[Hawaiian] Vibraya
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# VIBRAYA *E ʻike i ka wā e hiki mai ana. Hoʻoneʻe i ka honua.* [INTRO — Pū kani ʻĀkau ʻInikua, ʻŌlaʻa Hoʻohewa, Mele Wahine] Auē-auē-auē! Eia-a-eia! Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike? Hiki iā ʻoe ke ʻike? He mea nani e hele mai ana! Hoʻokahi puʻuwai! Hoʻokahi ʻoloko! E ala mai kākou! VIBRAYA! [CHORUS — HAʻIHAʻI HOUSE AFRO] Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! E ʻike i ka wā e hiki mai ana! Eia, eia, oh! E kau i ka lani kou ʻuhane! Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! E ʻae i ka ʻoloko e hāpai aʻe! Holo i lalo! Hōʻoia i ka haʻa! VIBRAYA! E hoʻā i ka honua! [VERSE 1 — MELE LELE ʻOLAKINO, KIʻIKIʻI ʻO HIGHLIFE] I ka pō pouli loa, ʻO ka manaʻo i ka ʻā. Nā leo i hāmau mua Lanakila i ka leo. Nā pā e hoʻokaʻawale ana Hiki ke lilo i alahaka. I loko o nā puʻuwai a pau Ua hū nā moemoeā. ʻO ka ʻoloko i ka paio, ʻO ka mele i ka loli. Ke wehe kākou i nā puka, E ʻike nā ʻāina hou. Hoʻohui ka Sweefin i nā ala, E hana, e hoʻololi, e ulu. A ke neʻe pū kākou, ʻOi aku ka nui o nā hiki. [PRE-CHORUS — MELE LELE WAHINE] E ʻike i ka mana o kou puʻuwai, E ʻike i ka mele i loko. ʻO kēlā kapuaʻi e hoʻopuka, ʻO kēlā lima e kōkua. Mai nā alanui a i nā kahakai, E hoʻomaka ka ʻahaʻaina. Ke kūkulu kākou i ka honua, He wahi no nā puʻuwai a pau! [CHORUS — LOG-DRUM AMAPIANO] Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! E ʻike i ka wā e hiki mai ana! Eia, eia, oh! E kau i ka lani kou ʻuhane! Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! E ʻae i ka ʻoloko e hāpai aʻe! Holo i lalo! Hōʻoia i ka haʻa! VIBRAYA! E hoʻā i ka honua! [POST-CHORUS — ʻOLAKINO HULA HULA] Vi! Vi! E neʻe i ka ʻākau! Bra! Bra! E neʻe i ka hema! Ya! Ya! Nā lima i luna! VIBRAYA! Hauʻoli ma nā wahi a pau! Auē-oh! Auē-ah! E nā kānaka! Eia mākou! [VERSE 2 — MELE WAHINE MAHANA, ʻŌlaʻa ʻOhu] He makuahine me ka manaʻo, He makua kāne e hoʻolālā ana. He keiki e nānā i ka lā ʻapōpō Piha i nā mea kupanaha. He mahiʻai me ka ʻohiʻohi, He kālepa me ka moeʻuhane. He mea hou e kūkulu ana He mea hou ʻole i ʻike ʻia. Mai ke kauhale a i ke kūlanakauhale, Mai nā mauna a i ke kai, Hāʻawi nā kanaka a pau i ka makana, Pono nā ola a pau i ka hanohano. Hoʻohui ka Sweefin i nā kanaka a me nā hiki, E kōkua i ka ulu ʻana. Ke loaʻa i nā kānaka ka ala, Piha hou nā moemoeā. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR MAU] E ʻike i ka mana o kou puʻuwai, E ʻike i ka mele i loko. ʻO kēlā kapuaʻi e hoʻopuka, ʻO kēlā lima e kōkua. Mai nā alanui a i nā kahakai, E hoʻomaka ka ʻahaʻaina. Ke kūkulu kākou i ka honua, He wahi no nā puʻuwai a pau! [CHORUS — PĀʻINA HULA] Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! E ʻike i ka wā e hiki mai ana! Eia, eia, oh! E kau i ka lani kou ʻuhane! Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! E ʻae i ka ʻoloko e hāpai aʻe! Holo i lalo! Hōʻoia i ka haʻa! VIBRAYA! E hoʻā i ka honua! [BRIDGE — PIANO ʻEMOʻOMAʻOMAʻO, CHOIR KEIKI] Inā ʻoe i manaʻo ʻia, Inā ʻoe i kū hoʻokahi, E loaʻa iā ʻoe ka puka wehe, E loaʻa kahi i kapa ʻia he home. He ala no nā moemoeā a pau, He mele no nā leo a pau. Ke ulu aʻe ka wā e hiki mai ana Ke kōkua kākou i kekahi i kekahi. ʻAʻole hiki iā mākou ke hāʻawi i nā pane maʻalahi, ʻAʻole hiki iā mākou ke makemake i ka hana. Akā hiki iā mākou ke kūkulu i mea maikaʻi Me nā koho i hana ʻia i kēia lā. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC STOPS] *(Ho‘okahi pu‘uwai.)* E ho‘olohe... ‘O ia ke kani o ka wā hou. *(Lua o ka pu‘uwai.)* ‘O ia ke kani o ka hoʻomaka hou. *(E kūkulu ana ka pahu.)* Eia na‘e, e na‘u ka honua e hā‘awina! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Alaka‘i: E hā‘awi i ka ‘ike? Lehu: ‘IKE! Alaka‘i: E hā‘awi i ka ne‘e? Lehu: NE‘E! Alaka‘i: Na wai e hui pū? Lehu: KA PO‘E A PAU! Alaka‘i: A laila, e ne‘e i kou kino! [THE VIBRAYA STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Vi! Vi! E ne‘e i ka ‘ākau! Bra! Bra! E ne‘e i ka hema! Ya! Ya! E hāpai i nā lima! VIBRAYA! Hau‘oli ma nā wahi a pau! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS] Vibra, vibra! VIBRAYA! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Kāhea ka lehu ma luna o ka ‘oli.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR] Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! ‘Ike i ka wā e ola hou ai! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! E pā i ka lani kou ‘uhane! Vibra, vibra, VIBRAYA! E hāpai i ka lewa i luna! E ne‘e i kou wāwae! E hā‘awi i ka ‘oli! VIBRAYA! E kau i ka honua i ke ahi! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING VOCALS] He miliona mau moe! He miliona mau ala! He ‘ano hou ka mana‘olana I kēlā lā i kēia lā! He miliona mau leo! Ho‘okahi mele! He honua piha i nā mea hiki Na‘u a me ‘oe! VIBRAYA! [OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR] Ho‘okahi pu‘uwai. Ho‘okahi lewa. He ‘ano hou ka pili, He ‘ano hou ka mana‘olana i kēlā lā i kēia lā. E lawe mai ‘o Sweefin i nā ala hou e pili ai, E hana, e ho‘ololi, a e ulu. Vibra, vibra! VIBRAYA! E ‘ike i ka wā e ola hou ai. E ho‘ololi i ka honua. VIBRAYA! *(Pa‘i pahu ‘oli hope loa.)*