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Artist: Angelique Kidjo
Canonical path: /angelique-kidjo/houngbati
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Houngbati
Read Houngbati lyrics by Angelique Kidjo on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Houngbati
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(Bridge):
Humba t'hip-t'hip
Humba yop-yop
(repeat 4 times)
Bethe memikare
Thugweya guzu eghe sansifo
T'â€"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 erâ€"
Hamounou thi betoh
(repeat)
[keyboard solo]
Bethe memikare
Thugweya guzu eghe sansifo
T'â€"ngbi bete kafo noun'g bethore
T'himi biboh tika mitonameh
(Chorus)
(repeated only once)
Aremo
Aremong
Keledja obehra tikwo tikwo tikwo
(repeat)
(Bridge)
Karajok karajok karajok
Houngbati-thi
Houngbayo
Houngbayop-yop
Houngbayo
Houngbati-thi
Houngbayo - aaah!
Houngbayop-yop
Houngbayo
Houngbati... houngbayo...
Houngbati-thi...
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