[female
vocals] (
Highlife
guitar
picking
starts
with
bright
brass
stabs)
[INTRO — HIGHLIFE GUITAR / HORNS] Today
is
a
special
day!
A
special
day
for
a
special
woman!
They
call
her—
LEAD:
OBAAPA!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA
ELORM!
LEAD:
The
People's
Elorm!
WOMEN:
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY!
[CHORUS] Obaapa
Elorm!
Happy
Birthday!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA!
OBAAPA!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA!
OBAAPA!
Today
the
women
are
celebrating!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA
ELORM!
A
good
woman!
A
noble
woman!
The
People's
Elorm,
today
we
celebrate
you!
Happy
Birthday!
WOMEN:
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY,
OBAAPA!
[VERSE 1] From
the
days
of
TEIN,
the
journey
began.
Through
the
grassroots,
the
journey
continued.
Learning
through
service,
growing
through
experience,
working
with
the
women,
working
for
the
party.
From
a
young
activist
to
Deputy
National
Women's
Organizer—
the
journey
continues!
LEAD:
Tried!
WOMEN:
TESTED!
LEAD:
Proven!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA
ELORM!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA
ELORM!
[FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND] Obaapa
Elorm!
Happy
Birthday!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA!
OBAAPA!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA
ELORM!
[CHORUS] Obaapa
Elorm!
Happy
Birthday!
Today
your
sisters
are
celebrating!
Your
friends
are
celebrating!
Your
comrades
are
celebrating!
WOMEN:
HAPPY
BIRTHDAY,
OBAAPA!
[VERSE 2] For
the
market
woman,
the
farmer
and
trader—
For
the
seamstress,
the
hairdresser,
the
student
and
entrepreneur—
Today
we
sing
together:
May
your
new
year
bring
you
joy.
May
your
new
year
bring
you
strength.
May
the
good
seeds
you
have
planted
in
others
return
to
you
in
abundance.
Obaapa...
Keep
smiling.
Keep
serving.
Keep
inspiring.
[BRIDGE — SOFT] Today
is
not
about
politics.
Today
is
about
you.
The
journey
you
have
travelled,
the
friendships
you
have
built,
and
the
lives
you
have
touched.
So
together
we
say—
Happy
Birthday,
The
People's
Elorm!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA
ELORM!
[FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND] Obaapa
Elorm!
Happy
Birthday!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA!
OBAAPA!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA
ELORM!
[FINAL CHORUS — FULL BAND] Obaapa
Elorm!
Happy
Birthday!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA!
OBAAPA!
Tried!
WOMEN:
TESTED!
LEAD:
Proven!
WOMEN:
OBAAPA
ELORM!
LEAD:
I
win!
WOMEN:
YOU
WIN!
LEAD:
You
win!
WOMEN:
WE
ALL
WIN!
ALL:
TOGETHER
WE
WIN!
[OUTRO — SHORT JAMA] Ɛyɛ
Zu!
WOMEN:
Ɛyɛ
Zaaaa!
Happy
Birthday!
Happy
Birthday!
OBAAPA
ELORM!
ALL:
TODAY
WE
CELEBRATE
YOU! [
SHORT
HORN —
FADE]