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Chorus 2x
Tumba, tumba, tumba, tumba yo
Tumba, tumba, tumba, tumba wa
Tumba é tumba éa, tumba é tumba éo

Nounkonton dié mi wa yé
Wégoton dié han wa lo
Aton go dié min dou wé
Eningo dié ého kpè lo

Min wa nou min nin dja wa
Min bi sin afo nin sogbé
Awa djidjè man djro wé o wa
Oun yolowé wa dou wé

Repeat Chorus 2x

Nounkonton dié mi wa yé
Wégoton dié han wa lo
Aton go dié min dou wé
Eningo dié ého kpè lo

Min wa nou min nin dja

Intro
Papa Papa Papa (2x)

Chorus
Ae mandjro Papa olon yin
Papa yeye va homin la (2x)
Ae mandjro Papa olon yin
Papa yeye va homin la
Papa yeye

Verse 1
Aminke la nan mou lonlon le hihe yamin
Papa yoya
Lonlon deka kpoe mou le dji la gbe yamin lo
Papa yoya
Lonlon deka kpoe mou le dji la gbe yamin lo
Papa yoya

Chorus 2x
Ae mandjro Papa olon yin
Papa yeye va homin la (2x)
Ae mandjro Papa olon yin
Papa yeye va hom

Angélique Kidjo is a musician from Ouidah, Benin and one of Africa's music superstars. She is the daughter of an actress, dancer and theatrical producera nd was born in Quidah in Benin. Her first performing experience was as a six year old actor-dancer in her mother's theatre troupe. She relocated to Paris in the 1980's where she sang with various bands and quickly became one of the most popular live performers in Paris.

She sings in Fon, Yoruba, French and English and her music is influenced by various genres (afropop, zouk, rumba, jazz, gospel) all around the world.

Ananamiwe-a umb (4x)

Hook 3x
Ojo peh peh peh ojo
Komala bila oh-oh-oh

Ojo peh peh peh ojo

Egwaho - o ayaya yaya
Mombwoh rineo ayaya yaya

Yemandja kwa midlaroum oloyeye
Mat'chi wowowe mombwo rineo

Ananamiwe-a umb (4x)

Repeat Hook 3x

Ojo peh peh peh ojo

Egwaho - o ayaya yaya
Mombwoh rineo ayaya yaya

Yemandja kwa midlaroum oloyeye
Owant'chi wowowe mombwo rineo

Chorus
Adje dada, adje dada
Adje dada moun yon o lo

Verse
Wodeka kpoe yan lo
Nin yanwo ye ole dji la sea
Adje dada, man nan o djidjoe o sea

Repeat Chorus

Verse
Wodeka kpoe yan lo
Enouke ole dji la gbe yamin a
Adje dada man nan o fafa o yan lo

Bridge
Adje dada, adje dada, adje dada
Adje dada moun yon o lo (2x)

Chorus

© Angélique Kidjo

Hey hey hey …
Akwaba, Adaba (2x)
Hey hey hey
Akwaba akwaba akwaba kwaba kwaba (2x)

Verse
Yénon zé min do atcha nan min
Bolè zé min do dayi houn nan loo
Yénon zé min do mon holonon
Do mindéssou wè nan yé ali énin on

Hey hey hey
Akwaba akwaba akwaba kwaba kwaba
Hey hey hey
Akwaba akwaba akwaba kwaba kwaba

Verse
Min so gbèmin ton djo nou yé lo
Do min gbè gbémin ton nin non lokpo
Yédo kouè minton nan djè vo lo

Chorus
Naima, Naima
Houn gba fan vi o, Naima
Naima, Naima
Houn gba fan vi o, Naima

Verse
Toutou ou gbovi
Toutou ou gbovvi
Papa mou la homin o
Maman mou la homin o
Ao Naima vi yin
Bonou, bonou kpo
Min kè poo
Fèmi vi yé a
Gblon in nam
Nin ma po é na wo
Ao viyin oun, gba fan vio
Ao, Naima vi yin
Bonou ,bonou kpo
Ao Naima vi yin
Bonou ,bonou kpo

Repeat Chorus

Hook 6x
Waounba waoun
Waounba

Verse
Houn doté yin dokponon do houta
Djohon so hou sin gbé wa do totché nou,.
Houn zéto sé gbédé do honou min
Houn mon nou djè nou édo édéo bisséssé min
Ogbo djè djohon ton ylomin
Oto vodoun wè dowin min mando
Ogbo djè djohon ton ylomin
Oto vodoun wè dowin min mando

Chorus 4x
Give out the water
Spread out the water

Repeat Hook 3x

Verse

Bitchifi (3x)
Bitchifi (3x)

Verse
Aka flin honton min ton énin an
Bokakpon dé ékou gbon égbé
Lobo gon huidé zéssou
Mindé hin noudé wa gbèwè ya
Bokakpon dé ékou gbon édé
Lobo gon huidé zéssou

Ohoué dé gba nin lo
Bitchifi
Avion dé ého nin lo
Bitchifi
O yonnoun édo lè lo
Bitchifi

Akouè édo lè lo
Bitchifi
Awou dé édo lè lo
Bitchifi
O monto édo lè lo
Bitchifi

Verse
Aka flin honton minton énin an