[Nahuatl] Amaviva
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
[INTRO — SOFT HUMAN HEARTBEAT, DISTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION] *(Whispered female voice)* Nikan tlahcuilo... Nikan huelic yectli tiahui. Nikan tlahcuilo... Nikan huelic yectli tlazohkamati. Xochitl tlazohkamati... Ompa monequi tehuatl? *(A child laughs. Handclaps enter.)* Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Yectli tlazohtla... Yectli tlahuilli... *(Bass begins to rise.)* AMAVIVA! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Yectli tlazohtla ihuan tlahuilli! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Tlazohkamati huelic! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Tlapohua yectli xochitl! Tlapohua tlacatl! Tlapohua tlaloc! AMAVIVA! Tlazohkamati huelic! [VERSE 1 — WARM AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Yectli tlahuilli oc yohualnepantla, Yectli tlatolli oc cemanahuac. Yectli maitl yectli tlahcuilo, Ihuan yectli yolotl huelic. Yectli xochitl oc yohualli, Ihuan yectli tlacatl huelic. Yectli tlacatl huelic, "Tlahcuilo," Ihuan yectli pilcintli huelic. Yectli tlazohtla huelic, Yectli tlazohkamati huelic. Yectli yolotl huelic, Ihuan yectli tlacatl huelic. Tlazohkamati huelic, Yectli tlacatl huelic. Yectli tlacatl huelic, Yectli tlacatl huelic. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Ticmati in yolotl huelic? Ticmati in tlatzotzontli? In tlazohkamati huelic, In tlacatl huelic. Tlamati in tlazohkamati, Ihuan tlazohkamati huelic. Yectli yolotl huelic, Yectli tlacatl huelic. [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Yectli tlazohtla ihuan tlahuilli! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Tlazohkamati huelic! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Tlapohua yectli xochitl! Tlapohua tlacatl! Tlapohua tlaloc! AMAVIVA! Tlazohkamati huelic! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL GLOBAL DANCE CHANT] Ama! Ama! Oc yohualli! Viva! Viva! Oc cemanahuac! Maitl in yolotl! Maitl in cemanahuac! AMAVIVA! Tlazohkamati huelic! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Nikan huelic! Nikan huelic! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Yectli nana huelic, Yectli tata huelic. Yectli pilcintli huelic, Ihuan yectli tlacatl huelic. Yectli tlamatini huelic, Yectli tlazohkamati huelic. Yectli tlazohkamati huelic, Ihuan yectli yolotl huelic. Oc cemanahuac, Oc yohualli. Yectli tlacatl huelic, Yectli tlacatl huelic. Tlazohkamati huelic, Tlazohkamati huelic. Yectli tlazohkamati huelic, Yectli yolotl huelic. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Ticmati in yolotl huelic? Ticmati in tlatzotzontli? In tlazohkamati huelic, In tlacatl huelic. Tlamati in tlazohkamati, Ihuan tlazohkamati huelic. Yectli yolotl huelic, Yectli tlacatl huelic. [CHORUS — MASSIVE FESTIVAL DROP] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Yectli tlazohtla ihuan tlahuilli! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Tlazohkamati huelic! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Tlapohua yectli xochitl! Tlapohua tlacatl! Tlapohua tlaloc! AMAVIVA! Tlazohkamati huelic! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] In tlen hueli huel tequipachoa, In tlahpan oc achi huelic, Ma huel nemi ikniuhyo, Ma huel nemi cuicatl yolik. In tlen huel ompahtoc tonantzin, In tlen huel ompahtoc motlaliz, Ma huel tlaneltoquiliztli Xochitl tekitl tlanesi. Tlen huel onamictin in itlahtol, Tlen huel onamictin in itonatiuh. Pero in tlen huel itlahtol Huel onamic in tlaltikpak. Ma huel tlen itlahtol In huel otonatiuh: In huel oamocehuia, Ma huel ohuica ikniuhyo. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Amo hueli tlaneci tlen tlaltikpak... Para tlaneci ikniuhyo. *(A second heartbeat.)* In tlen hueli tlen... In tlen hueli tlaneltoquiliztli... In tlen hueli tlen... *(Choir whispers)* Ma huel ohuica... Ma huel ohuica... MA HUEL OHUICA! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: ¿Tlen hueli itlahtol? Crowd: ¡TOCEN! Lead: ¿Tlen hueli itlahtol? Crowd: ¡TOCEN! Lead: ¿Tlen hueli yolik? Crowd: ¡TOCEN! Lead: ¡Ma huel ohuica in tlaneci! [THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ama! Ama! Ilhuicatl in moyol! Viva! Viva! Yohualhuia in itonatiuh! Xochitl in nechicol! Xochitl in nechicol! Ma huel ohuica! Ma huel ohuica! *(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! In tlen hueli itlahtol tlen tlaneci! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ma huel ohuica in yolik! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Ma huel ohuica in yolik! Tlaneci in itonal! Yoliliztli in tlen! AMAVIVA! Ma huel ohuica in tlaltikpak! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] In tlen hueli itlahtol! In tlen hueli cuicatl! In tlen hueli cuicatl Huel ohuica in tlaltikpak! In tlen hueli itlahtol! In tlen hueli yolik! In tlen hueli itlahtol! In tlen hueli cuicatl! AMA