[Mende] Upbeyond

Lyrics

**[Intro — Distant Choir, African Drums, Rising Synth]**

Eh-oh, eh-oh!  
Ngɔ maŋa kɛlɛ!

Kpɔ nɛɛ nɔɔ ni lo,  
Kpuɛi feŋɛ ma na kpɔ.

Oh-ya, oh-ya!  
Ngɔ maŋa kpɔ ngɛ!

Gɔ, gɔ, nɛkpɔ!  
Ngɔ mɔŋɔ kɛlɛ!

**[Verse 1 — Percussive Afrobeat Groove]**

Mɛnɛwɔ kɔnda na gbɔ,  
Sɛni wɛlɛ ma gbɔ.  
Mɔ kɛlɛ ngɔ nɔ,  
Nde kɛlɛ wɔngɔ.

Nde ma gɔ, na bɔ,  
Nde ma fe, na kpɔ.  
Sweefin lɔ yɛlɛ,  
Mɔ kpɔ, nɔŋɔ, kɛlɛ.

Ngɔ kɛlɛ ma ngɔ,  
Mɔ lɔ kpɔ gbɔ.  
Ngɔ mɔŋɔ nɔ lɔ,  
Ngɔ yɛlɛ kpɔ ngɔ.

**[Pre-Chorus — Handclaps and Rising Harmonies]**

Ngɔ maŋa kpɔ? (Kpɔ!)  
Ngɔ maŋa yɛ? (Yɛ!)

Ngɔ mɔŋɔ ma,  
Lɔ kpɔ ngɔ.

Gɛlɛ yɛ, lɔ ndɔ,  
Ngɔ yɛlɛ kɛlɛ.  
Ngɔ mɔŋɔ yɛ ndɔ,  
Ngɔ kɛlɛ tɔngɔ!

**[Chorus — Explosive Global Dance Hook]**

Gɔ, gɔ, nɛkpɔ!  
Ngɔ mɔŋɔ kɛlɛ!

Ngɔ gbɔ, ngɔ yɛ,  
Ngɔ lɔ yɛ!

Gɔ, gɔ, nɛkpɔ!  
Nde ma gɔ lɔ!

Hey-oh, hey-oh, ngɔ,  
Ngɔ kpɔ ngɔ!

Upbeyond! Upbeyond!  
Ngɔ kɛlɛ yɛ!

Ngɔ yɛ, ngɔ ndɔ,  
Ngɔ yɛlɛ ngɔ!

**[Post-Chorus — Festival Crowd Chant]**

Oh-ya-ya! Oh-ya-ya!  
Ngɔ lɔ, ngɛ!