Houngbati Lyrics

Angelique Kidjo Houngbati

[Intro]
Humba t'hip-t'hip, humba yop-yop
Humba t'hip-t'hip, humba yop-yop
Humba t'hip-t'hip, humba yop-yop
Humba t'hip-t'hip, humba yop-yop

[Verse 1]
Bethe memikare
Thugweya guzu eghe sansifo
T'ngbi bete kafo noun'g bethore
T'himi biboh tika mitonameh

Hat'ho remo rewa
Tebakman mazou mi yeye namoh
T'uhruru makwiya huki daglo
T'hinan pan gwo eta bono miwo

[Chorus]
Houngbati - owi (Haja'harak mikwadia)
Oja nimadhi nohi, hamounou thi betoh
N'houngberri ohi (Haja'harak mikwadia)
Oja nimadhi er, hamounou thi betoh

Houngbati - owi (Haja'harak mikwadia)
Oja nimadhi nohi, hamounou thi betoh
N'houngberri ohi (Haja'harak mikwadia)
Oja nimadhi er, hamounou thi betoh
[Keyboard solo]

[Verse 2]
Bethe memikare
Thugweya guzu eghe sansifo
T'ngbi bete kafo noun'g bethore
T'himi biboh tika mitonameh

[Chorus]
Houngbati - owi (Haja'harak mikwadia)
Oja nimadhi nohi, hamounou thi betoh
N'houngberri ohi (Haja'harak mikwadia)
Oja nimadhi er, hamounou thi betoh

[Post-Chorus]
Aremo, aremong
Keledja obehra tikwo tikwo tikwo
Aremo, aremong
Keledja obehra tikwo tikwo tikwo

[Refrain]
Karajok karajok karajok
Houngbati-thi (Houngbati-thi, houngbayo)
Houngbayop-yop (Houngbati-thi, houngbayo)
Houngbati-thi (Houngbati-thi, houngbayo)
Houngbayo - aaah! (Houngbati-thi, houngbayo)
Houngbati-thi (Houngbati-thi, houngbayo)
Houngbati-thi, houngbayo
Houngbati-thi, houngbayo
Houngbati - owi
Houngbati - owi