[Māori] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *Ka Tūmanako e Kanikani Te Ao* [INTRO — PĀNGURU AFRIKA, WAIATA WĀHINE HARIKO] *(Pakipaki e toru. Ka whakahoki te rārangi pūoru.)* E! Nā wai i kī te rā e kore e whiti? Nā wai i kī he rahi rawa ō moemoeā? Whakarongo! Kei roto i a koe te puoro E kore rawa e taea te tango! Āue-āue! E-ha-ha! Kua rite katoa? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — PĀTAHI AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Rongo i te koa mai i te māhunga ki ngā matimati! Hei-a, hei-a, oh! Kia mōhiotia te ao katoa! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! He ara kotahi miriona hei tipu! Kia tū ki te rā! Kia maringi te hari! LUMBALELE! Kia rere ngā ngaru pai! [VERSE 1 — PUORO AFROBEATS, KITĀ HIGHLIFE] I te pō pouri rawa, He mura iti tonu. Ngā ngākau i mau tonu te whakapono I pupuri i te tūmanako e kore e huri. I te wā i tū ngā pakitara, Ka taea e tātou te hanga piriti kē. I te huarahi i kīia kua kati, He ara anō kei mua. He reo e hiahia ana ki te rongo, He ringa e hiahia ana ki te hoa. He moemoeā kātahi anō ka tīmata, He kōrero kāore anō kia mutu. Kei ia tangata he kaupapa, Kei ia oranga he whai wāhi. Ka whai tūmanako ake te anamata Ina pōwhiritia te katoa ki te kanikani. [PRE-CHORUS — HĀRĀKEKE WAIATA WĀHINE] Ka rongo koe i te puoro? Ka rongo koe i te oro? Ko te whatumanawa o āpōpō E neke ana i te mano kanikani. Tangohia te hīkoi, haere tonu, Kia māia te ara e arahina. He ao pūmanawa kei mua E tatari ana mō te rā anō! [CHORUS — AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Rongo i te koa mai i te māhunga ki ngā matimati! Hei-a, hei-a, oh! Kia mōhiotia te ao katoa! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! He ara kotahi miriona hei tipu! Kia tū ki te rā! Kia maringi te hari! LUMBALELE! Kia rere ngā ngaru pai! [POST-CHORUS — KARANGA KANIKANI] Lum! Lum! Hīkoi ki te taha matau! Ba! Ba! Hīkoi ki te taha mauī! Le! Le! Ringa ki runga! LUMBALELE! Kia rere tō wairua! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Katoa! Kei konei tātou! [VERSE 2 — WAIATA WĀHINE NGĀKAU, PŪORO ROLLING] He whaea whai wawata, He matua e mahere ana. He tamaiti e kite ana i āpōpō Ki tonu i ngā mea whakamīharo i roto i ō rātou ringa. He kaimahi pāmu me te hua, He kaihokohoko me te moemoeā. He kaiwhakanao e hanga ana Ngā mea kāore anō kia kitea. Mai i te kāinga ki te tāone, Mai i ngā maunga ki te moana, Kei ia tangata he pūkenga, Kei ia oranga he mana. Ka hono a Sweefin i te tangata me ngā whai wāhitanga, Hei āwhina i te tokomaha ki te whai wāhi me te tipu. Ka toro atu te whai wāhitanga ki te ao, Ka tīmata ake ngā moemoeā. [PRE-CHORUS — WAIATA KĀRANGI] Ka rongo koe i te puoro? Ka rongo koe i te oro? Ko te whatumanawa o āpōpō E neke ana i te mano kanikani. Tangohia te hīkoi, haere tonu, Kia māia te ara e arahina. He ao pūmanawa kei mua E tatari ana mō te rā anō! [CHORUS — KANIKANI HĀKARI] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Rongo i te koa mai i te māhunga ki ngā matimati! Hei-a, hei-a, oh! Kia mōhiotia te ao katoa! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! He ara kotahi miriona hei tipu! Kia tū ki te rā! Kia maringi te hari! LUMBALELE! Kia rere ngā ngaru pai! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Sika e tei he koni, Sika e tei he to'oto'o, Sika e maua he vae, Sika e maua he nofo. Sika e ta'e he moemoea, Sika e tei he ala, Sika e maua he mafu'e I he ngaahi ki'i me'a. Oe ko e tu'unga 'o e ta'e, Oe ko e tu'unga 'o e nofo. Oe ko e fakatufono 'o e 'aho, Oe ko e ala ke fai. Mo e gift e lelei 'o e fakamālohi Ko e mana e fakamālohi. Ke tau fakamālohi e taha, E mafai ke fanga he vā. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Oe 'ikai ko e ngaahi tu'unga. Oe 'ikai ko e nofo 'o e 'aho. Oe ko e lalolagi e ngaahi me'a. Mo e hā'anga e fakamālohi. *(A second heartbeat.)* Koe 'alu he ta'u… Koe 'alu he taha… Mo let the lalolagi ta'ofi mo koe! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Oe 'i ai ha moemoe? Crowd: IO, 'OU TE'I AI! Lead: Oe 'i ai ha ala? Crowd: IO, 'OU TE'I AI! Lead: E mafai ke tau fanga? Crowd: IO, 'OU TE'I AI! Lead: Talu mai, sio ki he ta'ofi! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Fā e he tokelau! Ba! Ba! Fā e he to'oto'o! Le! Le! Tō e mau 'aia! LUMBALELE! Let your spirit tākai! *(MASSIVE AMAPIANO BASS DROP)* [INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! *(Crowd chants over the groove.)* [FINAL CHORUS — FULL GLOBAL CHOIR] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Fakamālohi e to'oto'o! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Let the lalolagi 'ilo! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! E 'i ai he miliona ala! Fā e he lā! Let your happiness 'āfanga! LUMBALELE! Let the lelei vibrations 'āfanga! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] He biliona fatu! He biliona moemoe! He lalolagi e ngaahi me'a Ki a koe mo au! He biliona fatu! He biliona moemoe! He lalolagi e ngaahi me'a Ki a koe mo au!