[Igbo] Billionova
by Swifin Echoes
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[INTRO — NKWUO AFRIKA, EGWU NWANYI NA-EKWU UME, BASS GBURUGBURU] *(Otu ụda egwú.)* Hey! Ònye kwuru na nrọ gị dịkwa ukwuu? Ònye kwuru na ọdịnihu gị edereala? Nụ... Ọgwụgwụ gị abụghị oke gị! *(Ụda egwú atọ na-ebili.)* Afrika, ị dị njikere? Uwa, ị dị njikere? Otu nrọ! Otu ụda! Iri nde ohere! BILLIONOVA! [CHORUS — EGWU AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO NA-EBUBO] Billi-billi-BILLIONOVA! Nrọ ukwu, ịhụnanya ukwu, ka ụwa dum kwaga! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! E nwere ndụ dị ọkụ maka gị na mụ! Billi-billi-BILLIONOVA! Nụ ụda iri nde dollar ahụ! Gaa n'ịdị ukwuu gị! Kwe ka ntụkwasị obi gị na-enwu! BILLIONOVA! Onye ọ bụla chọta ụda gị! [VERSE 1 — EGWU AFROBEATS NA-EGBU MMADỤ, GUITAR HIGHLIFE] Site n'ụzọ Lagos ruo Johannesburg, Nụ ụda nrọ puku nari. Ònye na-amalite na obere, Na-ewu ihe a na-ahụghị. E nwere ọkụ n’ajụjụ ọ bụla, E nwere ọdịnihu n’aka ọrụ ọ bụla. Njem ọ bụla na-amalite site n'obi ike, Ugwu ọ bụla na-anwale uche anyị. Anyị nwere ike ịmụ site na mmehie ọ bụla, Anyị nwere ike ịkụziri site na mgbalị ọ bụla. Enweghị oke na echiche, Enweghị oke na mbara igwe. Sweefin meghere ụzọ ịjikọta, Iji mepụta, kparịta ụka, na azụmahịa. Mgbe mmadụ ọzọ chọtara ohere, Ọtụtụ ohere e mepụtara. [PRE-CHORUS — EGWU NDỤ NDỊ NWANYI NA-EBILI] Nụ ike ahụ n’ụkwụ gị, Nụ ụda ahụ n’ime mkpụrụ obi gị. Ọnwa ọ bụla nwere ike ịkọwa, Mgbalị ọ bụla na-etolite. Ekwela ka ụnyaahụ kọwaa gị, Ekwela ka egwu kpebie ụzọ gị. Ị nwere ike ịmalite na ihe ị nwere Ma wuo ndụ ka mma taa! [CHORUS — AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM NA-EBUBO] Billi-billi-BILLIONOVA! Nrọ ukwu, ịhụnanya ukwu, ka ụwa dum kwaga! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! E nwere ndụ dị ọkụ maka gị na mụ! Billi-billi-BILLIONOVA! Nụ ụda iri nde dollar ahụ! Gaa n'ịdị ukwuu gị! Kwe ka ntụkwasị obi gị na-enwu! BILLIONOVA! Onye ọ bụla chọta ụda gị! [POST-CHORUS — EGWU EGWU UWA NA-EBUBO] Billi! Billi! Gaa n'aka nri! Nova! Nova! Gaa n'aka ekpe! Nrọ ya! Wuo ya! Welie aka elu! BILLIONOVA! Kwe ka nrọ gị fee! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Onye ọ bụla! Anyị nọ ebe a! [VERSE 2 — EGWU NDỊ NWANYI NA-EBILI, BASS NA-AGAGHARỊ] E nwere nne na-eto azụmahịa, E nwere nna na-eme atụmatụ. E nwere nwa na-ahụ echi Jupụtara n'ịtụnanya n'aka ha. E nwere onye ugbo na-eto ihe ubi, E nwere onye na-azụ ahịa nwere nrọ. E nwere onye na-emepụta ihe na-eto eto Na-ewu ihe a na-ahụghị. Site na Accra ruo Cairo, Site na Nairobi ruo Cape Town, E nwere ọgbọ na-akpụ akpụ Na obi ike ịgba ụzọ ọhụrụ. Na n'ofe oke osimiri Afrika, Ka ụwa dum sonyere n'egwu. Mgbe anyị kesara ngwá ọrụ mmepe, Ọtụtụ ndị mmadụ nwere ike sonye. [PRE-CHORUS — EGWU NDỤ NDỊ NA-EBILI] Nụ ike ahụ n’ụkwụ gị, Nụ ụda ahụ n’ime mkpụrụ obi gị. Ọnwa ọ bụla nwere ike ịkọwa, Mgbalị ọ bụla na-etolite. Ekwela ka ụnyaahụ kọwaa gị, Ekwela ka egwu kpebie ụzọ gị. Ị nwere ike ịmalite na ihe ị nwere Ma wuo ndụ ka mma taa! [CHORUS — EGWU MMEMME UKWU NA-EBUBO] Billi-billi-BILLIONOVA! Nrọ ukwu, ịhụnanya ukwu, ka ụwa dum kwaga! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! E nwere ndụ dị ọkụ maka gị na mụ! Billi-billi-BILLIONOVA! Nụ ụda iri nde dollar ahụ! Gaa n'ịdị ukwuu gị! Kwe ka ntụkwasị obi gị na-enwu! BILLIONOVA! Onye ọ bụla chọta ụda gị! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Ọ bụrụ na ị nwere nrọ n'ime gị, N'agbanyeghị na ọ dị obere, Ka ọ bụrụ mbido mbụ, Ọ bụghị oke ya niile. Ị chọghị njem zuru oke, Ị chọghị igodo ọlaedo. Ị pụrụ ịmalite site na ihe ị mụtara Ma chọpụta ihe nwere ike ịbụ. Ndụ ọ bụla nwere nkwa, Onye ọ bụla nwere ebe. Ma ọdịnihu nwere ihe ọzọ o nwere ike ịbụ Mgbe anyị nyere ibe anyị ohere. Ka ọnụ ụzọ ohere Mepee n'ogologo ụbọchị ọ bụla. Ka obi ike echi Nyere anyị aka ịchọta ụzọ ka mma. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Mmetụta nke ijeri dollar... Adịghị amalite na ijeri dollar. Ọ na-amalite na otu echiche. Otu mkpebi. Otu nzọụkwụ obi ike. *(A second heartbeat.)* Ọdịnihu gị abụghị ọnụ ọgụgụ. Ike gị abụghị ọnụ ahịa. Nrọ gị bara uru ịgba ọsọ. Ugbu a... KA M HỤ KA Ị SI EKWESỊ! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Ònye nwere nrọ? Crowd: ANYỊ NWEERE! Lead: Ònye nwere ike iwulite ọdịnihu? Crowd: ANYỊ PỤRỤ! Lead: Ònye kwesịrị ohere? Crowd: Ọ BỤLA MMADỤ! Lead: Ya mere kwado ahụ gị! [THE BILLIONOVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Billi! Billi! Gaa n'aka nri! Nova! Nova! Gaa n'aka ekpe! Nrọ ya! Wulite ya! Akụkụ elu! BILLIONOVA! Ka nrọ gị na-efe efe! [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS] Billi-billi! BILLIONOVA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR] Billi-billi-BILLIONOVA! Nrọ ukwu, ịhụnanya ukwu, ka ụwa dum na-agagharị! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! E nwere ndụ na-enwu ọkụ!