[Ukwuani] Love
by Swifin Echoes
Afrobeats + Makossa + Coupé-Décalé
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Lyrics
[Intro – Warm Makossa Guitar, Rolling Bass, Handclaps] Oh-oh-oh... Eh-eh-eh... Oh-oh-oh... Yeah-yeah! Otu ndu! Otu obi! Otu ifunanya! Hey! Hey! Bia ka anyi! I nwere ifunanya? (Kwe ya n'uzo!) I na-efe ifunanya? (Kwusie ya taa!) Oh-oh-oh... Kwuo ka uwa nile ge! [Opening Hook – Full Groove Drops] Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Kwe ya n'uzo! Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Kwa ubochi! Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Ka o to! Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Ka o fee! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Ka anyi na-enye, Ka o na-eto! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Ifunanya bu ihe Any n'ahapu! [Verse 1 – Bouncy Afrobeats, Melodic Makossa Bass] Teta mgbe oma, bia ka anyi, Ubochi ozo, onyinye ozo. Oportuniti ozo ime ihe nma, Obi ozo ikpo na-iru. Obi oma ntakiri, ncheta ntakiri, Ifunanya ntakiri ka anyi kesaa. Aka enyemaka, okwu oma, Egwu di uto anyi na-anu. I choro ego? I choro aha? Iji gbanwee ndu, Iji gbaa oku. Ntakiri oge, Ntakiri ihe, Ka o to echi Site na mkpuru ntakiri. [Pre-Chorus – Rising Harmonies, Call and Response] I nwere ike i nwu ya? (Nwu ya ugbua!) I nwere ike i kesaa ya? (Gosi m otu!) I nwere ike i nye ya? (Nye ya nile!) I nwere ike i welie onye Mgbe ha daa? Otu obi! Otu uku! Nwuo egwu Na ukwu gi! Otu uwa! Otu abụ! Kesaa ifunanya n'uzo! [Chorus – Explosive, Full Dance Groove] Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Kwe ya n'uzo! Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Kwa ubochi! Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Ka o to! Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Ka o fee! Ifunanya maka ndi na-ebi! Ifunanya maka ndi laa! Ifunanya maka obi Na-ebu anyi n'ihu! Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Ka o gosiputa! Ka anyi na-enye, Ka o na-eto! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Kwe ya n'uzo! Kwe ya n'uzo! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Ifunanya bu onyinye Na-ada ada! [Post-Chorus – Makossa Guitar Riff, Coupé-Décalé Percussion] Eh-eh! Ifunanya! Eh-eh! Ifunanya! Nye ya! Nye ya! Kwe ya n'uzo! Eh-eh! Ifunanya! Eh-eh! Ifunanya! Ndu ya! Ndu ya! Kwa ubochi! Hey! Hey! Gbanwee! Hey! Hey! Nwuo egwu! Onye obula, n'akuku, Ka ifunanya na-ebili! [Verse 2 – Joyful, Rhythmic, Emotional] Onye huru anyi n'anya mgbe gara aga, Na-akpo mkpuru anyi agaghi ama. Onye nyere aka enyemaka, Na-enyere anyi aka iguzo ike. Ugbu a bu oge anyi, nke gi na nke m, Iji debe ọkụ ntakiri ahụ di ndụ. Maka nwa, maka nrọ, Maka obi anyi amaghi. Afọ nwere ike ịgafe, oge nwere ike ịgbanwe, Ma ifunanya anyi nyere ga-anọgide. Na mkpuru obi ọ bụla anyi nyere aka ibili Ga-eburu ọkụ gafee ndụ anyi. Ya mere mgbe anyi nọ ebe a, ka anyi cheere na-egwu, Ka anyi nye obi ọ bụla ohere ọzọ. Uwa ka mma mgbe anyi na-elekọta, Na ifunanya bu nke onye obula nwere ike kesaa! [Pre-Chorus – Call and Response] I nwere ike i nwu ya? (Nwu ya ugbua!) I nwere ike i kesaa ya? (Gosi m otu!) I nwere ike i nye ya? (Nye ya nile!) I nwere ike i welie onye Mgbe ha daa? Otu obi! Otu uku! Nwuo egwu Na ukwu gi! Otu uwa! Otu abụ! Kesaa ifunanya n'uzo! [Chorus – Full Ensemble] Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Kwe ya n'uzo! Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Kwa ubochi! Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Ka o to! Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Ka o fee! Ifunanya maka ndi na-ebi! Ifunanya maka ndi laa! Ifunanya maka obi Na-ebu anyi n'ihu! Ifunanya! Ifunanya! Ka o gosiputa! Ka anyi na-enye, Ka o na-eto! [Dance Break – Instrumental, Makossa Bass + Coupé-Décalé Drums] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Fè mi lufè! (Fè mi lufè!) Wè mi lufè! (Wè mi lufè!) Ree jè! (Ree jè!) Kèpè gò! (Ututu nile!) N'ile! N'oto! Gbe ukwu! Kpaka! Kpaka! Kpè ngwà! Wèrè n'ese! Kèpè ya! Onwe ni! Lufè mè! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Lufè! Lufè! Lufè! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-oh! Ree jè! [Bridge – Emotional Breakdown, Soft Piano, Warm Choir] Otu edè, ubè n'ese do, Ubè oge n'eme do, Lufè n'eme èkpè, N'obi ni n'eme kwu. Nwè onye n'eme n'ama, N'eme èkpè kèpè. N'ihi lufè k'eme, Bè onye n'eme do. [Soft Solo Vocal] Ma lufè m'eme fù, Èmè ije n'eme k'eme. [Choir Enters] Oh-oh-oh... Kèpè ya... Oh-oh-oh... N'ubè nile... [Build-Up – Drums Return, Crowd Clapping] Mee kèpè! (Mee kèpè!) N'eme ùbè! (Mba, mba, mba!) Lufè onye! (Lufè onye!) Mè èkpè teta! Mè kèpè! (Mè kèpè!) Kpè ùwa nile! Ubè n'eme! (Ubè n'eme!) Ubè n'eme! (Ubè n'eme!) [Massive Dance Drop – Full Bass, Guitars, Percussion] LUFÈ! LUFÈ! LUFÈ! LUFÈ! Ree jè! LUFÈ! LUFÈ! LUFÈ! LUFÈ! Ubè nile! Hey! Hey! Gbe kwu! Hey! Hey! Lufè k'eme! Hey! Hey! Kpè oku! Jè onye elu! [Final Chorus – All Voices, Full Celebration] Lufè! Lufè! Ree jè! Lufè! Lufè! Ubè nile! Lufè! Lufè! Kèpè ya! Lufè! Lufè! Kèpè ìje! Lufè ndi ndu! Lufè ndi fù! Lufè n'obi N'eme k'eme! Lufè! Lufè! Kpè ya! Ubè n'eme, Ubè n'eme! [Final Chorus Variation – Bigger, More Joyful] Lufè! Lufè! Ese edè! Lufè! Lufè! Kpè ije! Lufè! Lufè! Kèpè ìwe! Obi m'na gi, N'ubè nile!