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[Umbundu] Lumbalel
by Swifin Echoes
afrobeat
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Lyrics
# LUMBALELE *Leka Oyondo Yomboleke Munda w'Etunda* [INTRO — INSTANT AFRICAN PERCUSSION, PLAYFUL FEMALE VOCAL] *(Three handclaps. A bouncing bassline answers.)* Hey! Ngani oku linga ombangi yondele? Ngani oku linga onjongo yange yikuli? Witi! Ombanda yondola okuvela Kakuli okuvela okuya! Oh-oh-oh! Eh-ya-ya! Ose twapandula? LUMBALELE! [CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE / AMAPIANO DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Leka oyondo ikwate oku vela! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kalunga etunda yayike! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ombanda yokukwata ikwate! Twala okuya okuti ufe! Leka oyondo yove yomboleke! LUMBALELE! Leka okuvela okwate okuya! [VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR] Kakala epita lyakala, Ove ovota yikalu. Ose oviyali valanda Vakwata onjongo yikalu. Ondi vavela okuvonga, Twala okuya okuti ufe. Ondi oviyali vakwete, Ove okuya okuvela. Ove okuvela okuvela, Ove okuvela okuvela. Ove okuvela okuvela, Ove okuvela okuvela. Ose oviyali valanda Vakwata onjongo yikalu. Ose oviyali valanda Vakwata onjongo yikalu. [PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES] Okali okuvela okuvela? Okali okuvela okuvela? Ovo kalunga lyasumbwa Okuvela okuvela okuvela. Twala okuya okuti ufe, Leka okuvela okuvela. Ovo kalunga lyasumbwa Okuvela okuvela okuvela! [CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Leka oyondo ikwate oku vela! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kalunga etunda yayike! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ombanda yokukwata ikwate! Twala okuya okuti ufe! Leka oyondo yove yomboleke! LUMBALELE! Leka okuvela okwate okuya! [POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT] Lum! Lum! Twala okuya okuti ufe! Ba! Ba! Twala okuya okuti ufe! Le! Le! Twala okuya okuti ufe! LUMBALELE! Leka oyondo yove yomboleke! Oh-eh-oh! Oh-eh-ah! Ose! Twala okuya okuti ufe! [VERSE 2 — SOULFUL FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS] Ove omama ombanda, Ove otata oku kwata. Ove oyondo okwete, Oku vela okuvela okuvela. Ove omuhona oku kwata, Ove otunda oku kwata. Ove oyondo okwete, Oku vela okuvela okuvela. Okuvela okuvela okuvela, Okuvela okuvela okuvela. Ose oviyali valanda Vakwata onjongo yikalu. Ose oviyali valanda Vakwata onjongo yikalu. [PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS] Okali okuvela okuvela? Okali okuvela okuvela? Ovo kalunga lyasumbwa Okuvela okuvela okuvela. Twala okuya okuti ufe, Leka okuvela okuvela. Ovo kalunga lyasumbwa Okuvela okuvela okuvela! [CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP] Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Leka oyondo ikwate oku vela! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Kalunga etunda yayike! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ombanda yokukwata ikwate! Twala okuya okuti ufe! Leka oyondo yove yomboleke! LUMBALELE! Leka okuvela okwate okuya! [BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR] Ove ukuti ocilu okasi, Ove ukuti henda okasi, Ove ufinde ekwenda elinga, Ove ufinde etu lyosi. Ove ukuti omanu ocilu, Ove ukuti olongele okasi, Ove ufunde ombembwa Mongundu yosi yesu. Ove ovelele okasi, Ove ovelele eci. Ove ufunde okasi, Ove ufunde ekwenda. Eci lelo ove una, Ove ufunde onjo. Ove ufunde omunu, Ove ufinde ekwenda. [BREAKDOWN — MUSIC FADES TO ONE HEARTBEAT] *(Soft female voice)* Ove ovelele okasi. Ove ovelele eci. Ove ukuti ocisola. Eci lyo ukuti olinga. *(A second heartbeat.)* Kasi ove ukuti… Ove okasi… Ove ukuti ombembwa eci! [DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE] Lead: Ove ukuti ocisola? Crowd: EE, TUKUTI! Lead: Ove ukuti ekwenda? Crowd: EE, TUKUTI! Lead: Ove ukuti ekwenda kalunga? Crowd: EE, TUKUTI! Lead: Yove ove ukuti linga! [THE LUMBALELE STEP — PERCUSSION BUILDS] Lum! Lum! Ove etanda! Ba! Ba! Ove etanda! Le! Le! Ove ovoko! LUMBALELE! Ove etanda! [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! Ove ovoko ombembwa! Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh! Ove ovelele! Lumba-lele! Lumba-lele! Ove ukuti ocisola! Ove ukuti ekwenda! Eci lelo ove ufunde! LUMBALELE! Ove ukuti ombembwa! [FINAL REFRAIN — SOARING FEMALE VOCALS] Ove ukuti ombembwa! Ove ukuti ocisola! Ove ukuti ocisola Ove ovelele!