Hive Open Mic Week#152|| "Victory" Cover by emyekanem

Greetings everyone😊 I'm happy to get involved in this week's open mic. It actually seemed like it wouldn't be possible to make a music video for this week because I've really been engaged in my mom's restaurant. My mom took up her cooking again after staying home through out last week because of unavailability of cash to go buy food stuffs. A lot of customers who came to eat all offered to make a transfer and my mom accepted but the next morning, she couldn't find any POS attendant to withdraw the money. So she decided not to cook last week, thinking that by this week, everything will go back to normal a bit.

This week became worse as she already made up her mind not to get money transfer from any customer, but that didn't work as a lot of the customers still offered to make transfers. So we decided to get the transfer with charges. Getting money around here is really tough though but I thank God for always making a way where there seems to be no way.

From Monday till Friday, I haven't been chanced to make a video, therefore I decided to rush back home early today so as to involve myself in this week's open mic. Coming home, the neighbors and kids around disturbed a lot with noises, I had to go and hide in a room with the doors and windows locked so as to carry this out successfully and I'm happy I did.

According to the week's theme, "Traditional Music", I decided to do a song by GodFada which is titled, "Victory". I chose this song because it is sung in my traditional language (Ibibio). The lyrics of the song is written below:

LYRICS

Ke nse'de nse Obong
Anam' de ono mi
Ke kprukpru mfon Esie
Ye owo nte' ami
Ami ndi'dop k'uyo mbanga
Nnye ntin' nno afre ekondo
Se ubok mfo anamde' Ono mi
I will tell the world about You
In the darkest night You shower plenty light
I will never keep silent
I will shout on top my voice
I will lift Your Name on High
Okposong Abasi ami nnye b'enere Enyin Fo k'enyon
Oh Abasi mi ooo
Ami nnye b'enere Enyin Fo k'enyon ooo
When I remember
K'ini ntide se Fo anamde all Your Love for me
Inua mi oyoho ye ekom
Ami nnye b'enere Enyin Fo k'enyon ooo
Utomo boko abasi ooo
Ami nnye b'enere Enyin Fo k'enyon
Itiad nsinsi ooo
Ami nnye b'enere Enyin Fo k'enyon
Ono owo uwem ooo
K'ini ntide se fo anamde
Inua mi oyoho ye ekom
Ami nnye b'enere enyin fo k'enyon
I can't hide it
I'll testify
Jesus no man can take the praise You deserve
Since I was born I've never visited juju priest oo
Na You dey do it all
I will lift Your Name on High
I'm gonna sing Your Praise to the ends of the earth
When I think about Your Love my mouth is filled with Praise
I lift Your Name on High
Ekwo ye ami ooo
Ami nnye b'enere Enyin Fo k'enyon nya kwo ya nek ooo
Ami nnye b'enere Enyin Fo k'enyon ke ini tide se Afo anamde
ke ini tide se Afo anamde da ima fo
Inua mi oyoho ye ekom
Ami nnye b'enere Enyin Fo k'enyon nya kwo ya dara
Ami nnye b'enere Enyin Fo k'enyon You have given me so-o-o much
Ami nnye b'enere Enyin Fo k'enyon oo so much so much I bring Sweet Hi-life to You
ke ini tide se Afo anamde
Inua mi oyoho ye ekomke
Ami nnye b'enere Enyin Fo k'enyon

Link to original song and lyrics

Thank you for having me and I hope to see you again during the next open mic contest ❤️❤️