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[Igbo] Billionova

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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!