Ancestral Flame · English / Pidgin
Palm Wine Spirit (Beat Cultural Anthem)
The spirit of the palm distilled into rhythm and cultural memory.
Lyrics
Eh eh…
Gather round the fire tonight…
Bring the calabash…
Bring the palm wine…
Africa dey speak again…
Mmịn nkwu… ndụ!
Ukot mmong… enye edem!
Under the tree where elders dey sit
Palm wine dey flow with wisdom deep
Village people gather as one
Under the moon and under the sun
If visitor enter, cup go rise
Hospitality no dey hide
One calabash pass hand to hand
Na so unity take bless the land
No be just drink for body alone
Na conversation for flesh and bone
Stories, laughter, truth and peace
When palm wine flow, division cease
From Igbo land to Efik shore
Palm wine spirit forever endure
No matter tribe, no matter tongue
Na one Africa sing this song
Lead: Bring the palm wine!
Choir: Bring the joy!
Lead: Raise the calabash!
Choir: Let the spirit flow!
Lead: Mmịn nkwu bụ ndụ!
Choir: Life! Life!
Lead: Share am together!
Choir: Forever and ever!
Bride dey search for the man she love
Palm wine cup for hand above
When she find am before the crowd
Celebration go loud and proud
Naming child or crowning king
Palm wine always dey opening
Before ancestors and before God
We pour small for the sacred ground
Eh eh…
Palm tree high to the sky…
Eh eh…
Ancestors never die…
See the tapper climb palm tree high
Risk him life beneath the sky
Morning breeze and rope for waist
Sweat and courage no dey waste
Fresh sweet taste in early dawn
By evening time the strength don strong
Na so life dey transform too
Experience make the spirit whole
Lead: Bring the palm wine!
Choir: Bring the joy!
Lead: Raise the calabash!
Choir: Let the spirit flow!
Lead: Mmịn nkwu bụ ndụ!
Choir: Life! Life!
Lead: Unity forever!
Choir: Africa together!
So when you sip from calabash tonight
Remember the roots and ancient light
Because palm wine no be drink alone…
Na memory…
Na unity…
Na spirit…
Na home…
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