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[Bambara] Nowverse

by Swifin Echoes

afrobeat

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Lyrics

**[INTRO — Whispered Female Vocal, Rising Synth, African Drums]**

Oh-oh-oh... a ni ce!

N'k'a kèlè kɔrɔnin...  
Bɛɛ b'i kɛ bɔnbɔ.

I ma sɔrɔ?  
I ma tɔɔrɔ?

*(Dɔnkili, danbe danbe)*

Bi, bi, bi!  
Ta, ta, ta!

Hey-ya! Hey-ya!  
Fɛɛrɛ bɛ bɔ!

*(Bass drop)*

**[VERSE 1 — Bright, Rhythmic Afrobeats]**

N'k'i kɛlɛ ka dɔɔnin,  
I bɛ tɔɔ fɛɛrɛ kɔ.  
I bɛ bɔnbɔ jɛrɛjɛrɛ la,  
I ka fɔrɔ bɛ i nyɛma.

I bɛ kɛ a ka jigi tɔɔrɔ,  
I bɛ sɔrɔ kan ka tɛ tɔɔrɔ.  
Jigi kɔrɔ bɛ bɛɛ mɔgɔ la,  
Bɛɛ tɔɔ bɛ bɔnbɔ.

N'k'a tɔɔrɔ ka jigi kɛ,  
N'ka fɔ bɛɛ kɛ jigi la:  
I tɛ se ka kɛ a ni jɔ,  
Kɛlɛ fila, ka fɔrɔ bɔ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Rising Female Harmonies]**

Jigi jɛrɛjɛrɛ ye!  
I ma tɔɔrɔ, bɛɛ kɛ!

Fɛɛrɛ bɛ bɔ,  
Ka jigi fila, ka fɔrɔ bɔ!

Ka fɔrɔ bɔ jɛrɛ la,  
Ka jɛrɛ ye!

Kɛlɛ fila, i kɛ!  
Ka fɔrɔ bɔ ni bɔ!

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

Bi, bi, bi — ka sɛgɛn!  
Ta, ta, ta — duniye bɛ!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Fɛɛrɛ bɛ i dɔɔni la!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!  
Ka jigi kɛ, ka fɔrɔ bɔ!

Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin!  
Jigi kɛ, jigi bɔ!

Bi, bi, bi — k'a dɔɔ!  
Ta, ta, ta — i bɔ!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Bɛɛ tɔɔrɔ fɛɛrɛ la!

**[POST-CHORUS — Signature Viral Dance Chant]**

Bi-bi! (Hey!)  
Ta-ta! (Hey!)

Kɛlɛ fila, ka bɔ!

Sɔrɔ-sɔrɔ! (Hey!)  
Bɔ-bɔ! (Hey!)

Fɛɛrɛ bɛ i jɛrɛ la!

Na-na-bi!  
Ta-ta-ta!

NOWVERSE!  
Bɛɛ ma fɔ!

**[VERSE 2 — Female Lead, Bright Highlife Guitar]**

N'ba bɔ i tɔɔrɔ,  
N'k'i fɔ bɛɛ tɔɔrɔ.  
I yɛrɛma tɛ bɔ i jɔ,  
I tɛ bɔ kɛlɛ kɔrɔ.

I tɛ fɔrɔ jɛrɛ jɔ,  
I bɛ kɛ i jigi kɛ.  
Jigi kɛ bɛɛ bɔ,  
Kɛlɛ kɛ i bɔ.

N'ka fɔ i jigi kɛ,  
Jigi kɛ bɔ i la.  
Sweefin bɛ yɛrɛ kɛ tɔɔrɔ,  
Ka kɛ, ka bɔ, ka yɛrɛ bɔ.

**[PRE-CHORUS — Choir Builds]**

Jigi jɛrɛjɛrɛ ye!  
I ma tɔɔrɔ, bɛɛ kɛ!

