[Venda] Liftara
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LIFTARA *Zwine ra thusa, roṱhe ri a ṱuṱuwedza.* **[INTRO — Murumba wa TshiVenda, Gitara i Vhonala, Mivhigo ya Tshigwada]** Hey-oh! Hey-oh! Muthu u takuse zwanḓa! Muthu u vhidze khonani! Nthihi, mbili, tharu— LIFTARA! *(Dzina la bass li hupa)* **[CHORUS — Afro-House Dance Hook yo ṱavhanyaho]** Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA! Nṱha, nṱha, ri fhano! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Vhathu vhoṱhe, swikani dzinḓila! Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA! Tshina na mbilu yaṋu! Nthihi ya iwe! Nthihi ya nnṋe! Thusa vhane vhaṅwe— Nthihi, mbili, tharu! **[VERSE 1 — Afrobeats i tshi khou tshimbila, Gitara i Re na Rithima]** Kona ya mugwada wa u dzula, Musadzi u vula dzhangalelo. U vhea miloro yawe tsini na midzimba, O lugela u thoma dzhangalelo. Nga mulovha, mutukana u sedza, A tshi humbula hune a ya hone. U ri, “Ṋa u guda na nnṋe, Hu na zwo engedzwaho.” U pfana hu thoma siaṱari, Tshifhinga tshiswa tshi vha khoro. Vhupo vhu saathu vha vhuṱu, Vhu na khonani khulwane. Sweefin i vho bveledza ndila ntswa, U bveledza, u shandula na u alusa. Zwi tshi thusa vhane vhaṅwe phanḓa, Zwiṅwe vhoṱhe vha nga ita. **[PRE-CHORUS — Mivhigo ya Vhasadzi i Khuphaho]** Ni a pfa mavu nga fhasi ha inwi? Ni a pfa ngoma i tshi thoma? Takusa zwanḓa zwa muthu tsini ha inwi, Nga shango loṱhe ri dzhene! A ri tshimbili roṱhe roṱhe, A ri tshimbili ri tshi khou ṱavhanya. Arali ri ita vhudzulo ha vhaṅwe, Hu na ndila i khanyaho! **[CHORUS — Amapiano Log-Drum Drop i pfaho]** Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA! Nṱha, nṱha, ri fhano! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Vhathu vhoṱhe, swikani dzinḓila! Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA! Tshina na mbilu yaṋu! Nthihi ya iwe! Nthihi ya nnṋe! Thusa vhane vhaṅwe— Nthihi, mbili, tharu! **[POST-CHORUS — Liyambo la Tshina lo Vhalaho]** Takusa! Takusa! Dzhia! Dzhia! Vhea zwanḓa zwanu nṱha! Tshelela! Thameli! Tshimbila! Pfa rithima i tshi dzinginyea! Lift-a! Lift-a! LIFTARA! **[VERSE 2 — Murangaphanḓa wa Vhasadzi, Amapiano Bass i Gilingaho]** Hu na mulimi na vhuvhuya, Hu na muvhumbi na ndivho. Hu na khotsi a tshi funza u fulufhela, Hu na ṅwana ane a pfesesa. Musiki mutswa u wana mutengi, Shangoni tshikolelo tshi wana vhuṱanzi. Muthu u ita vhukonani vhutswa Henengei vha sa athu vhona. U bva mudini uya mudini, U bva thavhani uya lwanzheni, Muthu muṅwe na muṅwe u na vhukoni, Vhuṱanzi ha vhutshilo hu vha hone. Ri nga fhaṱa tshikolo tsha u engedza, Ri nga vula ndila ntswa. Muthihi na muthihi wa u bveledza U ita phambano ḓuvha nga ḓuvha. **[PRE-CHORUS — Khwaya i Khuphaho]** Ni a pfa mavu nga fhasi ha inwi? Ni a pfa ngoma i tshi thoma? Takusa zwanḓa zwa muthu tsini ha inwi, Nga shango loṱhe ri dzhene! A ri tshimbili roṱhe roṱhe, A ri tshimbili ri tshi khou ṱavhanya. Arali ri ita vhudzulo ha vhaṅwe, Hu na ndila i khanyaho! **[CHORUS — Festival Dance Drop i Khuphaho]** Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA! Nṱha, nṱha, ri fhano! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Vhathu vhoṱhe, swikani dzinḓila! Lift-a, lift-a, LIFTARA! Tshina na mbilu yaṋu! Nthihi ya iwe! Nthihi ya nnṋe! Thusa vhane vhaṅwe— Nthihi, mbili, tharu! **[BRIDGE — Piano, Children's Choir, Gentle Handclaps]** U wana muvhango wo vuleaho, Vhulala wo vhulaha vhaṅwe. U tshi wana nḓila ya u fhira, Dzela vhaṅwe zwine zwa ni thusa. Hu si na nḓila nthihi ya u bvela phanḓa, Hu sa londwi, hu nga si vhe na fulufhelo. Fhedzi shango ḽi na vhudzulo ha vhaṅwe Lino shango ḽi khwine u kovhekana. *(Mimvumo i tshi fela)* **[DANCE BREAK — Call-and-Response]** Vhulea: Ndi nnyi ane a nga takusa vhaṅwe? Mulenzhe: Ndi ri! Ndi ri! Vhulea: Ndi nnyi ane a nga shandula? Mulenzhe: Ndi ri! Ndi ri! Vhulea: Ndi nnyi ane a vha fhano? Mulenzhe: Vhoṱhe! Vhulea: Hone muṱalutshedze nga u tshimbila! *(Tshikwekwe tshi tshi khou khwaṱhisa)* Takusa! Takusa! Tshimbila! Tshimbila! Mavoko nṱha! Tshikhandela! Muthihi nga iwe! Muthihi nga nṋe! Takusani vhathihi— Muthihi, vhuvhili, vhuraru! *(Vhuvhilinga vhukuma)* LIFTARA! **[FINAL CHORUS — Full Festival Choir, Brass, Percussion]** Takusa, takusa, LIFTARA! Nṱha, nṱha, fhano ri hone! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Vhoṱhe ri swikela nyenye! Takusa, takusa, LIFTARA! Tshimbilani na takusani mbilu! Muthihi nga iwe! Muthihi nga nṋe! Takusani vhathihi— Muthihi, vhuvhili, vhuraru! **[OUTRO — Warm Guitar, Fading Choir]** Muṋango wo vuleaho, Zwivhumbwa zwa u thusa. Tshianḓa tshiṱuku Tsha shandukisa muhumbulo. Sweefin i ri vhuisa na u amba, U sika, u kovhekana na u aluwa. Takusa, takusa, LIFTARA! U tshi takusana, Ri takuwa roṱhe! *(Tshiṅwe tshibvelelo tsha marimba)*