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[Kikuyu] Amaviva
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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# AMAVIVA *Uthoni umwe. Riria riera. Mugithi umwe.* [INTRO — NDUNDU YA MUIRURI, NYUMBA YA MUTHIRIRI WA AFRIKA] *(Muiru wa muthuri wa muiritu)* Kahinda gakwa… Mundu akorwo arenda kwigithia. Kahinda gakwa… Mundu ararora kiumbu kiria githaka. Kii kiumbu… Githakari nawe? *(Mwana akiaria. Githomo gioka.)* Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Uthoni umwe… Kiwira kimwe… *(Muthenya ukiuma.)* AMAVIVA! [CHORUS — RIKIRIKA RIA AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Uthoni umwe ugakinyira maitu! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Mioyo mirioni itwike mwaki! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Thithia wega kuuma na kuuma! Nyonya maguru! Githomo niwe! AMAVIVA! Uthoni utwike mwaki! [VERSE 1 — AFROBEATS YA NGUCI, GITARA YA HIGHLIFE] Harĩ kĩara kĩa ngemi, Harĩ mwĩrĩri mũrĩ rũciũ. Harĩ gũtũma kwa mundu, Na gĩtĩĩra kĩrĩrĩrĩ. Harĩ mũcũrũ gũtũma kwa mundu, Kũrĩ ndũrĩrĩrĩrĩ. Harĩ mũcũrũ gũtũma kwa mundu, Na mwana ũrĩagĩrĩrĩ. Kĩmenyithia kĩa uthoni ni kĩrĩkano, Kiumbu kĩa gĩtĩĩra ni mũhũko. Tũrĩrĩa rĩmenyithia rĩa andũ, Tũkĩmenyithia marĩkano. Na mũtũrĩre ũtwĩra mũrũrũ Tũrĩrĩa tũkĩmenyithia ũmũthĩ. Mundu othe ni mũthĩri, Mũtũrĩre othe ni wĩtũmĩrĩrĩrĩ. [PRE-CHORUS — NDIRIRIKA YA ATHURI] Nĩũgũkũmenya mũtũrĩre wakwa? Nĩũgũkũmenya mũthiriri? Ni mũthiriri wa gĩtĩĩra gũikũmũka, Ni mũthiriri wa ũrĩa ũtwĩka. Nĩũkũmenya mwĩrĩ wa mũrĩgĩ, Mũthiriri wĩtũmĩrĩrĩ. Tũrĩrĩa tũkĩmenyithia gĩtumi kĩa mũrĩgĩ, Tũkĩmenyithia mũthiriri wa gĩtĩĩra. [CHORUS — AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM RIKIRIKA] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Uthoni umwe ugakinyira maitu! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Mioyo mirioni itwike mwaki! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Thithia wega kuuma na kuuma! Nyonya maguru! Githomo niwe! AMAVIVA! Uthoni utwike mwaki! [POST-CHORUS — KIRIRIKA YA MUGITHI WA GITHURANO] Ama! Ama! Kanyaga kũrĩa gĩkĩ! Viva! Viva! Kanyaga kũrĩa kĩrĩa! Mũthĩri handũ! Mũthĩri igũrũ! AMAVIVA! Uthoni uhuthira! