ.

Tsɔɔ ni yɛ yɛ gbɔ,
Ɔnɛ ni yɛ gbɛɛ akɛɛ nyɔŋmɔ.

Ni yɛ yɛ tsɔɔ yɛ,
Yɛ yɛ yɛ nyɔŋmɔ.



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Apa kɛɛ tsɔ nyɔŋmɔ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mɛwɔ nyɛɛ sia!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Kɛ boŋoŋŋ nɔ lɛ!

Yɛ bɔɔ ti!
Komɔ mli!

AMAVIVA!
Nyɔŋmɔ gbaaa!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT]

Ama! Ama!
Tɔɔ nhyia!

Viva! Viva!
Tɔɔ gbɛɔ!

Nyɔgbɛ wɔ yɛ tsɔ!
Nyɔgbɛ wɔ yɛ baa!

AMAVIVA!
Nyɔŋmɔ gbaaa!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-ah!

Mɔ kɛɛ!
Nyiɛmɛ yɛ!



[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Lɛ ni mami yɛɔ,
Lɛ ni tɛɛ yɛ tsɛmɛ.

Lɛ ni bi yɛ nkwɛ,
Lɛ nyɛ nyɛ yɛ tsɛmɛ.

Lɛ ni gbɛɛ yɛ bɔ,
Lɛ ni wɛmɛ yɛ ɔyɛ.

Lɛ ni yɛɛ yɛ dziɛ,
Tsɛ ngɔyi yɛ yɛ.

Lɛ ni wɔɔ yɛ yɛ gbɛ,
Lɛ ni wɔ wɔ yɛ yɛ.

Ni nɔ yɛɛ wɔ yɛ mɛniɛ,
Ni maa nyɔŋmɔ wɔ yɛ.

Sweefin kɛɛ tsɔɔ yɛ,
Lɛ ni kɛɛ yɛ wɔ yɛ.

Ni nyɔŋmɔ wɔ yɛ,
Mɛyɛ ni nyɛɛ yɛ yɛ.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

Amɛ yɛ gbɛ yɛ gbɔshi?
Amɛ yɛ gbɛ yɛ mli tamate?

Ɛyɛ nyɔŋmɔ wɔɔ,
Ɛyɛ nyɔŋmɔ wɔ ngmaa lɛ.

Tsɔɔ ni yɛ yɛ gbɔ,
Ɔnɛ ni yɛ gbɛɛ akɛɛ nyɔŋmɔ.

Ni yɛ yɛ tsɔɔ yɛ,
Yɛ yɛ yɛ nyɔŋmɔ.



[CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP]

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Apa kɛɛ tsɔ nyɔŋmɔ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Mɛwɔ nyɛɛ sia!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Kɛ boŋoŋŋ nɔ lɛ!

Yɛ bɔɔ ti!
Komɔ mli!

AMAVIVA!
Nyɔŋmɔ gbaaa!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Sɛ woyɛ dɛdɛ a wopɛ,
Sɛ ɔkwan no yɛ dɔnhwere no,

Mɛma w'ani awɔ ɔdɔ mu,
Mɛma w'ani awɔ abɛyɛ dɔ.

Sɛ w'adwen fi hɔ a,
Sɛ w'ani agye na wopɛ,

Mɛma ɔdɔ kakra bi
Bɛma w'ani abue ɔsoro foforɔ.

Yɛyɛ foforɔ wɔ yɛn nsɛm mu,
Yɛyɛ foforɔ wɔ yɛn kwankyerɛ mu.

Nanso ɔdɔ a yɛde ma yɛn ho
Bɛyɛ a ɛbɛda yɛn nna mu.

Ma wiase ka biribi
Sɛ yɛberɛ no bɛyɛ dɛn:

Sɛ yɛyɛ dɔ kakra bi,
Na yɛboa ɔfoforo.

  
[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Nya adwene sɛ wopɛ sɛ wosesa wiase nyinaa…

Na sɛ wopɛ sɛ wosesa obiara wiase.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Dɔ kɛkɛ bi…

Boa kɛkɛ bi…

Abɔ mu kɛkɛ bi…

*(Choir whispers)*

Fa to so…

Fa to so…

FA TO SO!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Hena pɛ dɔ?

Crowd: NAA MENU!

Lead: Hena betumi de dɔ?

Crowd: NAA MENU!

Lead: Hena betumi de anidaso?

Crowd: NAA MENU!

Lead: Na ma mehu sɛ wopɛ sɛ wosu!



[THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Ama! Ama!
Nsɛm to w’akoma!

Viva! Viva!
Bue w’anom!

Twa to nifa!
Twa to benkum!

Fa dɔ no!
Fa dɔ no!

*(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!
Dɔ kɛkɛ bi betumi asesa ɔbra!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ma ɔdɔ mmerɛ a ɛyɛ kɛse!

Ama-ama-AMAVIVA!
Fa anigye fi nifa kɔ benkum!

Twa wo nan!
Sɛ wopɛ!

AMAVIVA!
Ma nkɔmɔ nyinaa yɛ nkwa!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Dɔ kɛkɛ bi!
Mma kɛkɛ bi!

Sɛ ɔberɛ kɛkɛ
Bɛfa akwan pii mu!

Abɔfoɔ bɛyɛ a!
Nsɛm bɛyɛ a!

Nnipa baako pɛ!
Abɔdin baako pɛ!

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