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[Obolo/Andoni] Lumbalel

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# LUMBALELE
*Let Hope Dance Across the World*



[INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL]

*(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)*

Hey!

Ké nyeneme nyor ma kè do?

Ké nyeneme nyor ma kè do?

Nge!

Onyo kè nte emi émen
Ké nyeneme nyor ma kè do!

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

Ono kè nyineme!

LUMBALELE!



[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Ké nyineme do do do!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ké nyineme nyan do!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Ké nyineme nyan do!

Ké nyineme nyan do!
Ké nyineme nyan do!

LUMBALELE!
Ké nyineme nyan do!



[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.



[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.



[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Ké nyineme do do do!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ké nyineme nyan do!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Ké nyineme nyan do!

Ké nyineme nyan do!
Ké nyineme nyan do!

LUMBALELE!
Ké nyineme nyan do!



[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]

Lum! Lum!
Ké nyineme do!

Ba! Ba!
Ké nyineme do!

Le! Le!
Ké nyineme do!

LUMBALELE!
Ké nyineme do!

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

Ono kè nyineme!
Ké nyineme do!



[VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.



[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.

Ké nyineme nyan do,
Ké nyineme nyan do.



[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Ké nyineme do do do!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Ké nyineme nyan do!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
Ké nyineme nyan do!

Ké nyineme nyan do!
Ké nyineme nyan do!

LUMBALELE!
Ké nyineme nyan do!

[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]

Ifi enyi bọk aṅgọ,
Ifi enyi kọrọ ndia,

Kpọr aṅkpa n’ọfọ,
Kpọr aṅkpa n’ụlọ.

Ifi abasi bọk aṅdọ,
Ifi ụzọ bọk n’ọfọ,

Kpọr aṅkpa n’eme,
N’akpọr aṅkpa n’ihi.

Ibu ehi n’ịkpụrụ,
Ibu ehi n’ọla.

Enyere abasi n’ime,
Enyere ụzọ n’ime.

Na ihe kacha mma anyị na-enye
Bụ olileanya anyị na-edozi.

Mgbe anyị na-ebuli onye ọzọ,
Anyị nwere ike imeghe otu ụzọ ọzọ.



[BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT]

*(Soft female voice)*

Ibu abụghị ọnọdụ gị.

Ibu abụghị ụbọchị gị gara aga.

Ibu ụwa nke ohere.

Na akụkọ gị ka na-ede.

*(A second heartbeat.)*

Yiri otu nzọụkwụ…

Mgbe ọzọ…

Na ka ụwa niile banye na gị!



[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]

Lead: Ị nwere nrọ?

Crowd: YES, Anyị NWE!

Lead: Ị nwere ọdịnihu?

Crowd: YES, Anyị NWE!

Lead: Anyị nwere ike iwulite ya ọnụ?

Crowd: YES, Anyị NWE!

Lead: Mgbe ahụ ka m hụ gị na-aṅụ!



[THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS]

Lum! Lum!
Nzọụkwụ n’aka nri!

Ba! Ba!
Nzọụkwụ n’aka ekpe!

Le! Le!
Ndị aka elu!

LUMBALELE!
Kpọrọ mkpụrụ obi gị ka ọ gbaa!

*(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!
Nwee ọṅụ site n’isi ruo n’ụkwụ!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Kpọrọ ụwa niile ka ọ mara!

Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele!
E nwere nde ụzọ iji too!

Banye n’anyanwụ!
Kpọrọ obi ụtọ gị ka ọ rụọ!

LUMBALELE!
Kpọrọ vibrations ọma ka ọ gbaa!



[FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS]

Nde obi!
Nde nrọ!

Ụwa nke ohere
Maka gị na m!