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Ariũ! Tũũrĩ hamwe! [VERSE 2 — MUIRURI WA MUIRITU, MUTHIRIRI WA MUIRURI] Harĩ maitu ũrĩa ũtũmĩrĩrĩrĩ, Harĩ ithe ũrĩa ũgũkũmenya. Harĩ mwana na gĩtũmi, Gĩtũmi gĩtũkũrũrĩrĩ. Harĩ mũthĩri ũrĩa ũgũkũmenya, Harĩ mũthũrĩrĩ ũgũkũmenya. Harĩ mũthĩri ũrĩa ũgũkũmenya, Mũthĩri ũrĩa ũkũmenya. Kũrĩa kĩgũrũ na mũgũnda, Kũrĩa mũthĩri na igũrũ, Mũthĩri ũrĩa ũgũkũmenya, Mũthĩri ũrĩa ũkũmenya. Sweefin ni ũmũthĩri wĩtũmĩrĩrĩrĩ, Tũkĩmenyithia wĩtũmĩrĩrĩ. Tũkĩmenyithia wĩtũmĩrĩrĩ, Mũthiriri ũkũmenya. [PRE-CHORUS — NDIRIRIKA YA ATHURI] Nĩũgũkũmenya mũtũrĩre wakwa? Nĩũgũkũmenya mũthiriri? Ni mũthiriri wa gĩtĩĩra gũikũmũka, Ni mũthiriri wa ũrĩa ũtwĩka. Nĩũkũmenya mwĩrĩ wa mũrĩgĩ, Mũthiriri wĩtũmĩrĩrĩ. Tũrĩrĩa tũkĩmenyithia gĩtumi kĩa mũrĩgĩ, Tũkĩmenyithia mũthiriri wa gĩtĩĩra. [CHORUS — MUGITHI WA KIRIRIKA] Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Uthoni umwe ugakinyira maitu! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Mioyo mirioni itwike mwaki! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Thithia wega kuuma na kuuma! Nyonya maguru! Githomo niwe! AMAVIVA! Uthoni utwike mwaki! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Rĩu ũrĩ na ũthoni wa mĩhĩrĩga, Ngoro ya gwĩka na ũrĩa. Nĩ ũhe ũkũrĩra mũtumia, Nĩ ũhe ũrĩa wĩ mũhoya. Maitũ maĩkĩrĩrwo na ũhoro, Ngoro itũmĩrĩrĩe wĩra. Nĩ ũrĩ mũtũmĩrĩrĩ ũtũrĩ, Nĩ ũhe ũrĩa mũthithĩ. Tũrĩ ũtanĩ na mĩhĩrĩga, Tũrĩ ũtanĩ na ũrĩa. No ũtũrĩ tũtũheana, Nĩ ũhoro wa mũhũko. Rĩu wĩrĩ wĩrĩ ũrĩa, Rĩu mĩhĩrĩga yĩkũrĩ. Nĩ tũrĩ na ũtũrĩ mũhũko, Nĩ tũrĩ na ũtũrĩ mũtũmĩrĩrĩ. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Ũrĩenda ũkũrũmĩrĩa ũrĩa wothe… Kũrũmĩrĩa ũrĩa wa mũnene. *(A second heartbeat.)* Ũtũrĩ ũmwe… Handũ hũmwe ũhũrũ… Mũthithĩ ũmwe… *(Choir whispers)* Tũheana… Tũheana… TŨHEANA! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Nĩ ndagĩ kĩrĩa gĩtũkũ? Crowd: KŨRŨ! Lead: Nĩ ndagĩ kĩrĩa gĩtũhe? Crowd: KŨRŨ! Lead: Nĩ ndagĩ gĩtũhũrũ? Crowd: KŨRŨ! Lead: Nĩ ũhũrĩa ũrĩa ũgĩka! [THE AMAVIVA DANCE — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Ama! Ama! Mũtũmi na ngoro! Viva! Viva! Ũhũrũ na mũtumia! Tũthĩna ngoro! Tũthĩna ngoro! Tũheana ũtũrĩ! Tũheana ũtũrĩ! *(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! Ũtũrĩ ũmwe ũkũrũmĩrĩa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ngoro igĩrĩ nĩgũkũrĩ! Ama-ama-AMAVIVA! Ũtũrĩ ũheana mũtũmĩrĩrĩ! Tũthĩna ngoro! Tũhũrĩa ngoro! AMAVIVA! Nĩ tũrĩ na ũtũrĩ mũtũmĩrĩrĩ! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Ũtũrĩ ũmwe! Ũtũrĩ na mũtũmĩrĩrĩ! Ũtũrĩ na mũtumia Nĩ ũkũrũmĩrĩa! Ngoro igĩrĩ! Maitũ igĩrĩ! Ũrĩa wa mũnene! Ũrĩa wa mũtũmĩrĩrĩ! AMA