Fɛɛrɛ bɛ bɔ,  
Ka jigi fila, ka fɔrɔ bɔ!

Ka fɔrɔ bɔ jɛrɛ la,  
Ka jɛrɛ ye!

Kɛlɛ fila, i kɛ!  
Ka fɔrɔ bɔ ni bɔ!

**[CHORUS — Full Amapiano Log-Drum Drop]**

Bi, bi, bi — ka sɛgɛn!  
Ta, ta, ta — duniye bɛ!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Fɛɛrɛ bɛ i dɔɔni la!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!

**[VERSE]**

Ala ka fɛnsɛnbaya bɔra kɛlɛ!

Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin!  
Kɔnɔba kɛ, kɔnɔba dɔɔnin!

Mɛn, mɛn, mɛn — kɔrɔ-jɛ b'i jɔ!  
Ka kan, kan, kan — i ka dɔɔnin!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Muso kɛlɛ ka bɔ kɛnɛ!

**[BRIDGE — Emotional Piano, Intimate Female Vocal]**

N'bɛɛ, jɛna, tɔɔrɔ bɛɛ,  
Kɔnɔba y'a ka sira.  
I ka fɛn bɔ, i ka fɛn dɔ,  
I tɔgɔra, donda ka kɛ.

Tɔɔrɔ da b'i kɔrɔ,  
Tɔɔrɔ kɔnɔ b'i tɛ.  
I ka sira kɛnɛ,  
I ka dɔɔnin bɛn.

I tɛ se ka fɛn san,  
I tɛ se bɛɛ kɛ.  
Kɔndɔrɔ bɛ na kɔrɔ,  
Kɔnɔba bɛ na kɛ.

*(Music stops — one heartbeat)*

**[SPOKEN BREAK — Female Lead]**

Ka a sɔrɔ…

Dɔɔnin bɛɛ ka fɛn kɛ ye i kɔrɔ.

I ka fɛn kɛ ye i kɔrɔ.

Nin bɛɛ kɛ?

*(Crowd shouts)*

Jɛ!

**[DANCE BREAK — Explosive Call-and-Response]**

Lead: Nin ka bɛɛ kɛ?  
Crowd: Jɛ jɛ!

Lead: Nin ka bɛɛ se?  
Crowd: Jɛ jɛ!

Lead: Nin ka bɛɛ fɛn?  
Crowd: Jɛ jɛ!

Lead: Nin ka bɛɛ kɛnɛ?  
Crowd: Bɛɛ!

*(Heavy log-drum drop)*

Jɛ-jɛ! (Hey!)  
Kan-kan! (Hey!)

Fɛn kɛ dɔɔnin, a ka di!

Tɔgɔra! (Hey!)  
Bolokɔrɔ! (Hey!)

Kɔnɔba ka fɛn kɛ!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Sira kɛnɛ ka bɔ!

*(Extended instrumental Afro-House dance break)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — Festival Choir, Full Percussion, Brass]**

Mɛn, mɛn, mɛn — a bɛɛ kɛ ye!  
Kan, kan, kan — dɔɔnin bɛ na!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Sira kɛnɛ ka bɔ!

Hey-oh! Hey-oh!  
Ala ka fɛnsɛnbaya bɔra kɛlɛ!

Sweefin! Sweefin! Sweefin!  
Kɔnɔba kɛ, kɔnɔba dɔɔnin!

Mɛn, mɛn, mɛn — kɔrɔ-jɛ b'i jɔ!  
Ka kan, kan, kan — i ka dɔɔnin!

NOWVERSE! NOWVERSE!  
Muso kɛlɛ ka bɔ kɛnɛ!

**[OUTRO — Choir, Guitar, Fading Percussion]**

Oh-oh-oh… yeah-yeah!

Ala ka mɛn bɔ kɛlɛ,  
A bɛɛ kɛ dɔɔnin.  
Kɔnɔba bɛ na fɛn kɛ,  
Kɔnɔba bɛ na!