[Gilbertese] Tumbaya

Lyrics

# TUMBAYA
*Ema Mela Kwanzaa na Kizazi.*

**[INTRO — Bare Drums, Finger Snaps, Playful Female Vocal]**

*(Dum… da-dum… clap!)*

Hee, wewe!

Ndio, wewe!

Una ndoto mfukoni?

Una wimbo kwenye viatu?

Basi, lete!

*(Bass begins to bounce.)*

Tum-tum…

TUMBAYA!

**[CHORUS — EXPLOSIVE AFRO-HOUSE DROP]**

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Kuna vumbi, twende mbali!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Wote wanasema, “Nenda!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Leta ndoto kwenye mwanga!

Hatua moja,
Hatua mbili—

TUMBAYA!
Wakati mzuri uanze!

**[VERSE 1 — BOUNCY AFROBEATS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR]**

Jana mvua ilipiga
Kwenye paa lililohitaji.
Leo kuna upinde wa mvua,
Na majirani wanakusanyika.

Mtu mmoja analetewa muziki,
Mtu mwingine analetewa mkate.
Mtu mwingine anafikiria,
Wazo jipya linalosubiri.

Kuna mwanamke na duka,
Kijana anajifunza kazi.
Kuna mtoto anachora
Mizuka chini ya kivuli.

Hakuna anayejua kesho,
Hakuna mpango mzuri.
Lakini ndoto inakuwa safari
Tunapofanya kile tunachoweza.

**[PRE-CHORUS — RISING FEMALE HARMONIES]**

Oh, usisubiri majibu,
Usisubiri siku bora.

Chukua nafasi iliyo mbele yako,
Acha rhythm ikueleke.

Kama una jua kidogo,
Shiriki na mwingine mpya.

Kuna ulimwengu wa fursa
Wakati kuna nafasi kwetu sote!

**[CHORUS — FULL AMAPIANO LOG-DRUM DROP]**

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Kuna vumbi, twende mbali!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Wote wanasema, “Nenda!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Leta ndoto kwenye mwanga!

Hatua moja,
Hatua mbili—

TUMBAYA!
Wakati mzuri uanze!

**[POST-CHORUS — VIRAL DANCE CHANT]**

Tum! Tum!
Hey! Hey!

Nje!
Sway! Sway!

Ba! Ba!
Clap! Clap!

Geuza!
Rudisha!

TUMBAYA!

**[VERSE 2 — FEMALE LEAD, ROLLING BASS]**

Kuna mkulima na mavuno,
Kuna mfinyanzi na ndoto.
Kuna mwanafunzi anajifunza,
Kuna mfanyabiashara anatafuta.

Kutoka kijijini hadi mjini,
Kutoka milimani hadi pwani,
Kila mtu ana kipaji
Na nafasi ya kugundua zaidi.

Sweefin inaunganisha watu na fursa,
Inasaidia biashara kupiga hatua.
Njia mpya za kuokoa, kubadilishana, na biashara
Zinaweza kufungua chaguzi kila siku.

Na wakati mtu anapata njia,
Acha mwingine apate pia.
Kuna kesho ya kuunda
Na mambo tunayoweza kufanya.

**[PRE-CHORUS — CHOIR BUILDS]**

Oh, usisubiri majibu,
Usisubiri siku bora.

Chukua nafasi iliyo mbele yako,
Acha rhythm ikueleke.

Kama una jua kidogo,
Shiriki na mwingine mpya.

Kuna ulimwengu wa fursa
Wakati kuna nafasi kwetu sote!

**[CHORUS — FESTIVAL DANCE DROP]**

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Kuna vumbi, twende mbali!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!
Wote wanasema, “Nenda!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!
Leta ndoto kwenye mwanga!

Hatua moja,
Hatua mbili—

TUMBAYA!
Wakati mzuri uanze!

**[BRIDGE — EMOTIONAL PIANO, CHILDREN'S CHOIR]**

**[Verse]**

Kwi ife ni n'fe na ka,  
Na-acha aru gi, na-elu kwa?  

Kama gi hu oma obara  
N'ebe i choro olileanya.  

Ndụ nile kwesiri udo,  
Onu nile kwesiri abụ.  

Ubochi echi na-eto uto  
Mgbe anyi na-enyere ibe anyi aka.  

*(Egwu na-agbada otu ngwongwo.)*

**[SPOKEN BUILD — FEMALE LEAD]**

Nrọ n'akpa gi...

Abụ n'azu gi...

Na uwa dum na-eche...

Ka i gakwuru!

**[DANCE BREAK — CALL AND RESPONSE]**

Lead: Nwere nrọ?

Crowd: Ee, anyi nwere!

Lead: Nwere egwu?

Crowd: Mu na gi!

Lead: Onye nwere ike so?

Crowd: Onye obula!

Lead: Ya mere gbanye ahu gi!

*(Ngwongwo na-ebido.)*

Tum! Tum!  
Nzọ! Nzọ!

Ba! Ba!  
Aka! Aka!

Ya! Ya!  
Tugharia!

TUMBAYA!  
Nụ ụda ahụ!

*(UKWU AMAPIANO BASS DROP)*

**[INSTRUMENTAL DANCE BREAK — LOG DRUMS, HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FESTIVAL BRASS]**

Tum-tum!  
TUMBAYA!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!

*(Ọha na-akpọ n'elu egwu.)*

**[FINAL CHORUS — FULL FESTIVAL CHOIR]**

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!  
Gbaa ose na gba egwu!

Hey-ya, hey-ya, oh!  
Ka uwa dum kwuo, “Gaa!”

Tum-tum, TUMBAYA!  
Burugodi nrọ gi n'ehihie!

Otu nzọ pụta,  
Abụọ nzọ banye—

TUMBAYA!  
Ka oge uto malite!

**[OUTRO — WARM HIGHLIFE GUITAR, FADING CHOIR]**

Puku nrọ di iche,  
Puku uzo di iche.

Ntughari na njikọ,  
Ntughari na olileanya kwa ubochi.

Sweefin na-eweta uzo ohuru ijikọta,  
I mepụta, azụmahịa, na ito.

Tum-tum!  
TUMBAYA!

Nrọ nile kwesiri egwu.

TUMBAYA!

*(Ngwongwo ikpeazụ nke egwu nke obi ụtọ.)*