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[Luganda] Lumbalel

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# LUMBALELE
*Leka Essanyu Linyike Ensonga*



[INTRO — EMBAATIRA YA AFRIKA, ENYIMBA YA KABUUKA]

*(Enkofi ssatu. Omuziki gwa bass gwenyiga.)*

Hey!

Ani yagamba enjuba tegyakya?

Ani yagamba ebirooto byo binene?

Wulira!

Waliwo omuziki munda yo
Gwe tebayinza kuggyawo!

Oh-oh-oh!
Eh-ya-ya!

Buli omu mweteeke?

LUMBALELE!



[CHORUS — OKUKUBIRAKU AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Wulira essanyu okuva ku mutwe okutuuka ku bigere!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Leka ensi yonna emanye!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Waliwo engeri nyingi ez'okukula!

Yingira mu musana!
Leka essanyu lyo lyeyongere!

LUMBALELE!
Leka emirembe emirungi gyeyongere!



[VERSE 1 — OMUZIKI GWA AFROBEATS, ENDONGO YA HIGHLIFE]

Bwe kiro kyali kikutte nnyo,
Waliwo omulembe omuto.
Buli mutima ogukyayagala
Guli n'esuubi etakyuka.

Awali ebisenge ebyaliwo,
Tuyinza kuzimba omugga.
Awali oluguudo olwali luggaliddwa,
Waliwo engeri endala.

Waliwo eddoboozi eririna okuwulirwa,
Waliwo omukono ogwetaaga mukwano.
Waliwo ekirooto ekitandika,
Waliwo olugero olutannaggwa.

Buli muntu alina enjuba,
Buli bulamu bulina omukisa.
Era eby'enkomerero biba by'essaawa
Bwe tukkiriza buli omu okuyimba.



[PRE-CHORUS — AMAKOLOKOZESA GA BAKYALA]

Osobola okuwulira mu muziki?
Osobola okuwulira mu ddoboozi?

Lye ddoboozi lya nkya
Nga linyirira mu bibiina eby'okuzina.

Kola ekigere era genda mu maaso,
Leka obuvumu bukuleetere.

Waliwo ensi ey'obusobozi
Eyetegese olunaku olulala!



[CHORUS — AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Wulira essanyu okuva ku mutwe okutuuka ku bigere!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Leka ensi yonna emanye!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Waliwo engeri nyingi ez'okukula!

Yingira mu musana!
Leka essanyu lyo lyeyongere!

LUMBALELE!
Leka emirembe emirungi gyeyongere!



[POST-CHORUS — ENYIMBA YA DANCE]

Lum! Lum!
Kola ekigere ku ddyo!

Ba! Ba!
Kola ekigere ku kkono!

Le! Le!
Mikono waggulu!

LUMBALELE!
Leka omwoyo gwo guve!

Oh-eh-oh!
Oh-eh-ah!

Buli omu!
Tuliko wano!



[VERSE 2 — OMUMU BUKYAALA, OMUZIKI GWA BASS]

Waliwo nnyabo alina ebirooto,
Waliwo ssajja akola pulaani.
Waliwo mwana alaba ensi
Ejjula byewuunyo mu mikono gye.

Waliwo mulimi n'ennimiro,
Waliwo musubuzi n'ekirooto.
Waliwo omuvumbuzi omuto akola
Ekintu kye bali tebalaba.

Okuva mu kyalo okutuuka mu kibuga,
Okuva ku nsozi okutuuka ku nnyanja,
Buli muntu aleeta talanta,
Buli bulamu bulina ekitiibwa.

Sweefin etuukiriza abantu n'obusobozi,
Ebayamba okwongera okwetaba n'okukula.
Bwe kyenkanyi kinene kituuka,
Ebirooto ebisinga biyinza okutandika okulagibwa.



[PRE-CHORUS — AMAKOLOKOZESA GA BAKYALA]

Osobola okuwulira mu muziki?
Osobola okuwulira mu ddoboozi?

Lye ddoboozi lya nkya
Nga linyirira mu bibiina eby'okuzina.

Kola ekigere era genda mu maaso,
Leka obuvumu bukuleetere.

Waliwo ensi ey'obusobozi
Eyetegese olunaku olulala!



[CHORUS — ENYIMBA YA FESTIVAL DANCE]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Wulira essanyu okuva ku mutwe okutuuka ku bigere!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Leka ensi yonna emanye!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Waliwo engeri nyingi ez'okukula!

Yingira mu musana!
Leka essanyu lyo lyeyongere!

LUMBALELE!
Leka emirembe emirungi gyeyongere!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Bwe waba ng'oyiseeko nga bwebatakujjukira,
Bwe waba ng'oyimiridde wekka,

Obulamu bukuwe omulyango oguggule,
Obulamu bukuwe awaka ow'omukwano.

Bwe waba ng'ennooto zo zibadde zikyukidde,
Bwe waba ng'olugendo lwabade lwagala.

Obalemu amaanyi agatonotono
Mu bigambo by'oluyimba luno.

Oli wa maanyi okusinga eby'okukoma,
Oli wa maanyi okusinga ebyedda.

Waliwo ensiima ey'okutondawo,
Waliwo engeri endala ey'okufuna.

Ekisinga obulungi kye tubawa
Kye kwesiga kwe twongera.

Bwe tukwata munnaffe ku mukono,
Tugula omulyango omulala.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Tolemeddwa ku mbeera zo.

Toli eby'edda byo.

Oli nsi y'ebisoboka.

Era olugendo lwo lukyagenda mu maaso.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Kati teeka ekigere kimu mu maaso…

Awo ekirala…

Era ensi yonna ejje okukuzina!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Olina ennooto?

Crowd: YEE, TULINA!

Lead: Olina obudde obw'omumaaso?

Crowd: YEE, TULINA!

Lead: Tusobola okukikola wamu?

Crowd: YEE, TUSOBOLA!

Lead: Kale nze ndaba ng'okuzina!



[THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Lum! Lum!
Tandika ku ddyo!

Ba! Ba!
Tandika ku kkono!

Le! Le!
Mikono wagulu!

LUMBALELE!
Leka omwoyo gwo gubbe!

*(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!
Wulira essanyu okuva ku mutwe okutuuka ku bigere!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Leka ensi yonna emanye!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Waliwo engeri nyingi okuzaamu!

Tandika mu njuba!
Leka essanyu lyo likwete!

LUMBALELE!
Leka ebirungi bitambule!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Emitima bukadde!
Ennooto bukadde!

Ensi y'ebisoboka
Ggwe nange!